Home Office Legal Issues

[mattsrh]

I am considering working from home, although the business is not home based. I will be a salaried partner of the firm operating from home (location is 60 mile daily commute, home office is for convenience).

I already have DSL and an adequate home computer system, I just need to install a new phone line. Do I need to pay for the business phone line and change to business DSL, or can I just install a regular phone line and use it for business?

 

[JETX]

Is there a LEGAL question in there somewhere.... or simply a logistics one??

 

[hexeliebe]

Somehow I knew you'd catch this one Jet...that's why I left it alone

 

[Dila]

Keep the existing line and DSL. If you use your DSL service primarily for business use, you should expense it. Get distictive ring and call waiting and expense those, or just get another line and expense it. Some fax machines can recognise various distinctive rings. Fax via email can be free if you don't mind a remote area code. Congrats on coming home!