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Level 1
February 26, 2026
Question

Turbo Tax for Home & Business ( Mac) Regarding Utility Expenses Screen

  • February 26, 2026
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Is this a programing error, or am I the only one with a Rental that has this issue?  

There are two choices for this screen

 "I know my total utility expenses"  -

         Only allows me to put in the sum total for all my Rental Utilities ( not the perfered, I like to itemize for each ( Gas, water, electricity,)

     Will not allow me to double click to itemize 

"I have a list of utility expenses and I want TurbolTax to add it for me" 

    The options are  Description, months paid, Amount per Month. 

Question Who pays the SAME amount for Electricity or Gas or Water each month. 

Why don't you include a 4th column allow me to manually input Total paid that year, for each utility ? 

    1 reply

    Level 6
    February 28, 2026

    Yes, TurboTax provides one line for Utilities, same as the IRS Schedule E, Line 17.

     

    If you want to break down your Utilities, you can list some of them separately on the four lines provided for Other / Miscellaneous Expenses (19 a through d), if you haven't already used them.

     

    If you have suggestions for future enhancements to the program, you can submit them the next time you complete a Survey after filing or after a customer service experience.

     

    See this TurboTax tips article for more information about rentals.