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Home office deduction for physicians

bmanglonacpa
Level 2

Can a physician who does not see patients at his residence claim home office expense for doing admin work and or continuing education at his office office?

 

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abctax55
Level 15

THE case for OIH & physicians:

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-supreme-court/506/168.html

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Just-Lisa-Now-
Level 15
Level 15

@bmanglonacpa wrote:

Can a physician who does not see patients at his residence claim home office expense for doing admin work and or continuing education at his office office?

 


Im not sure a home office he uses now and then for doing admin work or continuing education rises to the level of "regular and exclusive business use". 


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abctax55
Level 15

THE case for OIH & physicians:

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-supreme-court/506/168.html

"*******Tax software is no substitute for a professional tax preparer*******
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bmanglonacpa
Level 2

You are right. I thought about the simplified method, but the issue is still the same. Thank you.

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BobKamman
Level 15

Well, no, Congress changed the law after the Soliman decision because they didn't like it.  

OIH is no more complicated than most other tax rules.  If you can pass a test for a drivers license, you can probably figure it out.  

SilvainStiles
Level 1

I don't know, honestly. I believe you will have to somehow demonstrate that you have worked from home. If you have any receipts that demonstrate that you have worked from home, then yes, you will be able to claim office expenses in this case. Anyway, I am unsure about this answer, so you better speak with a professional in this field. For instance, I know that the guys working for https://www.thefinitygroup.com/financial-planning-for-physicians are cultured enough to answer this question.

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IRonMaN
Level 15

After over two years, I was thinking that bmanglonacpa might be close to done with that return........... but what do I know.


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