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Rental Property Depreciation Calculator

Rental Property Depreciation Calculator. A landlord enters building basis, recovery period, and months in service to estimate annual and partial-year depreciation. Use it when setting up a rental-property basis worksheet.

Inputs

Real Estate & Rental Property inputs

Range: 0–100,000,000 $

Enter the total basis allocated to the property before separating land from depreciable improvements. Professional example: 300000. Edit this value for your own facts.

Range: 0–100,000,000 $

Enter the land portion of the property basis. Land is excluded from this simplified depreciation estimate. Professional example: 60000. Edit this value for your own facts.

Range: 1–100 years

Enter the value in the unit stated by the label and keep the same tax year and scenario assumptions throughout. Professional example: 27.5. Edit this value for your own facts.

Range: 0–12

Enter the value in the unit stated by the label and keep the same tax year and scenario assumptions throughout. Professional example: 12. Edit this value for your own facts.

Result

Annual Depreciation
8,727.27
Depreciable Building Basis
240,000.00
Estimate
Current Year Depreciation
8,727.27
How to interpret this result
Rental Property Depreciation Calculator starts with a professional planning example. Edit any input to replace the example with your own facts; the first-screen metrics update from the resulting formula.
Applicability and limits
This is a simplified straight-line estimate. It does not determine whether the basis allocation is supportable, the MACRS class or convention, improvements, bonus depreciation, partial dispositions, or recapture. Land basis is excluded from depreciation.
Calculation basis
Only the named inputs and formula relationships are used. Rates, limits, thresholds, eligibility flags, and jurisdiction assumptions are not silently looked up unless a verified dataset is listed.

Formula

Calculation logic

Formula definitions and substituted values.

What to check

  • A landlord enters building basis, recovery period, and months in service to estimate annual and partial-year depreciation.
  • Use it when setting up a rental-property basis worksheet.
  • This is a simplified straight-line estimate. It does not determine MACRS class, land allocation, conventions, bonus depreciation, partial dispositions, or recapture.

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This is a simplified straight-line estimate. It does not determine MACRS class, land allocation, conventions, bonus depreciation, partial dispositions, or recapture.