Review the rental interview section in the federal income section. Continue through the federal interview screen labeled "Was This Property Rented for All of 2017?".
Check the number of days that you listed the property as "Days rented at a fair rental value".
Then check to see if you entered an amount in the Personal use during the year. This number is usually blank or zero.
Instructions on this screen ask you to not include days you used it as your main home before (or after) renting it, if the unit was rented 12 months or more or will be in the future.
In the year you convert your property from personal use to a rental, the days you lived in the home as your primary residence prior to conversion do NOT count as personal use days.
In the year you convert your property from a rental to personal use, the days you lived in the home as your primary residence after the conversion do NOT count as personal use days.
If you enter a number of days in the personal use box, the program calculates as if this was a vacation home rental and allocates expenses, resulting in a lower allowed loss. I hope this helps.
