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My husband and I just got married last year and he already owned this home before he and I even started dating. I'm all new to claiming bills, mortgage interest etc. (everything has always been in his name and still is even at this point). I've got the other stuff figured out but I'm a little confused when it comes to our homeowner's association dues.
Our homeowner association dues include our water and part of our trash/recycle pick-up. It doesn't cover it all because they only cover small trash bins for both recycle and trash removal. When I started my daycare we quickly realized that we needed a bigger receptacle so we upgraded both bins to accommodate all of the daycare's trash and recyclables. I claimed the difference that we paid for the bigger bins (which is billed to us directly from the trash/recycle company) but now that I am married how to I figure out what portion of the homeowner association dues I can claim?
Our homeowner's association dues cover trash/recycling (for small bins), our water usage (to a certain point which we have never exceeded), landscaping for greenery and trees surrounding our home and for common/shared areas, pool maintenance (our community has 4 pools and each home is designated to one) and other homeowner association type stuff.
The property management company that handles payment for this stuff and our homeowner's association board that handles all of our association matters won't break down the dues for me (can't tell me how much goes towards water, how much goes towards trash/recycle, how much goes towards landscaping etc.). All they say is that it's all inclusive. How can I figure out what portion of my dues I can claim and what I can't. Or can I not claim association dues because even without a daycare we would need to pay it?
Thanks. Maybe this is a Tom Copeland question :confused:
Our homeowner association dues include our water and part of our trash/recycle pick-up. It doesn't cover it all because they only cover small trash bins for both recycle and trash removal. When I started my daycare we quickly realized that we needed a bigger receptacle so we upgraded both bins to accommodate all of the daycare's trash and recyclables. I claimed the difference that we paid for the bigger bins (which is billed to us directly from the trash/recycle company) but now that I am married how to I figure out what portion of the homeowner association dues I can claim?
Our homeowner's association dues cover trash/recycling (for small bins), our water usage (to a certain point which we have never exceeded), landscaping for greenery and trees surrounding our home and for common/shared areas, pool maintenance (our community has 4 pools and each home is designated to one) and other homeowner association type stuff.
The property management company that handles payment for this stuff and our homeowner's association board that handles all of our association matters won't break down the dues for me (can't tell me how much goes towards water, how much goes towards trash/recycle, how much goes towards landscaping etc.). All they say is that it's all inclusive. How can I figure out what portion of my dues I can claim and what I can't. Or can I not claim association dues because even without a daycare we would need to pay it?
Thanks. Maybe this is a Tom Copeland question :confused:
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