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

When will the sale of rental property section be ready for use in TurboTax Premium for Windows?

I had understood that this section would be ready by February 13th, but the application still says it is not ready, and it is Februrary 14th. I made sure that I have updated the software. The TurboTax Tax Form Availability list indicates that all the... read more

How do I write off a capitol loss without a 1099 form?

How do I write off a capital loss without a 1099B?

Rental Property Depreciation

I logged into Turbo Tax this morning 02/14/2026 and still no options for Rental Property Depreciation under the Rental Property Section. So I guessed they missed the 02/13/2026 date??? John OB

rental home sale

How to enter sale of rental home in held for 2 yearsturbo tax on desktop. I can't find form 4797 part III in form search?

its February 10th, how is rental income depreciation still not ready.

I keep receiving "Depreciation and amortization will be ready in february" when adding my rental. So far, I can't file my taxes because of that.

Federal and CA Taxation on RSU vested due to IPO after leaving US

Hello community, I worked for a startup in US for 2 years from beg of 2021 to end of 2022. I was awarded some rsu from the company and those got time vested while i was employed there, since company was private no tax was withheld in this timeframe. ... read more

I've been waiting to input info about the sale of rental property. I still get a message saying, "Depreciation and Amortization will be ready by Feb., but likely sooner."

I know they're "updating this section for latest tax laws," but now it's February. Any idea when it will be ready?

1099-misc

I received a very small passive income payment, <$50, from a book I wrote years ago and it was reported on a 1099-misc as a Royalty (Box2). I have not done any writing in about 5 years. I am having a very hard time getting this passive income entered... read more

I sold a rental property in 2025. TurboTax keeps telling me that Depreciation and Amortization will be ready by February, and I'm still waiting? When will it be ready?

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

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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

How to record airbnb arbitrage losses from STR rented less than 7 days on average when I RENT but don't OWN the property

I rent a property and airbnb it. Average length of stay for the year is less than 7 days so it qualifies as active participation and losses should offset W2 income. I don't see a way to enter this in turbotax so the losses can offset W2 income. Pleas... read more