Noun. 1. specific heat-the heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance one degree centigrade. heat, heat energy-a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature. 1  Facebook.
You begin to depreciate your property when you place it in service for use in your trade or business or for the production of income. You stop depreciating property either when you have fully recovered your cost or other basis or when you retire it from service, whichever happens first.
Asker's rating. Report Abuse. On the sale of rental property you need to deduct any amount depreciated from the initial cost basis. On the other side, any capital improvements you have done to the property needs to be added to the initial cost basis.sker's rating. Report Abuse. On the sale of rental property you need to deduct any amount depreciated from the initial cost basis. On the other side, any capital improvements you have done to the property needs to be added to the initial cost basis.