Expert opinion on remaining useful life

Over 90% of all rented properties are depreciated over 50 years as standard.

With an appraisal to shorten the remaining useful life of your rented property, you can save money, as - with this appraisal - the building portion of your rented property can be depreciated over a shorter period than the standard 50 years, allowing you to reduce your taxable income easily and with little effort. reduce your taxable income with little effort (often by a significant amount) and thus significantly reduce your overall tax burden.

And the process for this assessment is very simple. In most cases, no on-site inspection is necessary if the necessary documents are available in good quality and in detail.

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What documents are required for a remaining useful life report?

This list is intended to help you prepare the documents. Our order form will guide you through all the necessary steps, including the required documents.

Details of your person/company (invoice recipient) and contact details
Details of the property
- Type of property
- Original (estimated or fictitious) year of construction
- Total living/usable space
- Number of usage units (in the entire building)
- Are there any outbuildings?
General information on the property (Part 1 - Construction method)
- Type of property
- Number of full storeys (without basement and without sloping roof)
- Number of residential units in the building
- Heating type of the property
- Year of construction of the property
- Total living space in m²
Modernizations
- Roof renovation - When and to what percentage?
- Modernization of windows and exterior doors - When and to what percentage?
- Modernization of pipes (water, sewage, gas, electrics) - When and to what percentage?
- Heating modernization - When and to what percentage?
- External wall insulation - When and to what percentage?
- Bathroom modernization - When and to what percentage?
- Modernization of interior fittings - When and to what percentage?
- Modernization of floor plan design - When and to what percentage?
Other special features of the property
Files and documents
- Energy certificate
- Floor plan(s)
- Property photos (interior and exterior) [ideally from the desired closing date]

How does an expert opinion on shortening the useful life work?

Remaining useful life reports - simply explained

The function of a remaining useful life expert opinion (or in correct technical terminology: "Expert opinion for the depreciation of buildings according to the shorter actual useful life (Section 7 (4) sentence 2 of the Income Tax Act") is to demonstrate by means of an expert opinion that the tax office should not and may not apply the otherwise standardized 50 years or 40 years for the depreciation of the building portion for your property.

By depreciating the taxable portion of the building more quickly, you benefit from considerable tax advantages due to the tax progression and the receipt of the tax-free sale after 10 years of private ownership.

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