Hi Tax Gurus!
Can you advise me on whether my situation qualifies for a home office deduction?

1. I am a software developer working for a telecom company.
2. One room in my townhouse is dedicated to a home office.
3. I use the home office quite regularly (about 8 hrs a week) for normal office work, simply because of heavy workload. Other instances when I use my home office are
- for resolving critical issues that need immediate attention (eg on weekends)
- for working with remotely located teams (UK, India, China) outside of normal office hours.
4. I don't use the home office to meet with customers or clients because that is not a part of my job description. I do call into internal meetings regularly, if the meeting is scheduled according to UK or Asian timezones.

My wife has a similar job profile and she also uses the home office often. Does this have an impact on the home office deduction?

I understand this is an "audit sensitive" deduction, so any help is greatly appreciated!

Thanks,
Mahesh