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Investors & landlords
You know the land is not depreciated. You know the lower of cost basis or FMV when the rental is placed into service. If the correct number for depreciation is $374,900, your picture shows $326,715 which is a big difference. It seems to me that you would have a capital improvement of $374,900 -318,100 = $56,800. You can also put the full amount for the house and leave capital improvement blank.
The amount you enter for depreciation of the house should be what matches your records and information so that your tax return is right. The program asks a lot of questions trying to help but can take you sideways. Your goal is to have the right number being used for depreciation. You can change the house and land values to force the program to use the numbers you know are right.
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