Home Office Expenses

Hi David, I'm having this problem too, when I know it's allowable?  Did you find out how to resolve the issue?

Thanks

I eventually found a solution to the problem.

In your tax profile you have to specify that you work from home 25 hours a week and it will sort it all out automatically.

No idea why it works like that, a home office is an office no matter how much time you actually spend there

I'm having the same problem, I work 220 hours a month from home and I can't claim food ,phone or office supplies! I'm getting a bit stressed!

Thank you, I'll try that on a weekly entry then as I do 55 hours a week. It did ask for a monthly figure, so I've put 220, so confused.

It's still not working. its asked for a monthly hours total, so I have entered 220

Also its asking if i started working after 5/4/19, ive entered no, my business started in 2004 

Hi!, 

It's still not working, its asked for a monthly hours total, so I have entered 220, it also didn't work when I put the weekly hours of 55 in.

Also its asking if i started working after 5/4/19, I've entered no, my business started in 2004 

Hi SC Sarah, 

Can I check if you use the simplified expenses method? 

Yes please  

sorry , I don't understand.

I know as a Childminder HMRC allow me to claim 10% on heating and council tax, but quick books .  says disallowed. im also having trouble with home office and phone  .

Thank you

Hi SC Sarah, 

Great, thanks for confirming - you may find this link here helpful, with the simplified expense method, you're only able to claim anything equal to or over 25 hours per week working from home, and a proportion of the expenses which you categorise as Home Office expenses will be allowable and the other proportion will be disallowable. 

Please get back to us below if you have any questions on this. :smiling_face_with_smiling_eyes:  

Thank you!

Hi, the link as posted by you guys says that if you work over 50 hours you can claim £18, but it's not reflected in your software. So how do you go about that? Thanks

Hi jen1012, we'll automatically calculate this on your tax report if you've chosen to use the 'work from home' feature within the Tax Summary - if this is left blank, you can continue to categorise your transactions as usual to claim the actual expenses (not via the simplified method) instead. 

Sorry but neither has completely worked for me. If you don’t use the home office function in the tax profile it will put everything in the disallowed category. I’m not sure how you work with different hours worked for each months. Some months there are over 25 and others over 50. You don’t seem to allow for this difference? Thanks 

Hi jen1012 The self employed product defaults to the simplified expenses method which is if you work 25 hours or more within the month and the appropriate deduction will be applied. QuickBooks doesn't account for fluctuations on a monthly basis. We advise you to contact HMRC to establish whether an average throughout the year can be applied. 

If you don't use the simplified expenses and enter 0-24 hours within the 'Do you work from home' field any transactions you enter as Home office expenses will be disallowable and therefore you'll have to categorise them as Rent/Utilities/Insurance and the transactions will be allowable. 

Thank you, this is really helpful.