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April 7, 2024
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Safe Harbor for small taxpayers

  • April 7, 2024
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I have two rental properties. Each had improvements in 2023 that cost less than $10,000, but more than $10,000 if you add the improvements together.  Can I take the $10,000 Safe Harbor of each property, or do I have to combine them? Different types of project: selective flooring replacement in one, selective window replacement in other.

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    April 7, 2024

    Yes. You can use the Safe Harbor for Small Payers limit of $10,000 for each property. But it can't exceed 2% of the unadjusted basis of the building.

     

    This limit of $10,000 or 2% of the unadjusted basis of the building, whichever is less, is determined on a building by building basis—for example, if you own two rental homes, you apply the limit to each home separately.

     

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