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April 17, 2020
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De minimis safe harbor for small business

  • April 17, 2020
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I want to elect De minimis safe harbor for small business.  Should I input the asset in the depreciation screen 22 and make an election 1.263(a)-3(h) on screen 46?  Does California conform with De minimis safe harbor for small business?  If yes, how and where do I make this election for California?

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sjrcpa
Level 15
April 17, 2020

It would be best to only ask once. You can always add addl info to your original question. Using the de minimis safe harbor for a otherwise capitalizable asset means you are not going to capitalize and depreciate it, so do not enter it in the depreciation screen.

https://proconnect.intuit.com/community/lacerte-discussions/discussion/de-minimis-safe-harbor-rule-for-small-tax-payer-for-california/00/79492 

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Level 15
April 17, 2020

@dati001 wrote:

I want to elect De minimis safe harbor for small business.  Should I input the asset in the depreciation screen 22 and make an election 1.263(a)-3(h) on screen 46?  


§1.263(a)-3(h) is NOT the De Minimis Safe Harbor election. It is the Safe Harbor for Small Taxpayers.  They are two different elections.