Sidewalk replacement

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  • kitkat
    Senior Member
    • Jun 2009
    • 618

    Sidewalk replacement

    My front sidewalk is starting to crumble and will need to be replaced soon. For tax purposes, would that be considered a maintance expense, land improvement, or something else? Thank you!
  • TomCopeland
    Business Author/Trainer
    • Jun 2010
    • 3062

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    Sidewalk

    Replacing a sidewalk would be considered a land improvement because it will increase the value of the land. As a land improvement you must depreciate it over 15 years. If you simple patched it, this would be considered a repair (one year expense).
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