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Originally Posted by GregWeld
However --- PROPERTY passed thru via an inheritance is taxed at the original cost basis. So if "Dad" paid $100,000 for the rental house in 1965 -- and you inherit it and then sell it asap.... you're paying taxes on the difference in value from $100K to what you sell it for. In other words -- there's no going back and having to recapture or pay taxes on Dad's deductions etc.
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I'm not sure that is 100% correct...probably based on how the "PROPERTY" is defined or classed before death.
I've always been taught that Death always accelerates basis if the transfer of property is direct. For example, if my Father owns a personal residence house and I am listed on the deed as TOD (Transfer on Death), when he passes away the property automatically becomes mine at current market value as a basis the day he passes away.
This is assuming my fathers entire estate is under the 5 mil cap as far as inheritance tax is concerned. If over that cap, pretty much everything changes.
Rental property that has been depreciated might have to be treated differently though. I wouldn't be shocked if either Capital Gains tax on the gain or Deprecation recapture income tax would need to be paid by the heirs if they ever sell the property.
I do know this, income producing property that has not been depreciated (ie: farmland with no equip or structures) passes thru to heirs at an accelerated basis.