Unless you are RMS, you know, or otherwise really, really difficult to replace, the boss is unlikely to let you 'establish residence' in your office. The tax implications alone are complex. insurance, housing law, zoning law, man, it's a pain in the ass. I mean, I always was /that guy/ and I was a little annoyed the boss wouldn't let me live in the office, but now that I am the boss? I see why. It's cheaper to buy a cheap apartment than to deal with the bullshit.
that said, if I was single, I'd probably get a nice live-work place and let the chips fall where they may come audit time, just 'cause I think it'd be really cool and because some of those issues (like the 'establishing a residence' - you really don't want to have to call the sheriff and go through evictions when you fire the guy.) go away if the owner is the employee, too. but as I'm not single, yeah, having that separation of space (and having "my space") is pretty nice, too.
Unless you are RMS, you know, or otherwise really, really difficult to replace, the boss is unlikely to let you 'establish residence' in your office. The tax implications alone are complex. insurance, housing law, zoning law, man, it's a pain in the ass. I mean, I always was /that guy/ and I was a little annoyed the boss wouldn't let me live in the office, but now that I am the boss? I see why. It's cheaper to buy a cheap apartment than to deal with the bullshit.
that said, if I was single, I'd probably get a nice live-work place and let the chips fall where they may come audit time, just 'cause I think it'd be really cool and because some of those issues (like the 'establishing a residence' - you really don't want to have to call the sheriff and go through evictions when you fire the guy.) go away if the owner is the employee, too. but as I'm not single, yeah, having that separation of space (and having "my space") is pretty nice, too.