https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/do-i-include-the-square-footage-of-my-basement-when-calculating-the-total-square-footage-of-my-house/01/446050#M56954 <P>I use a room exclusively for my office that is 200 square feet. My house is 2,000 square feet. My basement is 500 square feet. When calculating the square footage for office, do I do 2000 as the total or 2500? (i.e 200/2000 or 200/2500).</P> Tue, 04 Jun 2019 22:39:34 GMT lazntiml 2019-06-04T22:39:34Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/do-i-include-the-square-footage-of-my-basement-when-calculating-the-total-square-footage-of-my-house/01/446050#M56954 <P>I use a room exclusively for my office that is 200 square feet. My house is 2,000 square feet. My basement is 500 square feet. When calculating the square footage for office, do I do 2000 as the total or 2500? (i.e 200/2000 or 200/2500).</P> Tue, 04 Jun 2019 22:39:34 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/do-i-include-the-square-footage-of-my-basement-when-calculating-the-total-square-footage-of-my-house/01/446050#M56954 lazntiml 2019-06-04T22:39:34Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/you-would-probably-use-2500-if-it-was-an-unfinished-base/01/446056#M56957 <P>You would probably use 2500.</P><P>If it was an unfinished basement and had no heat or electricity, you <B>might</B> have an argument to use 2000, but I would use 2500.<BR /></P> Tue, 04 Jun 2019 22:39:36 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/you-would-probably-use-2500-if-it-was-an-unfinished-base/01/446056#M56957 TaxGuyBill 2019-06-04T22:39:36Z