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Trust expenses deduction

I need help, I'm using the trust business software and nowhere I see where I can enter all the expenses paid by the trust to fix up the house and paid utilities and previous taxes paid.

That money came from the trustee so they were compensated once the property sold.  But under the deductions there is no category to enter those amounts. under other deduction it talks about 

 elections, amortization of bond premiums, early withdrawal penalty
Depreciation and amortization allocable to the estate or trust that was not deducted elsewhere
- Repayments of certain amounts included in your income in an earlier year if the repayment was more than $3,000.

 

do I take from this that it goes here?

 

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Trust expenses deduction

Yes, the fair market value on the date of death of the grantor would be the basis and, if the same as your sales price, you would have no gain (or perhaps a loss after selling expenses).

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Trust expenses deduction


@aceskull wrote:

I really appreciate all your help, one last question is, can I deduct all property taxes paid for 2 years up to when the house was sold or only taxes paid when the house was sold?


The property taxes paid are deductible in the year they are paid.

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Trust expenses deduction

Is the house being held for rental use?

 

Generally, fix-up expenses and utilities are not deductible unless the property is being held for business use or the production of income. Real estate taxes would be deductible, however.

Trust expenses deduction

Hi. no the home comes to the trust after death, revocable trust, now irrevocable. 

Everything I read online before putting the money in the house was misleading then.  The house was not used for personal use but needed work to even make it sellable.  The house was appraised for the same value it sold for so should I enter fair market value of the house to that amount to avoid huge amount of capital gain taxes?

Trust expenses deduction

Yes, the fair market value on the date of death of the grantor would be the basis and, if the same as your sales price, you would have no gain (or perhaps a loss after selling expenses).

Trust expenses deduction

I really appreciate all your help, one last question is, can I deduct all property taxes paid for 2 years up to when the house was sold or only taxes paid when the house was sold?

 

LindaS5247
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Trust expenses deduction

The property taxes that were paid when the house was sold (what was paid as an expense of the estate).

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Trust expenses deduction


@aceskull wrote:

I really appreciate all your help, one last question is, can I deduct all property taxes paid for 2 years up to when the house was sold or only taxes paid when the house was sold?


The property taxes paid are deductible in the year they are paid.

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