Like any other business expense, you can claim the amount of purchase if you are buying an Oriental carpet for your executive office or a board room. Check with your accountant or tax expert.

1. Beauty of the Carpet, its artistic combination of design and colors.
2. Quality of material and closeness of weave (the number of knots per square inch).
3. Age (New, old, semi-antique or antique).
4. Condition
5. Rarity

1. When you purchase a rug, make sure that you have written guarantee, which provide an opportunity for return or exchange, within a specified time limit.
2. Avoid buying rugs by mere names or labels; instead buy them by the quality of material and workmanship.
3. Choose the carpet which has the color combination that fits into your room decor and pleases your heart the most. It is possible you may never find the same piece again.
4. Avoid buying cheap and defective rugs as they offer no lasting enjoyment even if the price is reduced by 70 to 80%.
5. When in doubt, pay a better price for a better carpet. It is worth the extra money for the style, quality, rarity and composition that you and yours will enjoy many generations from now.
6. Thickness of the carpet is no guarantee of its quality and durability. Its is not a question of long-cut pile but closeness of weave. A short cut pile is superior! The old Persian saying, "the thinner the carpet, the richer the owner" is based on truth.
7. Don't reject the carpet with minor repair. A properly repaired carpet should recover its full value and appreciate like any other fine, Oriental carpet with no repair.
8. Don't finalize a purchase without trying the carpet in its future location in your home and office.
9. Choose the carpet that pleases your eye, fit into your need and budget even if it is not made in Iran. As long as it is handmade with natural material i.e. cotton, wool and/or silk, it will offer you a joy of lifetime.
   

Check and avoid the following defects by studying the back of a Oriental carpet.

1. badly damaged fringes
2. poorly overcast sides
3. hole
4. color bleeding
5. moth-eaten patches
6. bumps in the field of a rug
7. irregularity and unevenness in shapes
8. excessive or improperly done repair
9. stain and spots
10. presence of glue, latex, or non-skid substance on the back of the carpet
11. brittleness caused by salt water during shipping by ocean or by flooding in the basement