Key Takeaways The self-employed are eligible for the home office tax deduction if they meet certain criteria. The workspace for a home office must be used exclusively and regularly for business. Total deductible expenses can't exceed the income from the business for which the deductions have been taken.

Form 8829, also called the Expense for Business Use of Your Home, is the IRS form you use to calculate and deduct your home office expenses. 1099 contractors and other self-employed individuals process the IRS home office form along with their annual tax return (unless you're using the simplified method).

Use Form 8829 to figure the allowable expenses for business use of your home on Schedule C (Form 1040) and any carryover to next year of amounts not deductible this year.

Form 8829 also lets you include other home-related expenses, such as utility bills, the cost of maintenance and repairs to the apartment you're responsible for, and premiums for insurance. The amount of these costs you can deduct is the same percentage you use to figure your deductible rent.

Employees may only take the home office deduction if they maintain the home office for the convenience of their employer. An employee's home office is deemed to be for an employer's convenience only if it is: a condition of employment. necessary for the employer's business to properly function, or.

Employees are not eligible to claim the home office deduction. The home office deduction, calculated on Form 8829, is available to both homeowners and renters. There are certain expenses taxpayers can deduct. These may include mortgage interest, insurance, utilities, repairs, maintenance, depreciation and rent.

Purpose of Form Use Form 8829 to figure the allowable expenses for business use of your home on Schedule C (Form 1040) and any carryover to 2023 of amounts not deductible in 2022. Use a separate Form 8829 for each home you used for the business during the year.