JulieS
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Business & farm

No, you don't need to make corrections, and definitely shouldn't do so in Forms.

 

As for your other questions:

 

 

  1. Yes, when you sell a rental property it is reported on Form 4797 to calculate the portion of the sale that is ordinary income (due to depreciation). 
  2. If your gain is larger than the amount that is ordinary income, the rest goes to Schedule D as long term capital gain, where it is netted with other gains and losses, so in most cases you will have a 4797 and Schedule D.
  3. When you sell your rental property, your passive losses from prior years are allowed in the year of the sale. This number is not limited to $3000, because it is a rental loss, not a capital loss. Also, because you sold the property, it is not a passive loss. 

This is a complex situation, so you should review the return until you are comfortable with it. Nothing you included in your question is unusual for the sale of a rental property where you had a lot of un-allowed rental losses in prior years. 

 

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