Can you expense septic costs from rental income?

[Patryk Prokopiuk]

I’m not sure if I’m asking the question correctly but if you have a rental and pay for the septic costs for your tenants (basically water included) when doing taxes can you use that as deductions/expense against the income from the rental income?

[David M.]

@Patryk Prokopiuk

You can deduct operating expenses.  Capital improvements should be depreciated.