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can i depreciate a car given to me?
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that seems to indicate that you can in fact depreciate a vehicle given   to you? section 1015 discusses the calculation of basis for gifted property, it says nothing about depreciation. personal property cannot be depreciated for tax purposes unless it is used for business purposes. so unless you drive your car as part of your sole-proprietor business, you cannot depreciate it, be it a gift or a car you purchased yourself. if you can depreciate the car, then sec. 1015 is used to calculate the basis for the depreciation.
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