Investors & Landlords Tax Forum Q&A

Investors & landlords

All About Rental Real Estate & Vacation Rentals

You’re in great company if you’re thinking about joining the rapidly expanding group of real estate investors. Whether you want the adventure of becoming a full-time landlord or simply looking to make a little extra cash by renting out a room - or yo... read more

Import not pulling in any stock transactions-Fidelity or Vanguard

Imported 1099's yesterday and there are no stock transactions for either my Fidelity or Vanguard account. I can see them on the 1099 that each account has published. Just talked to tech support and they said if the import didn't pull them in, the onl... read more

I own an Airbnb property in Florida. where should this for accelerated depreciation(cost segregation study)?

Primary Home. 1 bedroom Rented. How is this filed?

I live in my primary home, and I also rent out a room full-time (all year). The house is occupied by three people, me, my wife and the renter. So roughly 1/3rd of the property is used by the renter. I got a 1099K from an online service. How do I file... read more

TurboTax Desktop says tax forms obtained; but they're not. No error message. No help.

Some my Marcus and Fidelity accounts have tax forms available for download by Quicken. Going through the procedure, successfully authenticating, then getting a message saying the transfer was successful accomplishes nothing. Tax forms are not brought... read more

when will depreciation for rental properties be available for calculation?

UNABLE TO ENTER SALE OF RENTAL PROPERTY INFORMATION

I am using TURBOTAX PREMIER 2025. My rental property has been reported using TURBOTAX for many years as Sch E. It was sold in 2025 so in this 2025 tax reporting, I need to report this sale in the RENTAL PROPERTY SALE/ DEPRECIATION SECTION for that pr... read more

Second home mortgage

Last year we bought a condo <10miles from our primary home. The condo is a retirement home for my in laws. I'm wondering if I can deduct the following items for the condo:1. Any purchase related expenses2. Mortgage interest payments3. Property taxes4... read more

State download was different that selected

I recently filed my taxes for 2025 using the desktop version of TurboTax Premier. My license allowed for one free State download, and I used CA.I then had to migrate everything over to a new computer, when my original computer started having problems... read more

Rental - Removal of Mobilehome - Didn't rent in year 2025

Selected the rental property. Selected "edit". Select "no" property wasn't rented in 2025. Check mark, "I did not rent, nor attempt to rent. this property at all in 2025." It then said, "Since the property was not a rental at all in 2025, you should ... read more

Can we click "Sold, dispose of" on Mobilehome-rental over 30 years. No longer renting it. Own land. Will be left in place until can be disposed of. How to handle?

We are discontinuing the rental of this mobile home. It will either sit in place or be disposed of at some time-not sold but demo. No longer rentable.

Form 4562 Special Depreciation Allowance Error

Getting this error on all my assets: Form 4562 Depreciation Options - Asset Entry Worksheet (Asset Name): Qualified Prop 100% & 50% should be blank. This asset is not qualified property for the special depreciation allowance. All these assets are car... read more

I earned $21.00 on royalties for a book. Do I need to declare this small amount?

How do I declare $21.00 for book royalties?

How add capital gain distributions from a mutual fund

How enter capital gain distributions form a mutual fund

Sch E property tax question - conversion to rental

I converted a home I own from a residence to a rental halfway through 2025. My property tax bill for the year is payable in either December or January. I understand that if I pay it in December, I would deal with it on my 2025 return and apportion th... read more