Because, as the OP was concerned about, the IRS recoups thevvalue of the deduction at the sale, thus increasing your tax substantially--but not if you skip the last year. If you've been claiming it for a long time, it might be a good idea to take a picture of some non-business actvity being conducted in the space so you can prove you didn't qualify for it that last year. Again, not an accountant--verify this with someone who has some expertise. Original Message: ----------------- From: Edbride-PR Ed at edbride-pr.com Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:04:03 -0400 To: shel at frugalfun.com, tomadams at gmail.com, hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net Subject: Re: [Hidden-tech] home office deduction question This seems like rather odd advice. Why would that make a difference? I have sold two houses where I claimed an office, with no repercussions. Ed ----- Original Message ----- From: <shel at frugalfun.com> To: <tomadams at gmail.com>; <hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net> Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 5:09 PM Subject: Re: [Hidden-tech] home office deduction question I'm not a an accountant and you should verify this--but what I rmemeber being told is if you don't take the deduction the eyar before you plan to sell, you should be OK. -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web.com What can On Demand Business Solutions do for you? http://link.mail2web.com/Business/SharePoint