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Can you write a home office on schedule E

JRG74 — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 08:41:42 GMT

Re: Can you write a home office on schedule E

JohnB5677 — Wed, 09 Mar 2022 17:17:03 GMT

If you use a home office to manage your rental property you generally cannot claim the home office deduction on your Schedule E. However, if you add a Schedule C you can also deduct expenses for travel and general supplies. You can fund it as a fee from the rental properties.

Re: Can you write a home office on schedule E

JRG74 — Wed, 09 Mar 2022 17:25:31 GMT

I am retired and use the RV Park as supplemental income. In research on google. I came up with Schedule E line 19. Write in Home Office and claim Max $1500 . Is this considered a alternate to Schedule C.

Re: Can you write a home office on schedule E

SundayInSalem — Wed, 09 Mar 2022 17:33:26 GMT

You can claim a home office deduction for a rental property if it qualifies as a trade or business.

Community member @Carlyn51 referenced a Tax Court case called Curphey v. Commissioner, 73 TC 766 where the Court allowed a home office deduction because the home office was an ordinary and necessary expense for carrying on a trade or business.

Check out Home Office deduction on Schedule E

Re: Can you write a home office on schedule E

LeonardS — Wed, 09 Mar 2022 17:37:45 GMT

No, you can not put your Home office deduction of $1500 in Schedule E Line 19. This is not an alternate to Schedule C. The home office deduction is reported on Form 8829 and is available to self-employed taxpayers filing Schedule C.

This TurboTax link Can I take the home office deduction? has information you may find useful.

Re: Can you write a home office on schedule E

JRG74 — Wed, 09 Mar 2022 17:58:53 GMT

how do you fund Schedule C as a fee from rental properties

Re: Can you write a home office on schedule E

JamesG1 — Wed, 09 Mar 2022 18:25:45 GMT

JohnB5677 was referring to something like what I am showing below.

Office in home IRS form 8829 is reported on the Schedule C.

The income funding the Schedule C comes from an expense line in the Schedule E.

Schedule E Schedule C

Income $1,500

Expense $1,500

Form 8829 $1,500