Publication 527 |
2000 Tax Year |
Not Rented for Profit
If you do not rent your property to make a profit, you can deduct
your rental expenses only up to the amount of your rental income. You
cannot carry forward your rental expenses that are more than your
rental income. For more information about the rules for an activity
not engaged in for profit, see chapter 1 of Publication 535.
Where to report.
Report your not-for-profit rental income on line 21, Form 1040. You
can include your mortgage interest (if you use the property as your
main home or second home), real estate taxes, and casualty losses on
the appropriate lines of Schedule A (Form 1040), Itemized
Deductions, if you itemize your deductions.
Claim your other expenses, subject to the rules explained in
chapter 1 of Publication 535,
as miscellaneous itemized deductions on
line 22 of Schedule A (Form 1040). You can deduct these expenses only
if they, together with certain other miscellaneous itemized
deductions, total more than 2% of your adjusted gross income. For more
information about miscellaneous itemized deductions, see Publication 529,
Miscellaneous Deductions.
Postponing decision.
If your rental income is more than your rental expenses for at
least 3 years out of a period of 5 consecutive years, you are presumed
to be renting your property to make a profit. You may choose to
postpone the decision of whether the rental is for profit by filing
Form 5213.
See Publication 535
for more information.
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