Wife And Husbands 8829

[Unregistered]

The couple wants to use each a 8829 expenses for business use of your home.
I have never in 8 years used one. What now? If they use this form what is the limit?
I thought the IRS was very limited in this area.
The husband is self employed as a land broker and the wife is a teacher.

[ecb34691]

The teacher would be hard pressed to be able to justify and OIH. If she is a w-2 employee the OIH would have to be a requirement of her employer.

[Bees Knees]

Please read the section "Business Use of Home" starting on page 5-13 in TTB. It will give you all the rules you need to understand on who qualifies to use Form 8829 and how it works.