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Question: can you deduct all the materials that I baught to build my new house? Would that be a capital improvement?

I built a mdolar house and baught $15,000 in materials to finish it off can this be a tax deduction

Answer: No, it’s Not Tax Deductible. That’s just part of the price of your home. Add it to whatever you paid for the home to arrive at your cost basis. You’ll need that number when you sell your home to calculate the gain on the sale and any possible capital gains tax at that time.

Please note that this applies ONLY to items that you added to the home. If some of that money was for furniture or other items that you will take with you when you sell they are not part of the cost basis and have no tax consequences at all.

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Question: Can we claim income-tax deduction for the theft happened (in company or individual cases) in India?

Answer: All business expenses and losses can be debited to P & L a/c. Net profit after all expenses.

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Question: In UK property renting, what’s are the Deductible Expenses against rental income?

…and can anyone point me towards and example tax calculation for a buy-to-let property

Answer: The short answer is anything to do with the letting – there is no standard as everyone’ situation is different. Ask yourslef, is this expenditure due to the letting or not?
Soem examples might be: mortgage interest, 10% wear and tear (if furnished), repairs and renewals, redecoration, agents fees, insurance, etc.
the tax calculation will be part of your personal self assessment and HMRC provides software for this.

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Question: Are termite contracts deductible on rental properties?

I have a rental property in Louisiana that I purchased a termite contract for this year for $700.00. Seem like I should be able to claim it as an expense against the income that I recieved on the property. Does anyone know if I can claim it, and what that would fall under? All I see in Turbo Tax is pesticides listed as a supply, but it seems to be more of a service than a supply.

Answer: It is 100% deductible. I think I would classify it as an “other expense;” Ttax is meant for the country as a whole and termites aren’t much of an issue for most of the country.

Almost anything is deductible for rental income. Anything reasonable and necessary for the operation of a trade or business is deductible as such, that includes rental property. The greyish areas are the home office which is necessary for managing the rental(s) – just how much was actually devoted to the business? Repairs and Maintenance (or was it actually an improvement?) Business or personal (just how much of that trip to Hawaii was to manage that condo?)

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Question: Is rental income loss tax deductible?

I need to rent my house out but I know my rental income will be less than expenses( just the mortgage, even before including the property tax, insurance and maintenance)
Can I deduct the rental loss from my gross income? In other words, is rental loss tax deductible? Does it depend on my income?
I studied the IRS Schedule E but it seemed very vague.
I’ll appreciate the help. Thank you.
Thanks for the responses. I currently make a little more than $150k. With this economy that might decrease but I am not sure. If it stays the same, It looks like that eliminates me taking advantage of depreciation as well as rental loss tax deduction.
Is that correct?

Answer: You need to read IRS pub 527 to get a handle on this.

1. Your mortgage payment is not an expense–the interest paid is.
2. Instead of principal, you get depreciation on the building (roughly 3-4%).
3. You need to rent at fair market value.
4. The depreciation invariably puts you negative.
5. The passive loss rules kick in. If you actively manage the property (while you don’t do the plumbing, you are the one who calls the plumber if a pipe breaks) and your income isn’t too high, you can deduct up to $25,000 against other income. The rest is postponed on a form 8582 until you can either use it or you sell the property.

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Dear Dr. Don, I own outright a home in California that has a value of $400,000. To buy it for cash about one year ago, I took out a home equity loan on my currently rented home in Phoenix.

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