Organize Your Work Space

Organize Your Work Space
Setting aside your work space is not only an IRS requirement, but a necessary element of any
business. It is important to understand that a home-based business is the same as a business in a
commercial location with the exception of some special tax considerations. That's exactly the way
you should treat it.
Organize your work space in an efficient manner and eliminate non-work items so that you will not
be tempted to mix the two during working hours. If you are operating a lawn mower repair shop
out of your garage, don't use it to house your cars, bicycles, freezer and old clothes. If you have an
office in your family room, get rid of the TV, pool table, exercise machine and ironing board.
When a customer steps through the door into your office, it should feel like a business.