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Working from home - how to record the % of taxable deductions in QB?

Hi, I'm self-employed, sole trader working from home (based in Australia) - I'm trying to calculate a rough estimate of my income tax I need to put aside from business earnings - so I can start making regular payments towards my income tax. I understand the basics of how much I can deduct for tax purposes (what I can claim etc) and know I need to go over these with a tax accountant near tax time etc. However, I'm confused about how to record these in Quickbooks in the meantime - as they are only partially allowed for tax deductions (a percentage) because I run a website e-commerce business so I work from my home (use the same computer etc. for business and private use). For example: Home Utilities - like electricity are used for both personal and business use. My question is:  When I go to transactions in banking and say make a payment to my electricity bill that was due e.g. $150 - only a portion of this amount is allowable tax deduction -

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