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June 3, 2019
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My wife and I started an LLC to purchase a rental property in 2018. What is the best prep product to use. Is Turbotax Business needed or will Turbotax Premier work?

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Best answer by DavidD66

It depends.  If you and wife are both members of the LLC, you will have to use TurboTax Business and file Form 1065 - Partnership Return.  If you only one of you is a member (sole owner) the you are considered "a Disregarded Entity" by the IRS.  In this case, you can file as a part of your personal return using TurboTax Premier, Online or Desktop.  I prefer the Desktop version for rental properties because of the Forms mode.

Please Note:  TurboTax Business is a Desktop Program, that you install/download to your hard drive.  It is only available for Windows.

See the following for more information:

TurboTax Business

TurboTax Desktop Products Comparison

TurboTax Online Products Comparison




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DavidD66Answer
Level 15
June 3, 2019

It depends.  If you and wife are both members of the LLC, you will have to use TurboTax Business and file Form 1065 - Partnership Return.  If you only one of you is a member (sole owner) the you are considered "a Disregarded Entity" by the IRS.  In this case, you can file as a part of your personal return using TurboTax Premier, Online or Desktop.  I prefer the Desktop version for rental properties because of the Forms mode.

Please Note:  TurboTax Business is a Desktop Program, that you install/download to your hard drive.  It is only available for Windows.

See the following for more information:

TurboTax Business

TurboTax Desktop Products Comparison

TurboTax Online Products Comparison




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