https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/investments-and-rental-properties/discussion/can-i-deduct-improvements-to-a-house-i-bought-last-year-and-am-fixing-up-to-rent-though-i-have-not/01/208353#M8064 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 18:03:11 GMT jhudson50 2019-06-01T18:03:11Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/investments-and-rental-properties/discussion/can-i-deduct-improvements-to-a-house-i-bought-last-year-and-am-fixing-up-to-rent-though-i-have-not/01/208353#M8064 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 18:03:11 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/investments-and-rental-properties/discussion/can-i-deduct-improvements-to-a-house-i-bought-last-year-and-am-fixing-up-to-rent-though-i-have-not/01/208353#M8064 jhudson50 2019-06-01T18:03:11Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/investments-and-rental-properties/discussion/probably-not-depending-on-the-types-of-improvements-the/01/208363#M8065 <P>Probably not.&nbsp; Depending on the types of improvements these are, they will need to be depreciated and not just deducted as an expense.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>Also, you can not deduct rental property expenses until the property is ready to rent.&nbsp; So, if you are still fixing it up, it is not ready to rent so the expenses would not be deductible for 2018.&nbsp; If you have it ready to rent in 2019, you will be able to either expense or depreciate the improvements you are making depending on the type of improvements these are.</P><P> <BR /> </P><P>&nbsp;<A rel="nofollow" href="https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p527.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p527.pdf</A></P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 18:03:14 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/investments-and-rental-properties/discussion/probably-not-depending-on-the-types-of-improvements-the/01/208363#M8065 Vanessa 2019-06-01T18:03:14Z