Personal Use Days - Second Home

[pjenk1984]

If I visit my second home and spend the day and night  there but have to do remote work for the company I work for at my second home, can I still count it as a personal day as long as I am not doing work on the property itself?

[xmasbaby0]

That is not an income tax question.  Have a conversation with your employer about whether they count that as working from home or as a personal day.

[M-MTax]

...can I still count it as a personal day as long as I am not doing work on the property itself?

Yes, as long as you are not engaged in repair and maintenance, on a substantially full time basis, on the property, the day would count as a personal use day when you are using it for personal purposes (including working at your primary job).

[pjenk1984]

Yes, but i rent my second home and use it for personal use days. If I am using the second home for personal use, but in this case sometimes working remotely for the company I work for at my second home, can I count that as a personal use day?

[pjenk1984]

Thanks. It is usually only 3-4 days a year where I have to work remotely down at my second home for the company I work for (and not any repair/maintenance on the property). So I can count those 3-4 days to hit my personal use day requirement?

[M-MTax]

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@pjenk1984 wrote:

So I can count those 3-4 days to hit my personal use day requirement?

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Yes, you can count those days as personal use days. In fact, you have to do so for federal income tax purposes.

[pjenk1984]

And if was just me at my second home, and not my family, I can still count as a personal use day?

[ThomasM125]

Yes, it would still be a personal use day if it was only you there.

[M-MTax]

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@pjenk1984 wrote:

And if was just me at my second home, and not my family, I can still count as a personal use day?

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Yes, it would count as a personal use day if you, alone, were there (not maintaining or repairing the property) or if you simply allowed a friend or family member to use the home.