Maddog55
05-10-2008, 07:35 AM
Okay, all you accounting guru's:
Feel free to give me your professional advice, BrknFngrs.
question:
I have two houses. The one in questions belongs to a family member as his principle residence, I am co-owner.
I've put roughly $40 k into the house in renovations. Although my company is in a SIMILAR line of work, these renovations were not part of my regular income work, hence I can't claim these expenses/materials.
The house will be sold as his principle residence (to avoid the cap gains tax) But I'd like to somehow be able to use these expenditures as a write off.
SO...can I set up a secondary business (ie ABC renovations) and write off the expenses? Even though I won't get paid for this job...can I "invoice" my family member for the work done, wether or not it gets paid, ie: eventually written off as a bad debt? Or can I do it under my current business with the same scenario?
Feel free to give me your professional advice, BrknFngrs.
question:
I have two houses. The one in questions belongs to a family member as his principle residence, I am co-owner.
I've put roughly $40 k into the house in renovations. Although my company is in a SIMILAR line of work, these renovations were not part of my regular income work, hence I can't claim these expenses/materials.
The house will be sold as his principle residence (to avoid the cap gains tax) But I'd like to somehow be able to use these expenditures as a write off.
SO...can I set up a secondary business (ie ABC renovations) and write off the expenses? Even though I won't get paid for this job...can I "invoice" my family member for the work done, wether or not it gets paid, ie: eventually written off as a bad debt? Or can I do it under my current business with the same scenario?