taxguyjames
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Converted a property from rental to personal use, and then back to rental again within the same year. How to enter this in Turbo Tax 2017?

The property was converted to a rental in 2016. In 2017, the property was available for rent from Jan 1 - Feb 28, and then converted to personal use from Mar 1 - Sept 30. Then, became a rental again from Oct 1.

In the questionnaire, I checked both boxes.

1. "I converted this property from personal use to a rental in 2017".

2. "I converted this property from a rental to personal use in 2017."

When I get to the depreciation section, I entered the following dates for the "disposition information".

Date of sale or disposition:  Apr 1, 2017

Date Acquired: The date the property was first purchased in 2015.

I was never asked about the date that the property was converted from personal back to rental again (Oct 1, 2017). And the depreciation is only calculated for Jan-Feb (no depreciation for Oct-Dec).

Where can I input the data for the conversion back to a rental on Oct 1?

The only way I can think of is to add it as second asset put into service on Oct 1, even though it's the same asset.