Converting fully rented duplex to owner-occupied duplex

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October 13, 2023
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I own a single family home that has been split into two units. When I first bought it, I rented out both units. After a few months, I converted one of the units into my primary residence. I am classifying the property as multi-unit and doing a Schedule E for each unit.

For the unit that was a rental the entire year, am I supposed to classify it as owner-occupied or not (since it wasn't at first)?

Can someone please help me understand how to handle depreciation, mortgage interest, and other deductions? I get that I need to allocate expenses, but I'm really confused about what TurboTax will auto allocate vs what I need to allocate manually.

Anonymous_

Level 15

TurboTax will do the allocation for you on the unit converted to personal use provided you enter the date it was converted.

If there is a distinct and separate unit that has always been use for rental purposes, it should be classified as such.

Critter-3

Level 15

If you did not enter the duplex as two separate depreciable assets when you started depreciating it then this will be a bit more difficult to complete. And on top of it you have to convert one unit to personal use which is something that the program will not do easily. I highly recommend you seek professional assistance for this return OR use the downloaded program so you can make the direct form entries you will need in the FORMS mode.