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I know technical jargon all too well. I also know that when someone says he
"sold" property, they may not be saying "I sold property and took control of
the proceeds and thus did not qualify for 1031 treatment". So while raising
the point is fine, going off on a diatribe (not you, others in the past)
serves no purpose. Raising the point and then not addressing the issue in
the likely event that the OP simply did not get the technical jargon
perfectly correct also does not help the OP with his question, or others
reading the thread now or in the future.

I have seen threads in the past where the OP is frustrated because the
thread degenerated into a literary discussion, rather than stating the 1031
requirements and then addressing the issue. I cringe at the though of such
threads recurring.

sorry. I'm done.

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- agreed, may be time to consider this thread closed

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On Apr 9, 11:49*am, "Gil Faver" <rowdy'sb...[at]xxyz.com> wrote:
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I misread the year in which the exchange took place.


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if they had control of the sales proceeds of the first property. They
often describe what they did as selling the first property and doing a
1031 exchange when, in fact, they are not eligible for 1031 treatment.
Therefore, whenever someone says something like, "I sold it for a
profit and exchanged it (1031 exchange)" I, and many others, want
confirming information that a valid 1031 exchange actually took
place.

You may not appreciate the focus on technical jargon but misuse of
language is a large source of miscommunication problems.
Unfortunately, misreading clearly written statements is also a source
of miscommunication problems and I have been guilty of that infraction
twice this week (that I know about).

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The most likely explanation is that he made a data entry error. The
next most likely explanation is that he did not provide all the
relevant facts in his post.

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"Bill Brown" <brownwp[at]longwood.edu> wrote in message
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Based on the set of information he provided, and the fact that he had used a
professional tax preparer during the period of the 1031 activity.

And based on the fact I have seen rants from people who seem to get off when
someone says they "sold" a property and did a "1031 exchange".

move on to his real question, or allow others to do so.

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On Apr 8, 1:49*pm, DenverAnon <rthurime...[at]gmail.com> wrote:
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Do you have the depreciation schedule the tax service prepared last
year? It should have the basis they were depreciating along with the
ending accumulated depreciation.

1031 exchanges are complicated in their calculation of basis so I
would go with the basis reported in the prior year if you can get it.
They should provide you with the depreciation schedule.

With that, you should be depreciating residential rental property over
27.5 years.

It can be complicated because technically in an exchange you are
supposed to depreciate the assets in layers. You calculate basis in
the new asset by using book value of the old at date of exchange. You
continue to depreciate the old asset on the books and depreciate the
new layer from date of exchange. For that reason, I repeat that you
go back to your old preparer and get the asset listing.

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On Apr 8, 6:25*pm, "Gil Faver" <rowdy'sb...[at]xxyz.com> wrote:
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And you know that because a person who doesn't know that depreciation
goes up when tax basis goes up said so?

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"Bill Brown" <brownwp[at]longwood.edu> wrote in message
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Maybe you should ask your professional preparer for explaination. I am
never amussed by preparers that simply "work their magic" and keep the
taxpayer in the dark.


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lighten up. the property was sold, in a manner which qualified for
nonrecognition of gain under IRC 1031.


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no kidding!

I am hoping someone familiar with my
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what number is your tax software giving you? what input data did you give
the software?

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"DenverAnon" <rthurimella[at]gmail.com> wrote
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The short answer is that it's exactly the same as last year.

But you need to know the long answer, which will depend on so many factors
that can't be covered here.





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On Apr 8, 1:49*pm, DenverAnon <rthurime...[at]gmail.com> wrote:
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Maybe you should go back to your professional preparer.

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Either you made a 1031 exchange, or you sold the old property and
bought new property -- NOT both. Which was it? Did you have control of
the proceeds from the sale of your old property? If so, you don't
qualify for 1031 treatment.

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It should be since the acquistion cost of the new property is
different from the sales price of the old property.

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That depends. All else being equal, I'd go with the tax software but I
can't be sure because of my unanswered questions.

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Hi,

I am trying to do my own taxes this year, after having a tax services
firm do it for me for almost 10 years. I am badly stuck at Schedule E,
line 20 Depreciation Expense. It looks like my situation is somewhat
complicated than most rental real estate.

In summary, I purchased my primary residence in 1991 and converted it
to 100% rental in1998. I sold it for a profit and exchanged it (1031
exchange) for another 100% rental in 2004.

I am somewhat daunted at the size of the IRS Publication 946 on
depreciating real assets. I am hoping someone familiar with my
situation can help me out. The tax software I am using is giving a
number that is different from what it was in the previous years.

My question simply is what is the depreciation this year?

Thanks in advance,
RT

The details:
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Purchased primary residence 04/1991
purchase price $100K
put down $20K
loan of $80K

Converted to rental Jan 1998
rental income of $12K
lost money every year due to depreciation+expenses

Sold in April 2004, sold for $215K
paid 15K in commissions
recovered $200K
paid back 50K of existing loan

Used proceeds ($150K) + took a loan of $100K
did a 1031 exchange to purchase another
residential rental for $250K

1998-2003 return on line 20, Schedule E
Depreciation Expense $3K

2004-2006 return on line 20, Schedule E
Depreciation Expense $4K

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