has a home office in a spare bedroom of his house. He qualifies to deduct home office expenses and plans to use the actual method of calculating expenses. Which of the following is a deductible expense? Cost of repairing damaged crown molding in the family recreation room. A portion of the amount Mike pays the landscaper who cares for the front lawn. The cost of local telephone service for a first telephone line. Mike uses the landline for both business and personal purposes. Depreciation for the business portion of the house