PatriciaV
Expert Alumni

Business & farm

No, none of your costs to prepare the property to sell are reported as expenses in any year. As Expert MinhT1 said, these expenditures are considered part of your inventory, which is an asset on your Balance Sheet, not an Expense on your Income Statement. You will receive the benefit from these expenditures when you sell your inventory.

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