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Dec 18, 2021 11:22 PM UTC
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Depreciation Category Code for Leasehold Improvements

Preparing a late 2018 tax return for a client.  They leased a building and spent $60k in leasehold improvements (not expanding the size or changing the interior structure of the premises).  I'm not sure which category code to use in Lacerte in the Depreciation screen.  Would it be a category 5 (Improvements), or should I use category 8 (Amortization)?

Thanks in advance for any advice!

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Dec 18, 2021 11:59 PM UTC

The "Qualified Improvement Property" is depreciated, not amortized.  So I suspect that #5 is probably the correct answer (however, I don't use Lacerte, so I'm not quite sure what it take you from there).

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Dec 18, 2021 11:59 PM UTC

The "Qualified Improvement Property" is depreciated, not amortized.  So I suspect that #5 is probably the correct answer (however, I don't use Lacerte, so I'm not quite sure what it take you from there).

mhkdgalAuthor
Level 4
Dec 20, 2021 8:38 PM UTC

That makes sense - thank you!

 

joshuabarksatlcs
Level 9
Dec 19, 2021 2:02 AM UTC

5

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IRonMaN
Level 15
Dec 19, 2021 2:08 AM UTC

Are you sure about that answer?  I don’t mean the answer is wrong but it seems like an awfully short answer from you😜

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joshuabarksatlcs
Level 9
Dec 19, 2021 2:16 AM UTC

still learning from @sjrcpa 

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