Investors & landlords

Your questions are repeated here for your convenience. Instructions will be listed below for TurboTax to assist you in the best entry method (using Step-by-Step instead of Forms).

Just to recap:

1. its okay to leave the refi fees in the cost basis. - Yes, you can leave them in the basis.

2. Mark the date relinquished in TT2019 for both the relinquished property and the refi fees. Correct.

3. The Depreciation of the relinquished prop and the refi fees will continue on into TT2020, as if both still exist. Yes.

4.  A new asset will be created in TT2020 corresponding to the Cash added to buy the exchange property. Correct.

When you have your TurboTax return open you can use the following steps to update the original assets for the exchange.

1. First use the Search (upper right) > Type rentals > Press enter > Click on the Jump to... link
2. Continue until you reach the Rental and Royalty Summary > Edit
3. Scroll to Assets/Depreciation > Click Update > Select 'Yes' I want to go directly to my asset summary > Continue
4. Edit beside each asset > Continue to the "Tell Us More About This Rental Asset
5. Select the checkbox beside 'This item was sold, retired, .... traded in ....etc. > enter the date it was traded (sold/retired)
6. Answer the question about whether it was 100% business > Enter the date it was placed in service (may be purchase date or later depending on your circumstances)
7. Continue to the screen 'Confirm Your Prior Depreciation'
   • The amount displayed is only for prior years and does not include the current year. 
   • Continue until you see the current year amount displayed and make a note to add the two amounts together for the Section 1031 like kind exchange.
8. This completes the asset portion of the trade.

Next you will complete the like kind exchange, Form 8824 (Section 1031 exchange):

1. Use the Search (upper right) > Type like kind > Press enter > Click on the Jump to... link
2. Select the checkbox beside 'Any additional like-kind exchanges (section 1031)' > Continue
3. Complete the information for the 'Real estate given up'  and 'Like-Kind Property Given Up' > Continue
4. Name the event > Continue > Complete the information for the 'Like-kind property received'
5. If you did not give unlike property in the exchange click 'No' and  continue past these screens, if 'Yes' answer the questions.
6. Enter any exchange expenses (sales expenses) > Continue to see your deferred gain.

Go back to your rental activity and then enter the new assets with the exact same information as the property given up with a new name, but with the same date placed in service for all assets that are part of the exchange.

Enter a new asset for any buy up/added cash in the exchange including the purchase/selling expenses you paid in the trade. The new asset will begin depreciation on the completion date of the trade/like kind exchange.