RobertB4444
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Investors & landlords

Since you owned it 50/50 then you would just report it half on each tax return.  It won't make a difference whether or not you're in a community property state.  

 

You can convert the return that you have been filing over to a married filing separate return for one of you.  The other will have to start all over and enter the data as though it were brand new.

 

And you will need to change the ownership percentage to 50% on all of the rentals and properties that you enter and then when you enter the full expenses TurboTax will cut them in half for you.

 

If the house that was sold was a rental when it was sold then you will enter the sale through the rental real estate section of TurboTax.  If it had been converted to a personal residence then you will enter it through the "Sale of Home" section under "Less Common Income" at the bottom of the income section of your federal return.  

 

If you're entering it in the rental section the depreciation recapture is handled by the software.  If you're entering it into the sale of home section you will need to enter the amount of depreciation that the property had accumulated when you converted it from a rental.

 

@Jren25 

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