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Level 4
March 16, 2024
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Conversion of Sec 179 depreciated vehicle from business to personal use

  • March 16, 2024
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Client's spouse owned a business in 2023.  Spouse used a vehicle 100% in business since 2021.  Vehicle fully depreciated under Sec. 179.  In 2023, spouse suddenly dies in Sept.  Surviving spouse wants to keep the vehicle.

4797 doesn't seem to fit.  Do I need to recapture depreciation in 2023 based on the conversion to personal use?  If so, what form(s) do I use to do this.

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BobKamman
Level 15
March 16, 2024

All deaths are sudden.  One moment the heart is beating, the next it isn't.  But sometimes it is unexpected.  Was the vehicle titled to the spouse (so, stepped-up basis)?  Was this a Schedule C business, or taxed as a corporation?

AJMorrisAuthor
Level 4
March 16, 2024

Schedule C business.  I think the vehicle was titled jointly.  If so, there should be a 50% step up.  Does that affect the recapture of the 179 depreciation?

AJMorrisAuthor
Level 4
March 16, 2024

Just had the client send me the license fee.  It is in the deceases spouse's name.