Publication 946 |
2000 Tax Year |
Who Can Claim Depreciation
To claim depreciation, you usually must be the owner of the
property and you must use the property in your trade or business or
for producing income.
Example 1.
You made a down payment on rental property and assumed the previous
owner's mortgage. You own the property and you can depreciate it.
Example 2.
This year you bought a new van that you will use only for your
courier business. You will be making payments on the van over the next
5 years. You own the van and you can depreciate it.
Rented property.
Generally, if you pay rent on property, you cannot depreciate that
property. Usually, only the owner can depreciate it. For more
information on rented property, see Leased property under
What Cannot Be Depreciated, later. If you make permanent
improvements to business property you rent, you can depreciate those
improvements.
If you rent property to another person, you can depreciate that
property.
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