Can you write a home office on schedule E

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March 9, 2022
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JohnB5677

Level 15

If you use a home office to manage your rental property you generally cannot claim the home office deduction on your Schedule E. However, if you add a Schedule C you can also deduct expenses for travel and general supplies. You can fund it as a fee from the rental properties.

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JRG74Author

Level 2

I am retired and use the RV Park as supplemental income. In research on google. I came up with Schedule E line 19. Write in Home Office and claim Max $1500 . Is this considered a alternate to Schedule C.

LeonardS

Level 14

No, you can not put your Home office deduction of $1500 in Schedule E Line 19. This is not an alternate to Schedule C. The home office deduction is reported on Form 8829 and is available to self-employed taxpayers filing Schedule C.

This TurboTax link Can I take the home office deduction? has information you may find useful.

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SundayInSalem

Level 8

You can claim a home office deduction for a rental property if it qualifies as a trade or business.

Community member @Carlyn51 referenced a Tax Court case called Curphey v. Commissioner, 73 TC 766 where the Court allowed a home office deduction because the home office was an ordinary and necessary expense for carrying on a trade or business.

Check out Home Office deduction on Schedule E