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Returning Member
posted Mar 10, 2022 9:51:47 AM

Why does 2019 TT calculate share of different expenses differently for a vacation rental which has personal use? Shouldn't the share of expenses should be consistent?

I came across this while reviewing carryover from 2019.
Examples (percentage should be 71%)
maintenance:  $3637 total / $1086 allowed (wrong)
taxes:                 $1522 / 1083 (correct)
depreciation:   $1066 (after share calculation) / $0 filed

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Expert Alumni
Mar 13, 2022 5:44:38 PM

Vacation rental expenses are limited by income.  Here is how the IRS puts that-

 

If you use the dwelling unit for both rental and personal purposes, you generally must divide your total expenses between the rental use and the personal use based on the number of days used for each purpose. You won't be able to deduct your rental expense in excess of the gross rental income limitation (your gross rental income less the rental portion of mortgage interest, real estate taxes, casualty losses, and rental expenses like realtors' fees and advertising costs). However, you may be able to carry forward some of these rental expenses to the next year, subject to the gross rental income limitation for that year. If you itemize your deductions on Schedule A (Form 1040), Itemized Deductions, you may still be able to deduct your personal portion of mortgage interest, property taxes, casualty losses, and rental expenses from federally declared disasters on that schedule.

 

Here is the original IRS topic.

Returning Member
Mar 14, 2022 1:33:40 PM

I knew all that, but as I said, it seems TT is not calculating the share of expenses consistently.  Also, the carryover seems wrong.

 

   personal use34 
   rental use84 
   percentage71.19% 
IRS Categoriesactualallowablefiledpercentage as filed 
      
cleaning & maintenance$3,637.00$2,589.05$1,086.0029.86% 
insurance$397.00$282.61$119.0029.97% 
repairs$6.00$4.27$2.0033.33% 
supplies$427.00$303.97$128.0029.98% 
taxes$1,522.00$1,083.46$1,083.0071.16% 
utilities$2,453.00$1,746.20$733.0029.88% 
other$170.00$121.02$4,369.002570.00%this is listed as carryover from Sched E in the "Additional Information" form, but it doesn't appear on form 8252.
depreciation$1,006.00$716.14$0.000.00% 
Total $6,846.71$7,520.00expenses as filed _exactly_ equal income 
      
carryover     
other indirect expenses  $51.00  
vacation home c/o in "Additional Information"  $4,318.00