Inside an RV park
See what gets built, what gets installed, and how a study classifies each asset.
Preparing your RV parkThe complete model loads before the walkthrough begins.
Preparing the model and materials…
That was a hypothetical RV park. Yours has its own purchase price and land split.
See the first-year deduction range a study would look for on your building.
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This is an illustrative $2.4 million, 18-site RV park with three rental cabins, not a study of any real property. Change the numbers to explore proportional allocations; a study determines actual asset costs.
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Fenlark Camp: every component and its recovery period
The fictional park operates 18 transient RV sites and three permanently founded, owner-owned rental cabins, all for business use. The tables below list every component this walkthrough builds, the recovery period it is assigned in this illustration, and its illustrative allocation.
illustrative scenario. A real study's allocation comes from the specific property's own records.
By recovery period
| Recovery period | Components | Illustrative amount | Bonus-eligible here |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-year | 5 | $133,000 | yes |
| 7-year | 1 | $14,000 | yes |
| 15-year | 12 | $973,000 | yes |
| 39-year (building) | 10 | $580,000 | no |
| Total allocated to depreciable property | 28 | $1,700,000 |
Component by component
| Component | Recovery period | Illustrative amount |
|---|---|---|
| Ice and water vendingThe integrated retail ice and water vending machine is removable 5-year equipment in this example. | 5-year | $45,000 |
| Cabin beds and seatingThe removable guest beds, sofas, tables and storage use the 5-year lodging-furniture class in this example. | 5-year | $36,000 |
| Guest laundry equipmentThe removable coin-operated washers and dryers use the 5-year service-equipment class in this example. | 5-year | $22,000 |
| Cabin kitchen appliancesThe removable kitchen appliances are assumed to use the 5-year equipment class in this example. | 5-year | $18,000 |
| Booking computer and paymentThe administrative computer and point-of-sale equipment use their 5-year classes in this example. | 5-year | $12,000 |
| Office desk and seatingThe administrative desk and chairs are assumed to use the 7-year office-furniture class in this example. | 7-year | $14,000 |
| Loop road and entry parkingThe internal loop road, arrival court and related grading use the 15-year schedule in this example. | 15-year | $220,000 |
| RV pads and cabin parkingThe individual RV pads and detached cabin parking are assumed to use the 15-year land-improvement schedule in this example. | 15-year | $160,000 |
| Campsite sewer hookupsThe owner-owned RV sewer connections and dump station are assumed to use the independent 15-year land-improvement schedule in this example. | 15-year | $125,000 |
| Campsite power pedestalsThe owner-owned electrical network supplies the RV pads rather than the buildings and is assumed to use the 15-year land-improvement schedule in this example. | 15-year | $120,000 |
| Campsite water hookupsThe owner-owned water lines serve the RV pads separately from the buildings and are assumed to use the 15-year land-improvement schedule in this example. | 15-year | $105,000 |
| Stormwater and swalesThe independent runoff swales, culverts and catch basins use the 15-year schedule in this example. | 15-year | $70,000 |
| Landscape beds and plantingThe installed planting beds and replaceable site landscaping use the 15-year schedule in this example. | 15-year | $40,000 |
| Retaining wallsThe detached site retaining walls use the 15-year land-improvement schedule in this example. | 15-year | $35,000 |
| Site fencing and gatesThe permanent site fences and controlled entry gate use the 15-year land-improvement schedule in this example. | 15-year | $30,000 |
| Picnic court and fire ringsThe detached surfaced picnic court and permanent ground-set fire rings use the 15-year schedule in this example. | 15-year | $25,000 |
| Site lights and camp signThe freestanding site lights and permanent ground-mounted entry sign use 15 years in this example. | 15-year | $25,000 |
| Anchored picnic tablesThe permanent timber picnic tables on embedded concrete bases are land improvements on 15 years in this example. | 15-year | $18,000 |
| Cabin walls and windowsThe permanent cabin walls, doors, windows and room partitions are assumed to use 39 years in this example. | 39-year | $170,000 |
| Bathhouse and office wallsThe service building walls, windows, doors and fixed reception counter are assumed to be part of the 39-year building in this example. | 39-year | $120,000 |
| Bathhouse plumbing fixturesThe fixed toilets, showers, sinks and general building water and waste connections are assumed to use 39 years in this example. | 39-year | $55,000 |
| Cabin floors and porchesThe permanent cabin foundations, floors and attached porches are assumed to be part of the 39-year lodging buildings in this example. | 39-year | $55,000 |
| Cabin bathroomsThe fixed cabin bathrooms, vanities and general plumbing are assumed to be part of the 39-year lodging buildings in this example. | 39-year | $45,000 |
| Bathhouse slab and floorsThe permanent bathhouse foundation, floors and tile are assumed to be part of the 39-year building in this example. | 39-year | $35,000 |
| Cabin and bathhouse roofsThe cabin and bathhouse roofs and high eave trim are assumed to be part of the 39-year buildings in this example. | 39-year | $35,000 |
| Cabin cabinets and countersThe built-in cabin kitchen cabinets and counters are assumed to be part of the 39-year buildings in this example. | 39-year | $25,000 |
| Building power and lightingThe ordinary building electrical supply, fixed lighting and protection alarms are assumed to use 39 years in this example. | 39-year | $20,000 |
| Building comfort HVACThe permanently installed comfort heating, cooling and ventilation are assumed to use 39 years in this example. | 39-year | $20,000 |