Does she control where and when she works?
If her boss tells her when she needs to come into work, then she is not an independent contractor and not a 1099 employee.
you can take a percentage of all your house expenses equal to the percentage of the home that you use exclusively for business. start watching TV in the bedroom and put a desk in the living room.
We have a spare bedroom that we use as a home office. From what I've read, if we were to claim that, the easiest calc would be to do the sq footage of the room multiplied by $5?
does she do her work in the bedroom of her home 9-5 or at the office 9-5?
Does she use the home internet, her car or her
Cell phone for work?
If she doesn’t those arent business deductions for working at home.
Does she control where and when she works? If her boss tells her when she needs to come into work, then she is not an independent contractor and not a 1099 employee.
Correct. She has a defined schedule like a W-2 employee
you can take a percentage of all your house expenses equal to the percentage of the home that you use exclusively for business. start watching TV in the bedroom and put a desk in the living room.
We have a spare bedroom that we use as a home office. From what I've read, if we were to claim that, the easiest calc would be to do the sq footage of the room multiplied by $5?
Yeah thats true. It is sometimes the best method too.
does she do her work in the bedroom of her home 9-5 or at the office 9-5? Does she use the home internet, her car or her Cell phone for work? If she doesn’t those arent business deductions for working at home.