8829 Expenses for Business Use of Your Home

2007 Form 8829
Expenses for Business Use of Your Home
Purpose:

This is the first circulated proof of the 2007 Form 8829, Expenses for
Business Use of your Home for your review and comments. There are no
major changes.

TPCC Meeting:

None, but one may be arranged if requested.

Prior Revisions:

The 2006 Form 8829 can be viewed by clicking on the following link:
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8829.pdf

Instructions:

The 2007 Instructions for Form 8829 will be circulated at a later date. The
2006 instructions are available at:
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i8829.pdf

Other Products:

Circulations of draft tax forms and instructions are posted at:
http://taxforms.web.irs.gov/draft_products.html

Comments:

Please email, call, mail, or fax any comments by May 30, 2007.

Steve Bronson
Tax Forms & Publications
SE:W:CAR:MP:T:I:S
Email: www.Stephen.R.Bronson@irs.gov
Phone: 202-927-9827
Fax: 202-622-8210

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8829

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service (99)

Name(s) of proprietor(s)

Part I
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File only with Schedule C (Form 1040). Use a separate Form 8829 for each
home you used for business during the year.

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See separate instructions.

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Attachment
Sequence No. 66
Your social security number

Part of Your Home Used for Business

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Figure Your Allowable Deduction

(a) Direct expenses

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(b) Indirect expenses

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Casualty losses (see instructions)
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Deductible mortgage interest (see instructions)
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Real estate taxes (see instructions)
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Add lines 9, 10, and 11
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Multiply line 12, column (b) by line 7
Add line 12, column (a) and line 13
Subtract line 14 from line 8. If zero or less, enter -016
Excess mortgage interest (see instructions)
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Insurance
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Rent
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Repairs and maintenance
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Utilities
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Other expenses (see instructions)
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Add lines 16 through 21
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Multiply line 22, column (b) by line 7
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Carryover of operating expenses from 2006 Form 8829, line 42
Add line 22 in column (a), line 23, and line 24
Allowable operating expenses. Enter the smaller of line 15 or line 25
Limit on excess casualty losses and depreciation. Subtract line 26 from line 15
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Excess casualty losses (see instructions)
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Depreciation of your home from Part III below
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Carryover of excess casualty losses and depreciation from 2006 Form 8829, line 43

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Add lines 28 through 30
Allowable excess casualty losses and depreciation. Enter the smaller of line 27 or line 31
Add lines 14, 26, and 32
Casualty loss portion, if any, from lines 14 and 32. Carry amount to Form 4684, Section B
Allowable expenses for business use of your home. Subtract line 34 from line 33. Enter here and
on Schedule C, line 30. If your home was used for more than one business, see instructions ©

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Depreciation of Your Home

Enter the smaller of your home’s adjusted basis or its fair market value (see instructions)
Value of land included on line 36
Basis of building. Subtract line 37 from line 36
Business basis of building. Multiply line 38 by line 7
Depreciation percentage (see instructions)
Depreciation allowable (see instructions). Multiply line 39 by line 40. Enter here and on line 29 above

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Enter the amount from Schedule C, line 29, plus any net gain or (loss) derived from the business use of your
home and shown on Schedule D or Form 4797. If more than one place of business, see instructions

Part III

Signature

Revised proofs
requested

Expenses for Business Use of Your Home

See instructions for columns (a) and (b) before
completing lines 9–21.

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Area used regularly and exclusively for business, regularly for daycare, or for storage of inventory
or product samples (see instructions)
Total area of home
Divide line 1 by line 2. Enter the result as a percentage
For daycare facilities not used exclusively for business go to line 4. All others go to line 7.
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Multiply days used for daycare during year by hours used per day
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Total hours available for use during the year (365 days 3 24 hours) (see instructions)
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Divide line 4 by line 5. Enter the result as a decimal amount
Business percentage. For daycare facilities not used exclusively for business, multiply line 6 by
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line 3 (enter the result as a percentage). All others, enter the amount from line 3

Part II
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Carryover of Unallowed Expenses to 2008

Operating expenses. Subtract line 26 from line 25. If less than zero, enter -0Excess casualty losses and depreciation. Subtract line 32 from line 31. If less than zero, enter -0-

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see page 4 of separate instructions.

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