(Was: Should I furnish computer?)

["Kelly Williamson" <kwcwtech -at- iwaynet -dot- net>]

Hannah said:

> Another tax related issue is that his home office is now also going to
> be used for personal reasons (unless he physically moves his PC each
> time he wants to use it), which makes his home office deductions
> rather intricate and may even disqualify the room as a home office.

Sorry to chime in on a somewhat not-tech-writing-related thread (unless
you're self-employed), but I wanted to point out that my last accountant
told me that if you claim a home office deduction and prepare your own
taxes, there is something like a 90% chance you will be audited. It is
rarely worth taking the home office deduction anyway, because when you go to
sell your house, you have to factor depreciation on your gains or somesuch.
Anyway, my husband and I were both self-employed for several years and
through three accountants, never took that deduction per their advice.

FWIW,
Kelly Williamson
Columbus, OH


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