topic I didn't file form 8829 last year because my accountant said not to. But it seems as though he should have. Can i claim any of these expenses in this years? in Business & farm

I didn't file form 8829 last year because my accountant said not to. But it seems as though he should have. Can i claim any of these expenses in this years?

bvprobinson — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 20:47:51 GMT

The first year I had a space in my home fully dedicated t...

bvprobinson — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 20:47:52 GMT

The first year I had a space in my home fully dedicated to work was 2014. I was probably lax in not inquiring further into the "its not really gonna matter" statement. However, he never asked any questions like how large the space is, does it have a separate phone line etc. Just it doesn't matter

Did you report a loss from your business in 2014 and 2015...

ChristinaS — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 20:47:54 GMT

Did you report a loss from your business in 2014 and 2015? It most cases, it would matter.. at least a little bit. You can still amend now. I don't know the person or their knowledge of taxes, but yeah, I would make sure it really doesn't matter before taking their word for it.

You can't claim home office expenses for prior years on y...

ChristinaS — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 20:47:55 GMT

You can't claim home office expenses for prior years on your 2016 return. You would need to amend those returns.

Is this is relation to an employee job or a self-employed job? Do you own or rent your home?

In some cases, a home office doesn't qualify. For instance, if your office is your kitchen table or if your work is done almost entirely outside of the home, you might not truly have a home office.

If your net income was very low or below zero, your accountant may have also decided to disregard on account of it not making a difference.

What was the reason for this decision? You obviously discussed it- do you recall the gist of the decision?