I have a legitimate home office. Where should a wall clock and window blinds I purchased for the home office be entered? In "Office Expenses" or as part ofthe Home Office deduction?

[nvcoleman3]

Also, I occasionally have a cleaning service and a carpet cleaning service for my home office.  Are those part of the "Home Office" deduction or Other Expenses?
Thank you.

[MichaelDC · Accepted solution]

Yes. You can include all business expenses directly related to the home office on a screen shown in the screenshot attachments.

This screen asks for expenses that relate to the office only. The expenses you entered previously for "whole house" will be prorated automatically, based on the percentage of floor space in your home that is used for the home office.

To edit your home office, start here :

·         Type “Schedule C” in the Search box.

·         Select the “Jump to” link.

·         Select Add expenses for this work (or Edit and navigate down to Business Expenses).

[ncabookkeeping1]

Thanks very much for your reply.  I had decided to take the Simplified Deduction for my Home office, so I guess I can't enter the clock and the blinds since I'm not using the Actual Expenses method.