We don't currently pay rent or a lease on the building we use, as we're technically sharing it, plus will need to start paying for the business we purchased beginning 2019. The office in this building had no insulation, was rat "infested" (to me anyway), space heaters weren't very effective, nor was the window unit air conditioning. I was miserable while at work. My husband owns the business, and decided to take on a "rent-to-own" building to place on our property at home. I used pallet boards, canned spray foam and poster boards (to make insulation panels) for insulation. 1. How do I claim the home office deduction here? (We use electricity tie-in from the main house, but other than that, the office has dedicated fax line and cable internet. We use cell phones as our business lines and is completely separated from the house. There's no plumbing in the office, but it's close enough for me to walk to the restroom in the house.) 2. How do I claim all of the products I purchased and used, in order to make this office usable and "outfit" it? 3. Can I claim the "Rent-to-own" payments as a deduction? If so; how?
