How do you determine the business portion of a home office internet expense if the entire family uses the internet?

I'm an independent author with a home office, and I do the majority of my work online. There are four other adults in the house who also use the internet, both for personal and home business work. How do I determine what to take as a Communications deduction?

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Intuit Alumni

Jun 6, 2019 1:22:35 AM

You would apportion the total expense of the internet by the number of users, 20% each in your case.

Then you would have to calculate how much of your 20% usage is business related. That amount would be a reasonable determination of your business communication expense deduction.

Intuit Alumni

Jun 6, 2019 1:22:35 AM

You would apportion the total expense of the internet by the number of users, 20% each in your case.

Then you would have to calculate how much of your 20% usage is business related. That amount would be a reasonable determination of your business communication expense deduction.

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How do you determine the business portion of a home office internet expense if the entire family uses the internet?