In case you do not have X here are the comments received.
- By bonus depreciating the entire asset, you will take your basis to zero.You could still put it in a trust, but you will not receive any additional deduction
- 12 years tax prep experience here. The only way I can see that happening is high buy the gas station, take the deduction next year on your taxes, and then talk to
@markkohler
about the Charitable Remaindet Trust and what it can be used and for what purpose. His firm does dozens of them a year.
- There are special rules here. You can get a charitable deduction for the donation to CRT but are subject to income reduction (reduced benefits) for the recapture that is tagged to that property. Contributions of depreciable property to CRTs come with baggage