I have a home office I working 100% of the time. I got a new roof on my home. Do I deduct the new roof in repair expenses or Home Office Asset? Thank you

[xmasbaby0]

Are you a W-2 employee or are you self-employed?

[hargis]

Hi, I'm self employed with 1099's. Thanks

[LeticiaF1 · Accepted solution]

Yes, you can deduct the roof expense as a home office asset.  Deductions for a home office are based on the percentage of the home devoted to business use.  There are two types of expenses, direct and indirect.  

• Direct expenses are related only to the area of the home used for business and they are deducted in full.
• For indirect expenses, you can only deduct the percentage of the home used for business activities to deduct indirect expenses. 

In your case, the roof is an indirect expense and you can only include the percentage of business use. As you enter the information for business use of your home in TurboTax, the program will calculate the percentage of business use and will allocate the expenses.  

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 @hargis