My corporation rents an office to me, for my side business, is this rent deductible on my Schedule C?

My corporation (I own majority) owns a building, in which I rent from as an individual, for my side business. Can I deduct this on my Schedule C?

Section 162 says if you have equity you cannot. I'm confused.

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My corporation rents an office to me, for my side business, is this rent deductible on my Schedule C?

You can deduct it on your Sch C IF the corporation reports the rental income on it's return.

My corporation rents an office to me, for my side business, is this rent deductible on my Schedule C?

@orlycpa wrote:
Section 162 says if you have equity you cannot. I'm confused.

You do not have equity in the building, the corporation does. If you had equity in the building individually, you would essentially be renting to yourself.

My corporation rents an office to me, for my side business, is this rent deductible on my Schedule C?

Thank you so much! So does anything change if I am paying above market rent?

My corporation rents an office to me, for my side business, is this rent deductible on my Schedule C?

Ah - gotcha. So even though I'm a majority shareholder in the corporation that I'm renting from?

My corporation rents an office to me, for my side business, is this rent deductible on my Schedule C?

Yes, because the corporation is a separate entity for federal income tax, and other, purposes.

My corporation rents an office to me, for my side business, is this rent deductible on my Schedule C?

Careful about renting above FMV as the IRS could consider this a tax avoidance scheme by moving income from the Sch C subject to SE taxes to a corporate return which may not.

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