Edgar is a mental health counselor who uses a portion of his home as his office. His home is 2,500 square feet, and his office space occupies 1,500 square feet. Rent expense is $18,000 a year, utilities expense is $2,000 a year, and maintenance expenses are $3,000 a year. What amount of these expenses can be allocated to his home office?

Edgar is a mental health counselor who uses a portion of his home as his office. His home is 2,500 square feet, and his office space occupies 1,500 square feet. Rent expense is $18,000 a year, utilities expense is $2,000 a year, and maintenance expenses are $3,000 a year. What amount of these expenses can be allocated to his home office?

CONCEPTS IN FED.TAX.,2020-W/ACCESS

20th Edition

ISBN:9780357110362

Author:Murphy

Publisher:Murphy

Chapter5: Introduction To Business Expenses

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 56P: Hassad owns a rental house on Lake Tahoe. He uses a real estate firm to screen prospective renters,...

See similar textbooks

Similar questions

LaMont works for a company in downtown Chicago. The company encourages employees to use public transportation (to save the environment) by providing them with transit passes at a cost of $284 per month. If LaMont receives one pass (worth $284) each month, how much of this benefit must he include in his gross income each year? If the company provides each employee with $284 per month in parking benefits, how much of the parking benefit must LaMont include in his gross income each year?
In the current year, Sandra rented her vacation home for 75 days, used it for personal use for 22 days, and left it vacant for the remainder of the year. Her income and expenses before allocation are as follows: Rental income 11,400 Real estate taxes 1,200 Utilities 1,350 Mortgage interest 3,200 Depreciation 6,000 Repairs and maintenance 810 equired: What is Sandra’s net income or loss from the rental of her vacation home? Use the Tax Court method. Note: Round your intermediate computations to 5 decimal places and final answers to nearest whole dollar value.
Read the case study below: Jacob is 68 years old and retired. He receives Canada Pension Plan payment $848/mth and he also receives Old Age Security $484/mth. Jacob owns his home but must pay property tax of $3000 annually. Jacob hires a landscape company to mow his lawn and tend to his late wife's gardens. He pays them $100 each week from May to September. Jacob also hires a neighborhood teenager to shovel his driveway in the winter months, paying $30 each time. Jacob's wife died last year and Jacob is still paying off the loan he needed to cover legal fees and burial fees. Jacob pays $100/mth for 6 more payments. Since his wife's death Jacob receives a Survivor Benefit of $100/mth. Jacob enjoys golfing (annual club member of $500) and bowling (annual league membership of $100). Jacob usually eats out four nights a week spending at least $50.00 at restaurants weekly. He regularly plays cards with his neighborhood, spending approximtely $50 each weekend. Jacob's children live nearby.…
Briana owns a second home that he rents to others. During the year, she used the second home for 50 days for personal use and for 100 days for rental use. She collected $20,000 of rental receipts during the year. Based on the number of rental and personal days, she allocated $7,000 of interest expense and property taxes, $10,000 of other expenses, and $4,000 of depreciation expense to the rental use. What is her net rental income this year?
Samantha moved from Regina to Winnipeg to work at Red River College. Her moving expenses included $2,500 for a moving truck rental, $300 for meals, $1,700 for hotel rooms, $1,000 to cancel her lease at her old apartment and $1,200 deposit for her new apartment lease. Her income from the college for the year was $3500. What is Samantha's eligible moving allowances?
PPPeter operates a dental office in his home. The office occupies 250 square feet of his residence, which is a total of 1,500 square feet. During 2021, Peter pays rent for his home of $12,000, utilities of $4,800, and maintenance expenses of $1,200. What amount of the total expenses should be allocated to the home office? a.$3,000 b.$2,500 c.$2,000 d.$0 e.None of these choices are correct.
aaPeter operates a dental office in his home. The office occupies 250 square feet of his residence, which is a total of 1,500 square feet. During 2021, Peter pays rent for his home of $12,000, utilities of $4,800, and maintenance expenses of $1,200. What amount of the total expenses should be allocated to the home office? a.$3,000 b.$2,500 c.$2,000 d.$0 e.None of these choices are correct.
This year (2023), Evan graduated from college and took a job as a deliveryman in the city. Evan was paid a salary of $79,700 and he received $700 in hourly pay for part-time work over the weekends. Evan summarized his expenses as follows: Cost of moving his possessions to the city (125 miles away) Interest paid on accumulated student loans. Cost of purchasing a delivery uniform Contribution to State University deliveryman program $ 1,200 2,960 1,560 1,380 Calculate Evan's AGI and taxable income if he files single. Assume that interest payments were initially required on Evan's student loans this year. Evan's AGI Taxable income
This position determines eligibility for housing assistance and prepares rent calculations. If Ms. Smith receives an income of $26,247 per year, how much income does she receive each week?
Martha has a 3-year old child and pays $10,000 a year in day care cost. Her salary is $45,000. How much is her child and dependent care credit?
Candace uses an office in her home exclusively for her business. The business use of the home is 100 square feet out of 2,000 square feet for the entire home. The total expenses to allocate are $3,000. Candace wishes to maximize her deduction in the current year. What is the amount of her home office deduction before any income limitations?
Tamar owns a condominium near Cocoa Beach in Florida. In 2023, she incurs the following expenses in connection with her condo: Insurance Advertising expense Mortgage interest Property taxes Repairs & maintenance $ 1,380 690 4,830 1,071 840 Utilities Depreciation 1,140 12,300 During the year, Tamar rented out the condo for 75 days, receiving $10,000 of gross income. She personally used the. condo for 35 days during her vacation. Tamar's itemized deduction for nonrental taxes is less than $10,000 by more than the property taxes allocated to the rental use of the property. Assume Tamar uses the IRS method of allocating expenses to rental use of the property. Required: a. What is the total amount of for AGI (rental) deductions Tamar may deduct in the current year related to the condo? b. What is the total amount of itemized deductions Tamar may deduct in the current year related to the condo? c. If Tamar's basis in the condo at the beginning of the year was $150,000, what is her basis in…