Is it better to take the simplified home office deduction or actual expenses for my freelance web development setup this tax season?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
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Is it better to take the simplified home office deduction or actual expenses for my freelance web development setup this tax season?
1 real search · 1 real-search pass
IRS home office deduction simplified method actual expenses 2026 tax year freelance self-employedGoogle ↗
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Searches and sources
ChatGPT1 real searches · gpt-6
IRS home office deduction simplified method actual expenses 2026 tax year freelance self-employed Google ↗
- Publication 587 · irs.gov
- simplified deduction guidance · irs.gov
- FAQs - Simplified method for home office deduction · irs.gov