Hello,
- I bought my house in 2006. This was my primary residence.
- I moved out in 2008 and tried selling the house buy was unable to
- I rented out the house from 2009 to 2018.
- I finally sold it in 2019
I've done my own taxes every year. This year I am filling out form 4797 for the first time and have a few questions.
My numbers:
- I bought the house for 274000
- My total capital expenses (roof, deck etc...) were 26131
- My total depreciation of the house and capital expenses were 96857
- My total closing costs were 28518
- On form 8582 of lasts years (2018) return I have 35538 of'unallowed losses' to carry forward
- I sold the house for in 2019 for 221500
Questions:
i.) When I purchased the house I had no intention of renting it so can I deduct all my closing costs? Those closing costs are the sum of Every item on my settlement statement.
ii.) So does my Cost Basis =
Purchase Price + Expenses - Depreciation + Closing Costs + Unallowed losses
= 274000 + 26131 - 96857 + 28518 + 35538 = 267330 ?
And my gain/loss = Cost Basis - Purchase Price
= 221500 -267330 = -45830 ?
iii.) Can I deduct the entire 45830 from my income and do I need to fill out Schedule D?
Any help would be appreciated.
-jason