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Updated over 8 years ago on . Most recent reply

Another Depreciation Recapture Question
I have been reading about depreciation recapture and understand it pretty well. However, there is one question I cant seem to find an answer to.
Upon sale of a rental property I find that I have a capital loss. However, my depreciation recapture calculations show a gain. I realize I need to pay the 25% tax. Now I am at my question. Am I allowed to reduce my depreciation recapture tax owed by my capital loss and/or any passive loss carryover from previous years?
For instance, the original purchase price of the property plus closing costs and improvement costs = $100,000 (Adjusted Base). I sell the property for $90,000 (minus closing costs) Amount Realized....so I have a capital loss of $10,000. I also have passive loss carryover from previous years of $2,000
Now calculating depreciation recapture. my adjusted base is $100,000 and my depreciation is $30,000 so my Adjusted Cost Basis is $70,000. Subtracting the Adjusted Cost Basis from the Amount Realized I have a gain of $30,000. When I apply the 25% tax I show a tax of $7,500 that needs to be paid.
Can I use the $10,000 capital loss and/or the $2,000 to offset the $7,500 that I owe so I do not need to pay anything. Further, can I use any loss left over to offset any personal taxes owed? I cannot claim to be a realestate professional so have not been able to offset personal taxes in the past.
Thanks for your advise