Instead, you would claim the
annual depreciation of this asset, based on the asset class designated by the CRA (just look at the schedules provided by the CRA to determine what class the asset belongs to and then make the calculation accordingly).
When you consider that, along with the
likely depreciation of the asset and excessive rental supply in many of the turnkey areas it's prudent for investors to proceed with caution.
So you can deduct
the depreciation of the asset from your business's income, which would then get passed on to your personal taxes (reducing the profit from your business).
But remember, the CRA also lumps all capital costs —
the depreciation of assets — into one lump sum.
Depreciation of an asset can reduce your basis.
This is similar to
the depreciation of any asset, with the difference being that the depreciation comes in spurts, like the time decay of an option.
The classification of assets can become much more complicated because sometime separate property commingles with marital property and becomes jointly owned, because the determination of the DOS (Date of Separation) varies from one jurisdiction to another and because of the appreciation and
depreciation of assets.
It does not include the financial losses as a result of time out of work,
depreciation of assets, etc..