>Do you run your business out of the home? If so, you can deduct up to 25% of house expenses (taxes, utilities, etc) unless that's been taken away.
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>No, it has not been taken away, but we only deduct 1/7 of the expenses - 7 rooms not counting the bathrooms - because that was how my accountant told me to do it. It must have been a good idea because we have never been audited and home office deductions are a red flag to the IRS.

I do it based on square footage of the room as compared to the whole house.

Tamar