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I pay $150 in office fees to my Designated Broker, but work 85% from home. Where do I claim that money? Office Expenses?

 
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MichaelMc
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I pay $150 in office fees to my Designated Broker, but work 85% from home. Where do I claim that money? Office Expenses?

I am assuming that you work in a regulated industry such as real estate or securities trading, where you are required to affiliate yourself with a licensed broker and "hang your license on his wall." If the $150 fee is for this privilege of having a legal affiliation with a broker, I would include it with Line 23, Taxes and licenses, since you cannot use your license without paying for it to have a "home" in some brokerage.

On the other hand, if the fee is for the opportunity to use office space or other actual service (telephone call routing, email, etc.), then I would agree that Office Expense is the best category for the expense.

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MichaelMc
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I pay $150 in office fees to my Designated Broker, but work 85% from home. Where do I claim that money? Office Expenses?

I am assuming that you work in a regulated industry such as real estate or securities trading, where you are required to affiliate yourself with a licensed broker and "hang your license on his wall." If the $150 fee is for this privilege of having a legal affiliation with a broker, I would include it with Line 23, Taxes and licenses, since you cannot use your license without paying for it to have a "home" in some brokerage.

On the other hand, if the fee is for the opportunity to use office space or other actual service (telephone call routing, email, etc.), then I would agree that Office Expense is the best category for the expense.

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