Selling a fully depreciated business asset

[danielle-51]

We have a piece of equipment in our shop that is around 18 years old. Is the cost basis zero since it is fully depreciated? or is the cost basis what we originally paid for it? I don't think we will be selling it for more than what we paid for it, so if there is no "gain" will we still have to report the sale as income? or will there be a way to report it in Turbo Tax where it will automatically be recorded correctly?

[PatriciaV · Accepted solution]

Yes, you need to report the sale of your business asset. If it's fully depreciated, then your basis is zero and the entire sale amount (less sales expenses) will be your taxable gain. This is reported under the Sale of Business Assets section of TurboTax.

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