For business owners

Rent your home to your business, tax-free.

The Augusta rule lets your business rent your home for legitimate purposes up to fourteen days a year. That rental income is completely tax-free to you, and deductible to the business.

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See how it works through one simple example.

Is this you?

You own both a home and a business.
The rental must be genuine, at a fair rate, with real business purpose and records.

Here is the idea, in plain words

Your business can rent your home for legitimate meetings, up to fourteen days a year.

Under the Augusta rule, that rental income, perhaps seven thousand dollars, is completely tax-free to you.

The business deducts the rent going out, and you receive it tax-free coming in.

What this could be worth

Up to 14 days of home-rental income tax-free to you, deductible to the business.
  • 1Document a real business purpose for each rental day.
  • 2Charge a fair-market rate and keep records.
  • 3Stay within fourteen days a year.

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What to watch out for

The honest version.

  • The meetings must be legitimate, with documentation and a fair rate.
  • Going past fourteen days breaks the tax-free treatment.
  • Sloppy records invite scrutiny, so keep agendas and invoices.

Common questions

How many days?

Up to fourteen days of rental a year keep the income tax-free.

What counts as a fair rate?

A rate comparable to what a similar venue would charge locally.

What records do I need?

A clear business purpose, an invoice, and proof of payment for each day.

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