The Augusta Rule · IRS Section 280A
Your business could pay you up to $21,000 a year, tax free.
Rent your home to your own business for up to 14 days a year. Tax free income to you, a deductible expense for the business. We handle the proof.
A typical year
$21,000
tax free income
$1,500 a day for 14 days, the most the rule allows
How the rule works
It has been in the IRS tax law for decades. Most business owners have never heard of it.
Up to 14 days a year
Your business rents your home for meetings, planning sessions, or team events. Fourteen days is the limit.
Tax free to you
The rent your business pays you does not count as taxable personal income. You keep all of it.
Deductible for the business
The same rent is a normal business expense, so it lowers what the business owes.
Confusion and misunderstandings
Nobody is trying to cheat the IRS, and nobody wants an audit. The hard part is proving the rent you charged is a fair market rate. That means finding real comparable rentals near your home and documenting them properly.
We clear the confusion with fair market lease rates and a sample contract, so you do not have to. We make it simple.
Three steps. A few minutes.
01
Answer a few questions
Your business, your home address, and the dates you used it. That is all we need to start.
02
We find the comps
We pull comparable event space rates near your home, so your hourly rate is backed by real local numbers.
03
Get your report and contract
A clean report with the rates and the math, plus a lease contract you can sign. Ready for your accountant, or for you if you do your own taxes.
Audit Resistant Augusta
Verified local comps
Rates from your neighborhood, with links to see the listings, easy to read and compare against your home.
Automatic contracts
No lawyer needed. We generate your lease contract for you.
Done in minutes
Save your time calling around and guessing. Get your deduction done in minutes.
Guidance along the way
We guide you through it, so the complex parts stay easy.
The math
Daily rate $1,500
Days a year x 14
Tax free income $21,000
An example at a $1,500 daily rate. Your own figure comes from the real comparable rentals near your home.
See your own number first
Put in your business type, your rate, and your income. The calculator shows your deduction, your tax savings, and what it adds up to over five and ten years.
The deduction is already yours. We just make it easy to claim.
New to the Augusta Rule? Start with the getting started guide.