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From a home office standpoint, there are several legal issues to consider before using your home as the location for your own company. Firstly, is your home in an area zoned for business? Check out your local zoning and planning rules to ensure you don’t have to acquire any particular sanction or planning permission, or have any limitations on conducting business from your home. For instance, if your business necessitates customers or clientle calling to your home then parking may be a problem.

There are also the relevant tax issues of operating a business (or simply working) from your home. If you want to claim a tax rebate for a virtual home office, local government has often complicated matters to the point that you can’t use that taxable space for anything other than your work. So, if you’re working from your dining room table then you probably can’t take that home office deduction.

There are many advantages to using a virtual office for your business, instead of running it from your own home:-

- Environmental benefits from not driving a motor vehicle in slow-moving traffic and polluting the air Reduction in traffic congestion.
- Lessening of stress levels from not having to drive in congested traffic to and from work
- Time saved not commuting to an office
- Financial benefits from savings in car fuel, wear and tear on your car, business clothing, and lunches out
- Benefits from being able to manage your time more efficiently
- Productivity benefits from being able to work when you are most productive
- Health benefits of being able to eat a better diet that includes less fast food
- Ability to get physical exercise when required
- Reduced stress benefits
- Benefit of living a more balanced life
- A more relaxing work environment
- More opportunities to hire part-time or contract workers
- A larger pool of employee applicants because location isn’t as important
- Ability to work from home and share home chores and child care