"Putting in a false start date of 10/10 /15 then forces me to show a prior depreciation less than my actual prior depreciation to get an accurate annual depreciation."
No, as I said above, use the fake 10/10/15 date and leave the "prior depreciation" BLANK. The program should calculate the proper current year depreciation. You will just need to make some adjustments for the year it is sold (or the last year of the Recovery Period).
