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0 $2,000 $1,940 $9,700 Nikki is a single taxpayer who owns a vacation cottage on

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Question

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       $2,000
       $1,940
       $9,700

Nikki is a single taxpayer who owns a vacation cottage on the lake. During the year, she rented it for $2,000 for 14 days, lived in it for 56 days, and left it vacant the remainder of the year. The year's expenses amounted to $5,000 interest expense, $800 property taxes, $1,500 utilities and maintenance, and $2,400 depreciation. Using the IRS method of allocating expenses, how much of the property-related expenses will be deductible for AGI?
  (Points : 4)

Explanation / Answer

Answer:

When property is rented for 14 days or less, the property is treated as 100% personal. None of the expenses are deductible for AGI, but none of the rental income has to be reported. Hence, the answer is 0.