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For Family Child Care providers, there are tax benefits to claim related to operating a business out of your home.  \nShared Expenses. Family child care providers may have some expenses that are considered“shared expenses” – they are partly for personal purposes and partly for business purposes. When a family child care provider has shared expenses – use IRS Form 8829 to report those expenses. When an expense is related to your business only, use IRS Form  Schedule C (see the one page explainer for Schedule C) .  \nIRS Form 8829 in Brief. The IRS Form 8829 is related to the business use of your home.  \nExpenses on this form are shared – partly business and partly personal (e.g., rent or mortgage interest reflects a monthly payment. Because you also live in your home, these payments are not 100% business related. They are partly business and partly personal) .  \nThe Time-Space Percentage. There is a“Time-Space” formula that calculates the business use of your home.  \nThe Time Percentage is the number of hours your home is used for business purposes divided by the total number of hours per year.  \nThe Space Percentage is the \\# of square feet in your home used regularly for business purposes divided by the total number of square feet in your home. Both the time and the space percentages are multiplied together for an overall time-space percentage. The overall time-space percentage is then calculated against your shared expenses such as your rent. For a more detailed explanation of the Time-Space calculation, see our one page brief.  \nCommon “Shared” Expenses Reported on IRS Form 8829  \nHome or Rental Insurance  \nRent  \nMortgage Interest  \nUtilities (gas, oil, electric, sewer, water, etc. ) Property Taxes  \nHouse Repairs Furniture Appliances Swing set Lawnmower  \nExpenses Need an “Adequate Record”  \n• Receipt  \n• Cancelled check  \n• Credit/debit card statement  \n• Written record  \n• Photograph  \nTom Copeland: [http://tomcopelandblog.com/checklist-for-form-8829-expenses-for-business-use-of-your-home](http://tomcopelandblog.com/checklist-for-form-8829-expenses-for-business-use-of-your-home)","cbCailbpXC9Z664b","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailbpXC9Z664b","pdf",383873,"English","# Family Child Care Home Provider Tax Tips\n## Shared vs. business-only expenses\n## IRS Form 8829 in brief\n## Time-Space percentage method\n## Common shared expenses\n## Adequate record requirements","[{\"question\":\"What is IRS Form 8829 used for?\",\"answer\":\"IRS Form 8829 is used to report the business-use-of-home expenses that are shared between business and personal use.\"},{\"question\":\"How do shared expenses differ from expenses used only for the business?\",\"answer\":\"Shared expenses are partly personal and partly business, so they are reported on Form 8829. Expenses related to the business only are reported on Schedule C.\"},{\"question\":\"How is the Time-Space percentage calculated?\",\"answer\":\"Time percentage equals business hours divided by total annual hours. Space percentage equals square feet used regularly for business divided by total square feet, and the two percentages are multiplied to get the overall Time-Space percentage.\"}]","IRS Form 8829 - Understanding Expense Deductions for the Business Use of Your Home - February 2026 | PDF",1789820305]