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tarltonm
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Business Vehicle Expense - do not take depreciation, only actual expenses

I use my car for business 100% of the time.  I want to write off my expenses (gas, insurance, registration, etc)...but I do NOT want to take the depreciation.  In Turbo Tax, I can't find a way to NOT take the depreciation.  Even with I go to the actual forms, I can't figure out how to only take expenses and NOT depreciate the car using Turbo Tax.  The fields I would need to make "0" are not editable.

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated it.

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PatriciaV
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Business Vehicle Expense - do not take depreciation, only actual expenses

To avoid including depreciation in the vehicle expense calculation, enter a zero value for the fair market value of the vehicle on the date you first started using it for your business. There is no depreciation calculated on a vehicle with zero value. But you'll still be able to claim your actual expenses.

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Tom Mason
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Business Vehicle Expense - do not take depreciation, only actual expenses

There is no fair market value button on the form

BrittanyS
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Business Vehicle Expense - do not take depreciation, only actual expenses

When you entered to use your actual expenses, you will come to a screen that states, "Let's figure out the value of your vehicle".  You can enter $0 at this screen.  (See Screenshot below)

 

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jlutzdsc
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Business Vehicle Expense - do not take depreciation, only actual expenses

Putting zero car value for car and taking off end of year, the system is creating a 4797.  How do I avoid this?

RobertB4444
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Business Vehicle Expense - do not take depreciation, only actual expenses

Form 4797 just shows the sale of business property.  If it is a zero then the form shouldn't be adding anything to your taxes, just reporting the sale.  That should be fine.

 

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