Home office deductions cut space and tax bills
A guide outlines legal IRS deductions for home based workers such as freelancers and sales reps. It explains criteria for qualifying home office use, how to calculate deductions by space ratio, and keeping records for expenses like rent, electricity, taxes, and mortgage interest.
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Fence Styles Add Charm and Privacy to Homes
Design and mood of a house should be considered when planning a new fence as it dominates the property. After living in a home, traffic and privacy needs become clear guiding fence choices. Screens invite landscaping creativity, provide privacy corners, and hide unattractive areas with a range from picket to modern patterns. Western Wood Products Assn offers an eight page booklet with fence style illustrations for 15 cents.
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Scottsdale Home and Garden Highlights for June 28, 1973
Community home and garden notes from Scottsdale include decorating tips, plant care reminders, and vendor recommendations. Local listings showcase garden clubs, upcoming workshops, and seasonal sale events at area nurseries and home centers.
Liberated Rugs Transform Home Decor With Versatility
Consumers embrace liberated rugs as versatile decor items for floors walls tables and upholstery. Rugs are stained hung draped folded and moved to redefine rooms with various shapes sizes and bold center motifs while offering practical value and easy relocation for changing moods and color schemes.
Trap door concealed hose storage under deck
A simple deck trapdoor hides a garden hose to keep it out of sight and off the lawnmower path. A hinged lid rests on two stringers with a 2 brace and a finger hole in a 2x4 for lifting. Extending the water line and placing the trapdoor near the deck edge aids washing and access.
Using a Garbage Disposer With Septic Systems and Deck Care
Readers ask if a garbage disposer can work with septic tanks and how to treat a sun deck. A septic system of adequate size and proper installation handles disposers. avoid hard wastes. For deck moisture, venting and sealing below the boards with moisture proof paper or plastic prevents rising damp. paint after drying and use aluminum paint on the underside. Oxalic acid is available at drug stores for rust stains. alternative paste mixes with sodium citrate glycerine and whiting can also lift stains.
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Heating system checks before buying a home
The Bureau urges home buyers to have a heating contractor inspect the heating system in houses under serious consideration. Many families overlook this factor during summer house hunting, leading to inadequacies only appearing in the heating season, especially in older homes.
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