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Special Depreciation on rental property deck

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April 3, 2024
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I had to replace an old deck on a rental property, October 2023. When I added it as a depreciable asset (land improvement), I was given the option to take a special depreciation allowance OR opt out of that option and have the $10,500 depreciate over 27.5 years. Is one option better than the over in the long run? I will probably keep this rental property for another 4-5 years.

Carl11_2

Elect to depreciate it over 27.5 years. Remember, when you sell the property you are required to recapture and pay taxes on that depreciation in the tax year you sell. Two things are possible in the year you sell.

1) Recaptured depreciation is added to your overall AGI. If that makes your AGI to high for other deductions, then you lose those deductions.

2) It is possible that recaptured depreciation could bump you into the next higher tax bracket. Weather it actually does or not just depends on the numbers.