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  • llove530
    Daycare.com Member
    • Jan 2011
    • 23

    Help - Another Depreciation Question

    We had to purchase a new heating/ac unit for our house. I use 100% of my home for my daycare. The unit was very costly. How do I write this off on my business taxes. I also included it on personal for the energy credit. Help!
  • DCMomOf3
    Advanced Daycare.com Member
    • Jul 2010
    • 1246

    #2
    welcome! You would use the time/space %. I am not sure how the tax credit affects it though.

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    • llove530
      Daycare.com Member
      • Jan 2011
      • 23

      #3
      I would put it under depreciation though and not an expense right?

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      • DCMomOf3
        Advanced Daycare.com Member
        • Jul 2010
        • 1246

        #4
        I believe yes.

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        • llove530
          Daycare.com Member
          • Jan 2011
          • 23

          #5
          Do I have to figure out the time / space % myself and then put in that figure?

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          • TomCopeland
            Business Author/Trainer
            • Jun 2010
            • 3062

            #6
            Energy Tax Credit

            You can deduct the time-space percentage of the cost of a new heating/ac system. Since this is a home improvement, you must depreciate it over 39 years.

            Assuming your heating/ac system was energy efficient, you may also be entitled to claim a federal energy tax credit. See my recent blog post on this: http://tinyurl.com/4rn3hmw

            The blog post says that you can't claim the maximum energy tax credit if your time-space percentage was over 20%.
            http://www.tomcopelandblog.com

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            • llove530
              Daycare.com Member
              • Jan 2011
              • 23

              #7
              For Tom again!!

              I am claiming the Energy Credit on my personal taxes and not business.

              Wow 39 yrs. that is a long time !!

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              • TomCopeland
                Business Author/Trainer
                • Jun 2010
                • 3062

                #8
                Energy Tax Credit

                Yes, 39 years is a long time! Claim the energy credit on your personal tax return, not your business tax forms.
                http://www.tomcopelandblog.com

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