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Alik Levin Car cost 100% write off as 179 expnse
21 August 2018 | 9 replies

Dear all,I am readding NOLO's article referenced at the end about how new Tax Law changes 179 expensing.Do I read it correctly that I can write off a car cost (new or used) 100% using 179 expensing?My scenario:- Me an...

Daniel Madhavapallil House Hacking and Tax Strategies
23 January 2025 | 11 replies

Hi! My family and I are about to move in to a house hack! It is a 4-Unit property where we are living in one unit and renting out the other three. We were able to get into it with a 5% down primary residence loan. I’v...

Anthony Z. Can real-estate deductions be applied to W4 income?
3 August 2016 | 1 reply

When listening to the BP podcasts I often hear about different tax benefits such as:Itemized deductions related to acquiring/managing propertiesHome depreciation tax write offDo these things lower the tax bracket of t...

Melanie Baldridge Understanding the IRS Section 179 Election
1 November 2024 | 0 replies

Understanding the IRS Section 179 Election to Expense Depreciable Assets is crucial to making the most of your tax strategy.
This provision allows taxpayers to expense certain qualifying assets upfront instead of dep...

TJ Brown Can I write off inspections on a house I turned down
17 September 2020 | 11 replies

I have paid over $600 For a house inspection, radon testing, and a pipe scope on a potential home I was going to move into and then fix up and eventually rent out. Am I allowed to write this off on my taxes?

Scott Welch BRRRR Property - Tax Question
5 February 2021 | 4 replies

Hey BP!I am hoping someone might be able to help or point me in the right direction on a tax question. I purchased my first BRRRR property in late October 2020. It needed quite an extensive rehab (~60k) and we will be...

Andrew Pettit Active Military Tax Question
2 March 2020 | 2 replies

Morning BP,           For the 2020 tax year as an active-duty military can I deduct my gas if I am driving to a location that is not my normal work office? I found out that active duty cannot deduct haircuts anymore. ...

Grant Farrington Can we keep the security deposit?
10 February 2022 | 5 replies

Our tenants just moved out. The first floor is about 580 square feet, and the flooring is bamboo. Bamboo is a fairly soft flooring as far as wood floorings go, so to help prolong them, we do have a no pet policy. O...

Andrew Sawczyn Reduction in basis of a rental property by depreciation allowed.
9 April 2020 | 0 replies

I've had several homes (all initially built or purchased as personal residences) and calculating depreciation always seemed straightforward to me, but I am stumped at the following paragraph :From IRS publication 946 ...

Steve Graham Shout out to all the CPAs out there - mort deduction retroactive
26 October 2015 | 3 replies

I posted this last week.  I got one response but was hoping to corroborate.  I did a remodel on my house 1 year ago (cost 275k). Now I am doing a cash out refi (almost 400K). I believe I can take a mortgage interest d...