https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/can-i-deduct-the-cost-of-my-own-labor-on-improvements-i-made-to-a-second-home/01/169320#M22656 <P>I sold a secondary home in 2017 which I owned for 19 years.&nbsp; I have personally&nbsp; made about $20,000 in improvements over the years and don't know if I can deduct my labor.<BR /></P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 15:05:57 GMT betz60 2019-06-01T15:05:57Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/can-i-deduct-the-cost-of-my-own-labor-on-improvements-i-made-to-a-second-home/01/169320#M22656 <P>I sold a secondary home in 2017 which I owned for 19 years.&nbsp; I have personally&nbsp; made about $20,000 in improvements over the years and don't know if I can deduct my labor.<BR /></P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 15:05:57 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/can-i-deduct-the-cost-of-my-own-labor-on-improvements-i-made-to-a-second-home/01/169320#M22656 betz60 2019-06-01T15:05:57Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/no-you-can-t-remember-if-you-had-paid-someone-else-it/01/169325#M22657 <P>No you can't.&nbsp; Remember, if you had paid someone else it would give you credit (in the cost basis) but the other person would be paying tax on that.&nbsp; If you gave yourself dollar credit for your labor then it would make sense to also count that as taxable income, which would leave you back where you started..or worse.</P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 15:05:59 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/no-you-can-t-remember-if-you-had-paid-someone-else-it/01/169325#M22657 BobinCT 2019-06-01T15:05:59Z