Are you part of the 44 million people that have a 30-second commute by working at home?  Statistics show that in 2005 nearly a third of the U.S. workforce regularly worked at home. Yet the IRS reports that less than one fourth of these at-home workers claim home office deductions.  This could be because many don’t meet the IRS’s strict criteria for claiming the home office deduction.  Still others may qualify but choose not to take the deduction because they think it may increase their chances for an audit. (more…)