11.1 Sale or Trade of Business, Depreciation, Rentals: Depreciation & Recapture
In calculating depreciation on both my rental apartment building
and its furniture, what depreciation type, asset class, depreciation method,
and recovery period should be used?
You can claim a special depreciation allowance for qualified property you
acquired after September 10, 2001 and before January 1, 2005. The allowance
is a depreciation deduction equal to 30% of the property's depreciable basis.
The special depreciation is figured before you calculate your regular depreciation.
To qualify for the special deduction the property must:
Be new property that is depreciated under MACRS with recovery period of
20 years or less.
Be property that was acquired after September 10, 2001 and before January
1, 2005.
Be property that was placed in service Before January 1, 2005.
Be property that the original use began after September 10, 2001.
See Publication 946, How to Depreciate Property for
additional information on the special deduction.
The Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 modified the
bonus depreciation rule by substituting a 50% special depreciation allowance
for the 30%, for property acquired after May 5, 2003 and before January 1,
2005. No binding contract for acquisition can be in effect before May 6, 2003.
Property eligible for the 50% additional first-year depreciation is not eligible
for the 30% additional first-year depreciation. However, an election can be
made to have the 30% additional first-year depreciation deduction apply to
50% depreciation property instead of the 50% additional first year depreciation
deduction. It is also possible to elect not to claim the additional first-year
depreciation deduction.
References:
We replaced the roof on a residential rental property and need to
know what to use for the classification and recovery period to calculate depreciation?
Replacement of a roof on a residential rental property is a capital improvement
to the structure. The roof is in the same class of property as the property
to which it is attached. Since the property is residential rental property,
the roof is generally depreciated over a residential rental property recovery
period of 27.5 years using the straight line method of depreciation and a
mid-month convention. You cannot write off (or take a loss on) any remaining
basis in the replaced roof. For more information, refer to Publication 527, Residential
Rental Property, and Publication 946, How to Depreciate Property.
References:
How many years do I depreciate a new furnace installed as an improvement
on residential rental property and what method do I use to compute the depreciation?
Replacement of a furnace in a residential rental property is a capital
improvement to the structure. The furnace is in the same class of property
as the property in which it is installed. Since the property is residential
rental property, the furnace is, generally, depreciated over a recovery period
of 27.5 years using the straight line method of depreciation and a mid-month
convention. For more information, refer to Publication 527, Residential
Rental Property, and Publication 946, How to Depreciate Property.
References:
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