@Carl wrote:
That's actually the way I go, instead of trying to figure percentages.
If you enter percentages in the program, as suggested by @AmyC, that only has an impact on the asset and not the expenses (as using the property for personal purposes should).
For personal use of a rental property during the tax year, the personal use and rental use days should be entered into the program so that the rental expenses are split appropriately. Even then, the program does not split all expenses as it should.
Finally, note that, with respect to short-term rentals with no personal use, the IRS never has provided guidance regarding how to handle "idle days" (no personal use and no renters). My opinion would be those days count as rental use if the property was actually available for rent all year.
I'm going to page @AmeliesUncle for input on this last point.
