A little while ago, Anji asked the following question:
Q: Can adjunct faculty deduct a home office and mileage to school and back?
A: The answer to this, like most tax questions, is that it depends on your facts and circumstances. For example, does the school provide an office for you? If they do, you may not be eligible for a home office deduction. Also, how much of your time and income is derived from your adjunct professor work? I was an adjunct professor at ASU for 14 years and the salary was not much. I only taught one class. Some people, though, work full time as an adjunct professor. Even if you have an office at the school to meet students, you may qualify for a home office in two circumstances.
1. You need a home office in which to do your administrative work, including grading papers, because the school does not offer you a computer to use and other tools that you may need.
2. You perform the duties of an adjunct professor primarily to further another business, such as recruiting for your own business. Then, you may need a home office for your business and you do your administrative work for the school in the same office.
As for the travel, that depends on whether you qualify for a home office. If you have a legitimate home office and you do work in your home office before you go to school, then the travel to school is essentially to a second place of business and should qualify as deductible.
Here is the lesson!!! The Tax Law is not linear. You cannot determine whether your commute is deductible without also determining whether you have multiple places of businesses. The challenge most accountants have is that they look at the law like it's a recipe. The Tax Law as a recipe is like the cook who hide different parts of their recipe throughout their house and you have to go look in all the corners to get the complete recipe. Many of the tax provisions interact with each other, so you have to have an understanding of ALL aspects of the law.
That's why it's so important to have a CPA who asks you the right questions and who understands the law in its entirety. And that's our goal at ProVision. Please feel free to contact us, no matter where you live and/or do business, at 866.467.5809.
Warmest regards,
Tom
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