Self-Employment 7-55 21. Form 8829. (Obj. 8) Elaine Gerber conducts a business in her home. The...

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Self-Employment 7-55 21. Form 8829. (Obj. 8) Elaine Gerber conducts a business in her home. The tentative profit from Schedule C (line 29) was $9,600. a. Follow the instructions on Form 8829 on the following page to compute Elaine's home office deduction. b. How, if at all, would your answer to Part a. change if Elaine elects to use the safe harbor method to compute her home office deduction? c. How, if at all, would your answer to Part b. change if the square footage of the areas used for business was 340 instead of 240 square feet? Self-Employment 7-55 21. Form 8829. (Obj. 8) Elaine Gerber conducts a business in her home. The tentative profit from Schedule C (line 29) was $9,600. a. Follow the instructions on Form 8829 on the following page to compute Elaine's home office deduction. b. How, if at all, would your answer to Part a. change if Elaine elects to use the safe harbor method to compute her home office deduction? c. How, if at all, would your answer to Part b. change if the square footage of the areas used for business was 340 instead of 240 square feet?