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rental expense

During 2001 I used my house as the primary residence for the first 205 days.  I rented out the house for 133 days.  I input personal day use as 0, rental day use as 133.  When I entered the expense amount of $10,829 it is  for 133 days, the rental period only.  Turbo Tax calculated the rental expense as $6,808.  Turbo tax calculates  management fee as 100% and other expense is pro rated automatically.

 

1) Why is Turbo Tax's calculation different from the expense I entered?

2) I input personal days use as 0.  Is that correct?  I also input personal days use as 205.  Turbo Tax still gets $6,808 either way.

3) Can someone walk me through to solve this problem?

4) Do I need to enter Schedule E?