Small office/home office
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Small office/home office (or single office/home office; sometimes short SOHO) refers to the category of
cottage industry
that involves from 1 to 10 workers.
In New Zealand, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) defines a small office as 6–19 employees and a micro office as 1–5.[1]
History
Before the 19th century, and the spread of the
industrial revolution around the globe, nearly all offices were small offices and/or home offices, with only a few exceptions. Most businesses were small, and the paperwork that accompanied them was limited. The industrial revolution aggregated workers in factories, to mass-produce goods. In most circumstances, the white collar
counterpart—office work—was aggregated as well in large buildings, usually in cities or densely populated suburban areas.
Beginning in the mid-1980s, the advent of the
fax machine, plus breakthroughs in telecommunications
, created opportunities for office workers to decentralize. Decentralization was also perceived as benefiting employers in terms of lower overheads and potentially greater productivity.
Professions
Many
surveyors
in small and medium-sized towns operate from home offices.
Several ranges of products, such as the
PBX for the office telephones
.
Technology has also created a demand for
larger businesses to employ individuals who work from home
. Sometimes these people remain as independent businesspersons, and sometimes they become employees of a larger company.
The small office home office has undergone a transformation since its advent as the
VOIP. Due to the increase in small and home offices, web services and standard business software have been created to directly assist smaller businesses in standard business practice [2][3]
In many countries, a home office can be claimed as a tax deduction only if office space and supplies are not provided by a corporate office.[4][5][6]
See also
References
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2017-08-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ DeBaise, Colleen. "Accounting 101: How to Keep Financial Records". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ^ Doyle, Carmel (12 July 2011). "Billfaster raises €330k to scale up online accounting globally". Ireland's Technology News Service. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ "Steuertipp Nr. 28". www.bdo.ch (in German). Retrieved 2021-04-14.
- ^ tagesschau.de. "Steuererleichterung: Bis zu 600 Euro fürs Homeoffice". tagesschau.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-04-14.
- ^ "Steuererklärung: Das gilt fürs Homeoffice". www.ey.com (in German). Retrieved 2021-04-14.
Further reading
- Basset, Brian (1997). Bless This Home Office ...With tax credits: An Adam Compilation. Kansas City: Andrews McMeel Publishing. [a comical view]
- Johnson, Karen K., ed. (1998). Ortho's All About Home Offices. DesMoines, Iowa: Ortho Publishing Group. [mostly the home handyman's view]
- Manroe, Candace Ord (1997). The Home Office: Setting Up, Furnishing and Decorating Your Own Work Space. Michael Friedman Publishing Group Inc. [mostly a decorating view of things]
- Zimmerman, Neal (2002). Home Workspace Idea Book. Taunton Press. ISBN 9781561586264. [small office and home office design of all types and sizes]
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