How long did I stay in an RV?

I used an RV as lodging for a period of 4 months while administering my business at a remote location. I maintained a tax home and my primary income at another location.

How much depreciation can you take on a camper?

Even if you could take depreciation, you would be placing the property in service at its fair market value at the time, and then taking 1/3 of one year out of 27.5 years as the depreciation, or approximately 1% of its fair market value. @Hal_Al can you comment further?

Can a camper AC shut off on its own?

One can face varrying issues with camper AC’s like “the RV ac shuts off on its own”, or the AC turns ON and OFF repeatedly or sometimes the AC wont blow cold air at all. There can be issues with the thermostat, or the capacitor in the air conditioner. So, how do you identify and repair these issues?

Can a camper be deducted as a home mortgage?

The loan on a camper/mobile home can be deducted on schedule A as a home mortgage. Whether it is possible (or more advantageous) to deduct it as a work-related travel expense will depend on several factors. Is your husband a W-2 employee or self-employed (schedule C)?

What happens if the power goes out in an RV?

Or it can flow into a place where it is not supposed to flow, causing a “short,” and this excessive flow of current can burn out wires and appliances, or in the worst case cause a fire or injury. Because of these risks, the RV will have breakers or fuses to shut off power if anything goes wrong:

Why are some of the outlets on my RV not working?

After some discussion, Quinn reimbursed me for the inverter repair and batteries. Now I’ve discovered that some of the outlets on the 20A circuit won’t work with the inverter, but do work on shore or generator power. The microwave is on the 20A circuit and will work with all 3 power sources.

One can face varrying issues with camper AC’s like “the RV ac shuts off on its own”, or the AC turns ON and OFF repeatedly or sometimes the AC wont blow cold air at all. There can be issues with the thermostat, or the capacitor in the air conditioner. So, how do you identify and repair these issues?

Why is my power converter not working in my RV?

RV distribution center troubleshooting can show whether the electrical problem is in the wiring or the outlet itself or instead in the circuit breakers, which service the electrical system that feeds into your appliance. Who knows, the problem might be at the source in the campground or storage facility.