ThomasM125
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Deductions & credits

It should be listed as an asset.

 

A roof replacement is not an expense or repair, but you may be able to treat it as such for a commercial building in 2021, but not if it was for a residential property.  You can write if off over it's estimated useful life if it was put on a residential house or unit. For a commercial property, you can elect section 179 depreciation which may allow you to write off the entire cost in the year you have it installed.

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