Repainting the exterior of your residential rental property.
Roof depreciation life rental property.
Can i use a special depreciation allowance for a new roof for a rental property.
Correct normally these are either added to the basis or amortized over the life of a loan.
Keep in mind real estate depreciation begins when the property is placed in service meaning when you rent it out not when you purchase it.
Depreciation starts when you bring the new roof into service.
These are the useful lives that the irs deems for both types of properties.
The deduction to recover the cost of your rental property depreciation is taken over a prescribed number of years and is discussed in chapter 2 depreciation of rental property.
Generally each year you will report all income and deduct all out of pocket expenses in full.
Rental property depreciation is calculated over 27 5 years for residential property and 39 years for commercial property.
If the property is unoccupied you bring the roof into service when you next lease the rental property.
If the property is tenanted you bring the roof into service on the day you install it.
Depreciation ends after 27 5 years when you have fully recovered the cost of the new roof.