https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/if-i-claim-a-home-office-can-i-still-use-my-computer-to-pay-bills-am-i-allowed-to-play-games-while/01/3226803#M1191005 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 10:28:34 GMT Trish Meier 2026-02-10T10:28:34Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/if-i-claim-a-home-office-can-i-still-use-my-computer-to-pay-bills-am-i-allowed-to-play-games-while/01/3226803#M1191005 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 10:28:34 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/if-i-claim-a-home-office-can-i-still-use-my-computer-to-pay-bills-am-i-allowed-to-play-games-while/01/3226803#M1191005 Trish Meier 2026-02-10T10:28:34Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-if-i-claim-a-home-office-can-i-still-use-my-computer-to-pay-bills-am-i-allowed-to-play-game/01/3226814#M1191006 <P>Your home office has to be an office. &nbsp;If you take a picture of it and show it to me I should be able to tell that it is an office. &nbsp;It can't double as a bedroom or the dining room table and it shouldn't be covered with your kids toys.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>That being said of course you can pay personal bills and play video games in your office. &nbsp;People in office buildings all over the world are doing those things right now.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><SPAN style="background: var(--ck-color-mention-background); color: var(--ck-color-mention-text);"><a href="https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3658370">@Trish Meier</a></SPAN>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 28 Feb 2024 23:20:44 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-if-i-claim-a-home-office-can-i-still-use-my-computer-to-pay-bills-am-i-allowed-to-play-game/01/3226814#M1191006 RobertB4444 2024-02-28T23:20:44Z