Where do I put Capital Improvements on a rental property?

rniedt — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 17:51:03 GMT

I replaced the septic system at my rental property. How do I include this capital improvement in my tax return and what is the best way to use any deduction (over a period of time and how long)?

This would be entered as an asset. The IRS considers a se...

Cindy0H — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 17:51:04 GMT

This would be entered as an asset. The IRS considers a septic system to be a capital improvement rather than an expense on a rental. So you'll depreciate it over 27.5 years rather than deducting it. Here's how:

Rental properties & Royalties...update
On the Summary page...edit your rental
Assets & Depreciation...update
Did you make improvements...YES
Rental real estate... describe: skip the land cost
Purchased it new...used 100% for business

Here is a link to IRS Publication 527, Residential Rental Property, which discusses all aspects of this topic. Note table 1-1 beginning on page 5.

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p527.pdf

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Where do I put Capital Improvements on a rental property?

This would be entered as an asset. The IRS considers a se...