Skip to main content
June 3, 2019
Solved

Inherited one half jointly held rental property from my wife who died. How to you calculate the depreciation recapture? What IRS pub has the examples?

  • June 3, 2019
  • 2 replies
  • 0 views
No text available
Best answer by AmandaR1

Property inherited from your spouse does not constitute a sale or any gain or loss, to you and you do not have to recapture depreciation. The following publications may be of interest to you:

2 replies

Employee
June 3, 2019
Do you mean depreciation recapture because you inherited your wife's portion of the property?
AmandaR1Answer
Employee
June 3, 2019

Property inherited from your spouse does not constitute a sale or any gain or loss, to you and you do not have to recapture depreciation. The following publications may be of interest to you:

April 15, 2022

What if the surviving spouse already was a joint owner?