Mold Remediation Gives You A Tax Deduction

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Mold Remediation Gives You A Tax Deduction

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Did you know that if you are a landlord or a homeowner and you have

to have mold removed from your home, it is tax deductible? It

qualifies as a repair that has to be done to protect the investment

of your home. The costs that you will incur from removing mold from

your home or your business can be quite great, depending on the size

of the infection. Sometimes a quarter, half, or even a whole wall or

more has to be removed, not to mention the cost of the chemicals and

personal protection equipment necessary to do the job safely.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has concluded that the cost of

mold removal and remediation are tax deductible as an ordinary and

necessary business expense. This is a requirement that must be met

before something can be deducted as a business expense: it must be

both ordinary and necessary.

Renovations that increase the value of a home or other building

cannot be counted as business expenses, but the removal of mold is

necessary because the health of the workers and anyone else in the

building will be affected, thus affecting the flow of cash into the

business. Mold remediation does not add value to the property, so it

is fine to count it as tax deductible at the end of the year, even

if it is not a business that is being treated. Unfortunately, if the

mold remediation is the part of a renovation plan that includes the

entire property, then the cost is required to be capitalized instead

of deducted from your taxes at the end of the year.

So, just what is deductible? If you hire a professional service to

do it for you, then the total of whatever they billed you after the

project was completed is what you would write down as your deduction

at the end of the year. Also, any building materials that you have

to purchase after the mold removal are tax deductible, as well.

These are necessary to complete the repairs.

It is also possible any relocation expenses that you or your family

might incur while the mold remediation is taking place may be

deductible, as well. Contact whoever prepares your taxes for you and

ask them if it may be deductible.

If you play your cards right, you should be able to deduct most of

the cost of your mold remediation, as long as it is not part of a

larger renovation of the property.

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KC this is some refreshing and helpful news, Thanks

tigerpaw2c <tigerpaw2c@...> wrote: Mold Remediation Gives You A

Tax Deduction

by consumermortgagereports.com

http://www.consumermortgagereports.com/mold-remediation-gives-you-a-

tax-deduction/#more-767

Did you know that if you are a landlord or a homeowner and you have

to have mold removed from your home, it is tax deductible? It

qualifies as a repair that has to be done to protect the investment

of your home. The costs that you will incur from removing mold from

your home or your business can be quite great, depending on the size

of the infection. Sometimes a quarter, half, or even a whole wall or

more has to be removed, not to mention the cost of the chemicals and

personal protection equipment necessary to do the job safely.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has concluded that the cost of

mold removal and remediation are tax deductible as an ordinary and

necessary business expense. This is a requirement that must be met

before something can be deducted as a business expense: it must be

both ordinary and necessary.

Renovations that increase the value of a home or other building

cannot be counted as business expenses, but the removal of mold is

necessary because the health of the workers and anyone else in the

building will be affected, thus affecting the flow of cash into the

business. Mold remediation does not add value to the property, so it

is fine to count it as tax deductible at the end of the year, even

if it is not a business that is being treated. Unfortunately, if the

mold remediation is the part of a renovation plan that includes the

entire property, then the cost is required to be capitalized instead

of deducted from your taxes at the end of the year.

So, just what is deductible? If you hire a professional service to

do it for you, then the total of whatever they billed you after the

project was completed is what you would write down as your deduction

at the end of the year. Also, any building materials that you have

to purchase after the mold removal are tax deductible, as well.

These are necessary to complete the repairs.

It is also possible any relocation expenses that you or your family

might incur while the mold remediation is taking place may be

deductible, as well. Contact whoever prepares your taxes for you and

ask them if it may be deductible.

If you play your cards right, you should be able to deduct most of

the cost of your mold remediation, as long as it is not part of a

larger renovation of the property.

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People who RENT moldy apartments should be able to get a tax deduction too.

For the months or years they spend often pointlessly trying to get the mold

cleaned up by their landlords.

It is discriminatory to offer these gifts to owners but not to renters.