The home-based business trend is booming. The numbers of small businesses online increased seventeen percent in 1999 to three million. This revised and updated edition of J. K. Lasser"s perennial guide answers all of home-based business owner"s tax questions, with a special focus on changing tax laws and home-office deductions. Forms are also included as well as late-breaking news that will impact filing for 2001. -- Detailed coverage of new tax laws and IRS rules -- Comprehensive information on deductible expenses -- Sample tax forms to make filing easy