Nancy is a self-employed consultant who uses 10% of her residence as an office. The office is used exclusively for business and is frequented by customers on a regular basis. Nancy also uses her den as an office (10% of the total floor space of her home) to prepare bills and keep records. However, the den is also used by her children as a TV room. In 2019, Nancy's net income from the consulting business (other than her home office expenses) amounts to $40,000. She also incurs $1,400 of expenses directly related to the office (e.g., painting of the office, window blinds). Nancy incurs the following expenses in 2019 related to her residence: Real estate taxes $2,000, Mortgage interest $5,000, Insurance $500, Depreciation $3,500, Repairs and utilities $1,000. Total $12,000.
a. Which of the expenditures above (if any) are deductible for 2019? Are they for AGI or from AGI deductions?
b. Would your answer to Part a change if Nancy's net income from consulting were only $2,500 for the year?