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Internal Revenue Code Sections Associated With The Foreclosure System

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Introduction

Taxation is known for causing headaches, and even more so when the regulations are altered and implementation begins in the next year. An example of taxation leading to confusion and migraine pain is the issuance of final regulations related to the capitalizing expenses related to tangible property. The issuance is known as the short hand “Repair Regs” and is related to the capitalization of costs for repair and maintenance of tangible property. Capitalizing the costs means that the tax benefit of an expense is not 100% deducted out in the year of purchase but having the item begin amortizing those costs over a period of time and slowly unwinding it out once a plumber or roofer has been called in to alleviate some of the …show more content…

Code Sec 263 and Sec 162

Code Section 263 administers certain requirements of what is not to be expensed. On the other hand Sec 162 presents the legal grounds to deduct of all ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in way of carrying on the business operation. Necessary costs for Sec 162 does encompass values related to maintenance and repairs, which is how Sec 263 and Sec 162 relate to one another (I.R.C. §1.162-4). Capitalization requirements in Sec 263, requires amounts of production, acquisition, and improvement of tangible property to not be expensed out but capitalized and amortized over a period of time (26 U.S.C. §263(a)1).

Code 263 possesses the concept that if the costs are related to a reasonable future sale then there are grounds to capitalize even before production is finalized. What is interesting of 263 is that it triumphs the de minimis rule, which will be examined later, because if there is the reasonable future purpose of production it is then is capitalized (IRC §1.263(a)-2T(g)). The de minimis rule will then play out if the property is not to be utilized in the production and de minimis is elected it would fall under Sec 162 and be expensed. Even if the property is used in the future the property cannot be reevaluated and capitalized. Since the two code sections create an almost grey area

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