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posted Jan 30, 2020 6:06:47 PM

If I have an Approx 3000 Sq Foot detached building on my primary residence that I use 100% for my business how do I deduct that useage?

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Expert Alumni
Jan 30, 2020 6:32:32 PM

Yes, you can use a detached building as a home office. To determine your square footage, you will add the total square footage of the building to the total square footage of your home to determine the overall sq footage for the two buildings. 

 

Then you will report the total square footage of the building and home and then your building space is a ratio of building sq footage/overall sq footage of garage and home. 

Turbo Tax will determine the ratio after you enter your detached building square footage and then the overall square footage.