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You may not  need to delete the vehicle.  Try first to calculate the recapture, edit the asset, indicate that you disposed of it, enter the disposition date and TT should calculate the recapture gain (if any) for you. Section 179.   Recapture is the difference between what you expensed via 179 and what you would have depreciated under normal MACRS depreciation. and then recapture the Section 179 depreciation.

 

If actual expenses are claimed on a business vehicle, the Section 179 deduction, MACRS, and the special depreciation allowance must be recaptured if, during the recovery period, the business use of the vehicle drops to 50% or less. (ie. you sold your vehicle)  The recaptured amount is the excess of Section 179, MACRS, and the special depreciation allowance claimed versus what would have been allowed had MACRS straight-line depreciation been claimed for every year.

 

Here is a TurboTax article about section 179 recapture.