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TomCopeland 07:12 AM 04-17-2012
The IRS has not changed its rules regarding how many hours you can claimed you worked in your home when children are not present. There has never been an upper limit on this. An IRS Revenue Ruling did rule on one case where a provider did work an extra hour per day. But this ruling (Revenue Ruling 92-3) only dealt with this provider who happened to be working an extra hour a day and the ruling said she could count this hour.

I have handled many IRS audits for family child care providers where I have won many hours beyond the time children were present. I've posted news of these audits on my blog. In one audit a provider claimed more than 20 hours a week and won!

Keep good records (at least 2 months worth) and claim all the hours you work.
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