I assume by "double dipping" you mean, deducting the same expenditure twice.
There still is no double dipping. If you buy a $100K asset, and over its depreciable life you also spend $15K on repairs, then you have spent $115K in total and you only deducted $115K, not a penny more -- so no double dipping. Also, FWIW, if you later sell the fully depreciated asset, the entire sale price is taxable income.
>A special tax rule permits some landlords to deduct 100% of their rental property losses every year, no matter how much.
Yes, if one qualifies as a "real estate professional" (not easy for anyone who is not a full-time landlord). However, a successful real estate professional is not going to stay in business long if they have large losses every year.
Thank you for the response. It is good context, and if I understand right it sounds like things even out if and when there is a sale.
I'm certainly somewhat cynical, IMO it is the rich that write the tax codes and laws... [1] I do wonder if the sale can be readily gamed. For example, do the sale after retirement, in a year where you have lots of stock losses from a recession or something.
There still is no double dipping. If you buy a $100K asset, and over its depreciable life you also spend $15K on repairs, then you have spent $115K in total and you only deducted $115K, not a penny more -- so no double dipping. Also, FWIW, if you later sell the fully depreciated asset, the entire sale price is taxable income.
>A special tax rule permits some landlords to deduct 100% of their rental property losses every year, no matter how much.
Yes, if one qualifies as a "real estate professional" (not easy for anyone who is not a full-time landlord). However, a successful real estate professional is not going to stay in business long if they have large losses every year.