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There is no restriction against a short-term rental.   And I am not aware of anything the indicates a lease is a form of ownership [Edit: well, REALLY long term leases like 30+ years may have a form of ownership].  "Rent" and "lease" are the same thing, but "lease" is often used for longer-term rental situations.   For the original poster, I'm not sure who "the company" is, so I can't comment on that (my first impression is his client is paying for a leased vehicle and letting him use it, in which case I agree he can't use the Standard Mileage Rate).

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@AmeliesUncle wrote: @Opus 17 wrote: You can't use the standard mileage method for a vehicle you don't own.     Sure you can.  Publication 463 even has a paragraph about using it for a lease.   Although in many cases using Actual Expenses for a leased/rented car will have a better deduction.     OK, but I think of a lease as more of a form of ownership.  I don't think a short-term rental would qualify.  And the thread originally started with a taxpayer who was paying for gas for a vehicle they drove but where a different entity was the lessor. 

Sorry if this one is old & cold.   However, after casting about for a while, the only reference I can find in the Code, Regs and IRS publications appears to be in the  temporary passive activity loss regulations. ((1.469-1T(e)(3) provides in part at (ii) that:   (ii) Exceptions. For purposes of this paragraph (e)(3), an activity involving the use of tangible property is not a rental activity for a taxable year if for such taxable year—   The average period of customer use for such property is seven days or less   I note that this provision regarding short-term rentals applies for purposes of one paragraph of the passive activity loss limitation. I have cast about a great deal to find other IRS pronouncements that would indicate that the seven day rule applies more broadly, in such a way that short-term rental income would be reportable on Schedule C instead of Schedule E. That would certainly be true where services were provided, but I question whether that would be the case in a standard short-term rental (e.g., VRBO) context.   Can you provide some authority for your position in that regard?

@Opus 17 wrote: You can't use the standard mileage method for a vehicle you don't own.     Sure you can.  Publication 463 even has a paragraph about using it for a lease.   Although in many cases using Actual Expenses for a leased/rented car will have a better deduction.    

I don't understand your question.   Your MI state itemized deduction form lines 3a-3c calculates your state itemized deduction for taxes paid.  You can't deduct MI state income tax on your MI state return.   So line 3a asks for your total federal SALT deduction.  Line 3b asks you to list MI state income taxes.  Line 3c is your allowable MI SALT deduction.   For example, suppose on your federal return you deducted income tax from two states, say Mississippi and Alabama, because you worked in both states.  And you deducted some property taxes.  Your MI state income tax is not deductible in MI, so this calculation takes your federal deduction, substrates the state deduction for MI income tax, which allows you to deduct your AL income tax and your property tax on your MI state return.   I don't see any "credit" or any adjustment for the fact that you might have paid more than $10,000 of state taxes and be limited by the cap.

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Federal and state refunds come from completely separate entities.  There is no rule as to which one will come in first or how long it will be between their arrival in your account.   TurboTax gives you an estimated date for receiving your refund based on a 21 day average from your date of acceptance, but it can take longer.  “21 days”  is not a promise from TurboTax or the IRS.      First, check your e-file status to see if your return was accepted:  https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/efile-status-lookup/   Once your federal return has been accepted by the IRS, only the IRS has any control.  TurboTax does not receive any updates from the IRS. Your ONLY source of information about your refund now is the IRS.     You need your filing status, your Social Security number and the exact amount  (line 35a of your 2024 Form 1040) of your federal refund to track your Federal refund:    https://www.irs.gov/refunds   To track your state refund:     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/track-state-refund/L3jgO8PGs_US_en_US?uid=lt447ebr   If you chose to have your TurboTax fees deducted from your federal refund, that will take some extra time, while the third party bank handles the refund processing     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/refunds-take-longer-others/L14YlqFrH_US_en_US?uid=lexdr7zh . https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/irs-refund-taking-longer-21-days/L2vRAJbdU_US_en_US?uid=lexe7lst  

And....what are you trying to do----did you get a letter from IL that says you still owe tax for 2017?   It is far too late to file a 2017 IL to get a refund for that tax year.  TurboTax saves returns for seven years, so your 2017 return is gone if you prepared it using online TurboTax.   If you still need to prepare and file a 2017 IL return, you could get the 2017 form from the state to prepare by hand, or you could seek local paid tax help.   No refund will be paid; if you owe tax due for 2017 you will need to pay the amount shown on the tax form and then wait for the state to bill you for late filing and interest.       https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/state-taxes/contact-state-department-revenue/L9qVToi02_US_en_US?uid=m6e06um0  

Did you e-file your tax return and was it accepted? Only the IRS and your State control when and if a Federal or State tax refund is Approved and Issued.   You complete your tax return by finishing all 3 Steps in the File section. In Step 3, to e-file your tax return, you must click on the large button labeled "Transmit my returns now".   After completing the File section and e-filing your tax return you will receive two emails from TurboTax. The first email when your tax return was transmitted and the second email when the tax return has either been accepted or rejected.   Note - Once a tax return has been Accepted by the IRS or a State, TurboTax receives no further information concerning the tax return or the status of any tax refund.  Only the taxpayer listed on the tax return can obtain the status of a tax refund or a tax return.   To check the status of an e-filed return, open up your desktop product or log into your TurboTax Online Account. You can find your status within the TurboTax product. If accepted by the IRS use the federal tax refund website to check the refund status - https://www.irs.gov/refunds If accepted by the state use this TurboTax support FAQ to check the state tax refund status - https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/track-state-refund/L3jgO8PGs_...   After the tax return has been Accepted by the IRS (meaning only that they received the return) it will be in the Processing mode until the tax refund has been Approved and then an Issue Date will be available on the IRS website.   Call the IRS: 1-800-829-1040 hours 7 AM - 7 PM local time Monday-Friday

Duplicate post.  Please stick to one post to keep any answers together.   Your first post is  https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/turbotax-wrong-state-tax-calculations-terrible-support-looking-for-suggestion-on-next-step-in/00/3697317