Yes. This would be a deductible rental expense. You can list it as "home security" under the miscellaneous rental expenses.
To enter this
transaction in TurboTax, log into your tax return and type "rental
(schedule e)" in the search bar then select "jump to rental (schedule
e)", TurboTax will guide you in entering this information.
Alternatively, To
enter this transaction in TurboTax Online or Desktop, please follow these
steps:
- Once you are in your tax
return, click on the “Federal Taxes” tab ("Business" tab in
TurboTax Home & Business)
- Next click on “Wages &
Income” ("Business Income and Expense" in TurboTax
Home & Business)
- Next click on “I’ll choose
what I work on” (jump to full list)
- Scroll down the screen until
to come to the section “Rental Properties and Royalties”
- Choose “Rental Properties and
Royalties” and select “start’ (or “update” is you have already worked on
this section)
Enter your rental
property information through the TurboTax guided questions (or edit your rental
property if it is already entered) until you come to a screen that is titled,
Your "rental property name" rental summary.
Select to edit your
rental expenses>I'll choose what I work on> click through several screen
until you get to one titled "any other expenses" - you can put the
total cost here with a description of "Home Security" (see
screenshot)
