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Tax Court Rules Bathroom Deduction All Wet

19 August 2011

Every person in America has that certain uncle, brother or father that you joke does all their best work in the bathroom. Well, now you can point to Luis Bulas, a Florida accountant, as proof that best work or no, the bathroom is, in fact, not necessarily deductible as a home office expense. And nope, [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Guard Dog

30 January 2011

Taxpayer asks: If you run a home office, can you claim animal costs for your “guard dog” if so does it have to be a dog? taxgirl says: Funny, I’ve gotten a couple of variations on this question. Here are my thoughts: It is clear that you can pro-rate the cost of a security system [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Alarm Systems

29 June 2009

Taxpayer asks: After a string of robberies in my neighborhood, I decided to install an alarm system. I paid a flat fee for installation plus I pay an amount each month. Is any of this deductible on my taxes? Taxgirl says: If the property that you alarmed was your home, the answer is no. There [...]

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Ask the Taxgirl: Figuring Home Office Deductions

27 March 2007

Taxpayer asks:When figuring home office deduction for a separate structure like a garage, do you include the full square footage of the house and the garage or just the garage when it asks for office space? Taxgirl says: Assuming that you don’t pay separate utilities, etc., for the garage space, it makes the most sense [...]

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Ask the Taxgirl: Deductions

6 November 2006

Taxpayer asks: My question is about how to file taxes for my work. Since I’m writing a TV show blog, can I deduct my cable bills? How about my internet? Taxgirl says: Ahh, deductions, the most mysterious of tax form entries. What’s deductible? What’s not? A lot of what can be deducted is very fact-specific, [...]

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