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January 26, 2022
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section 179 for a single rental property

  • January 26, 2022
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Client has a single rental property. HVAC was replaced for $7,000. He claims that under recent tax changes, entire amount can be expensed this year because HVAC was added to qualifying items for section 179. My understanding is that this applies to a business, and having a single rental is not a business. Am I correct and the entire $7,000 cannot be expensed entirely but must be depreciated, and also a section 179 cannot create a loss?

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Just-Lisa-Now-
Intuit Community Champion
January 26, 2022
Last I saw, this was for commercial properties, not residential.
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Level 15
January 26, 2022

As Lisa said, section 179 for HVAC would only be for nonresidential properties.

And if it is a nonresidential property, the rental would need to rise to the level of a "Trade or Business" to use Section 179.