Figure B Form 8829 Expenses for Business Use of Your Home 2004. Summary: This is a sample of the 2004 Form 8829 with items included as described in text. Additionally, the following line items are included:
“Name(s) of proprietor(s)’ field contains Mary Lake
“Your social security number’ field contains 412-00-1234
Under “Part I: Part of Your Home Used for Business’:
“1. Area used regularly and exclusively for business, regularly for day care, or for storage of inventory or product samples (see instructions)’ field contains 1,600
“2. Total area of home’ field contains 3,200
“3. Divide line 1 by line 2. Enter the result as a percentage’ field contains 50%
“4. Multiply days used for day care during year by hours used per day’ field contains 3,000 hours
“6. Divide line 4 by line 5. Enter the result as a decimal amount’ field contains .3415
“7. Business percentage. For day-care facilities not used exclusively for business, multiply line 6 by line 3 (enter the result as a percentage). All others, enter the amount from line 3’ field contains 17.08%
Under “Part II: Figure Your Allowable Deduction’:
“14. Add line 12, column (a) and line 13’ field contains 0
“15. Subtract line 14 from line 8. If zero or less, enter 0’ field contains 25,000
“18(a). Repairs and maintenance’ field contains 171
“19(b) Utilities, Indirect expenses’ field contains 850
“20(b) Other expenses (see instructions) Indirect expenses’ field contains 8,400
“21(a) Add lines 16 through 20 Direct expenses’ field contains 171
“21(b) Add lines 16 through 20 Indirect expenses’ field contains 9,250
“22. Multiply line 21, column (b) by line 7.’ field contains 1,580
“24. Add line 21 in column (a) line 22, and line 23’ field contains 1,751
“25. Allowable operating expenses. Enter the smaller of line 15 or line 24’ field contains 1,751
“26. Limit on excess casualty losses and depreciation. Subtract line 25 from line 15’ field contains 23,249
“30. Add lines 27 through 29’ field contains 0
“31. Allowable excess casualty losses and depreciation. Enter the smaller of line 26 or line 30’ field contains 0
“33. Casualty loss portion, if any, from line 14 and 31. Carry amount to Form 4684, Section B’ field contains 0