PatriciaV
Employee Tax Expert

Investors & landlords

To claim Special (Bonus) Depreciation, go to the Rental Property and click Start/Update beside Assets/Depreciation.

  1. Continue to the list of Property Assets and Add An Asset
  2. Choose Rental Real Estate then Appliances, carpet, furniture. (Fences have a useful life of 5 years, not 27.5 years like Residential Properties; also, Residential property doesn't qualify for bonus depreciation.) 
  3. On the page "How Do You Want to Deduct this Item?" choose the last option "I'll take the 100% special depreciation allowance.
  4. Check the Show Details box to confirm the deprecation options for this asset.

 

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