To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a standard home office deduction.

United States115th CongressHR-836House of Representatives
Latest legislative activity: Feb 2, 2017

Summary

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Helping Our Middle-Class Entrepreneurs Act or the HOME Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer who uses a residence to conduct a trade or business a standard tax deduction equal to the lesser of $1,500 or the taxpayer's gross trade or business income derived from the business use of such residence. The bill provides for an inflation adjustment to the standard deduction amount in calendar years beginning after 2017.

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  1. Introduced in House

  2. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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