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Can property improvement be added back to cost basis of rental home when selling the rental home?
I bought a rental home 5 years ago and installed a new roof ($4,000) 3 years ago. Since then, the roof is counted as a depreciated asset. Last year (2018) I sold my rental home. Since this roof isn't recently installed, can I still add the original price of roof, $4,000 back to the cost basis of rental home to reduce capital gain? I will surely do the depreciation recapture.
If I cannot add the cost of roof to cost basis of rental home, the sales price of the roof will be a fair market value? or original price minus depreciation claimed over the years?
Thanks.
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June 1, 2019
10:49 AM
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Investors & landlords
Yes, you can add the original cost of the new roof to the cost basis of your rental home.
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June 1, 2019
10:49 AM