Are you able to claim government housing rent if you live at your employment and it is beneficial to your employment that you live on the same property?

[Vanessa · Accepted solution]

No, rent is not deductible on your federal return even if when you live on the property it is beneficial to your employer. 

In some cases, if an employer is providing housing to an employee for free, the value of the benefit may need to be included in taxable income. It sounds like you are talking about what is below. 

"When an employer provides housing or lodging for an employee, the employee may be able to exclude the value of the lodging from gross income. The lodging must meet three tests under Regs. Sec. 1.119-1(b): (1) The lodging must be on the employer's business premises; (2) the employer must provide the lodging for the employer's convenience rather than for the employee's convenience; and (3) the employer must require the employee to accept the lodging as a condition of employment. Thus, the employee must need to live in the lodging to be able to perform the duties of the employment." https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/issues/2015/jul/exclude-employer-provided-meals-and-lodging.htm...