ce-jonese
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12-07-2019
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I was told only electricity and gas can be taken for employee working from home 95% of the time. Client also uses water, and internet, can that be taken?
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abctax55
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12-07-2019
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Per the TCJA-2017, it won't matter as employee business expenses are no longer deductible.
You *might* get some on the state return, depending on conformity.
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ce-jonese
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Thank you so much abctax55! While waiting for an answer, I did research, and to my surprise, they are no longer deductible 😞 Thank you for your good advice!
TaxMonkey
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12-07-2019
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Yes, water I would normally use business percent of home. For Internet I generally do not consider that to be an office in home utility, but rather more of a direct business expense and allocate a different percentage, usually higher, to business use.
ce-jonese
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Thank you TaxMonkey! I appreciate your help!
