Question

Alexa owns a condominium near Cocoa Beach in Florida. This year, she incurs the following expenses in connection with her condo: Insurance $ 3,400 Mortgage interest 7,500 Property taxes 4,600 Repairs and maintenance 830 Utilities 4,500 Depreciation 22,200 During the year, Alexa rented out the condo for 115 days. Alexa’s AGI from all sources other than the rental property is $200,000. Unless otherwise specified, Alexa has no sources of passive income. Assume there are 365 days in the year. Assume that in addition to renting the condo for 115 days, Alexa uses the condo for 8 days of personal use. Also assume that Alexa receives $42,000 of gross rental receipts. Answer the following questions: (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.)

a. What is the total amount of for AGI deductions relating to the condo that Alexa may deduct in the current year? Assume she uses the IRS method of allocating expenses between rental and personal days. (Amounts to be deducted should be indicated with a minus sign.)

b.What is the total amount of from AGI deductions relating to the condo that Alexa may deduct in the current year? Assume she uses the IRS method of allocating expenses between rental and personal days.

Answer 1

IRS approach allocates cost between rented and personally used days

(115+8days)=123 days

Gross rental Income		$42,000
Expenses
Insurance ($3400 * 115/123)	($3178.862)
Mortgage Interest ($7500*115/123)	($7012.195)
property taxes ($4600*115/123)	($4300.813)
Repairs and maintenance ($830*115/123)	($776.016)
utilities ($4500*115/123)	($4207.317)
depreciation ($22,200*115/123)	($20,756.097)
Less: Total expenses		($40,231)
Balance rental Income		$1,769

b. total amount of from AGI deductions relating to the condo that Alexa may deduct in the current year

=$40,231 as calculated above