Problem
Tax Question
During the year, Henry rented his vacation home for 120 days and spent 30 days there. Gross rental income from the property was $6,000. Henry incurred the following expenses: mortgage interest, $3,000; real estate taxes, $1,500; utilities, $800; maintenance, $500; and depreciation, $4,000.
Identify how this vacation home is treated and how you came to your conclusion (state the rule and apply the facts to the rule).
Compute Henry's allowable deductions for the vacation home using the IRS's approach.
What schedule does Henry report rental income and expenses on?
Which personal expenses are deductible?
Your answer should include: how these expenses classified (for AGI, from AGI) and the amount of the deduction.
What schedule do these personal expenses appear on?