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Depreciation and Amortization not carried forward from previous years

ianm12 — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 04:04:02 GMT

Depreciation and Amortization is now showing that it's available under my rental property but all my previous depreciable assets that I started putting in 7 years ago do not show up. TT online is asking if I want to add assets (as new items) but does not seem to have the history of them from previous years. Anyone else seeing this? I'm using the "do it yourself" version on TT online, as I have done for a decade. These have always populated.

Re: Depreciation and Amortization not carried forward from previous years

PatriciaV — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 15:38:24 GMT

It's possible this is browser related. Please log out of TurboTax, refresh your browser, and clear your cookies and cache. Then restart your browser and log into TurboTax again. Or try a different browser.

You might also check to see if you have the Depreciation Report in your current year return. If you haven't paid yet, you can still check your list of forms to see if the report has been generated. The list of forms is found under Tax Tools in the left column. Choose Tools then Delete a Form. Scroll through the list and look for "Depr Report." Do not delete any forms. If the report is there, that supports the issue being browser related.

Your other option is to clear your current year return and start over. Before doing that, confirm that your 2024 tax return does show a Depreciation and Amortization Report. See How do I view, download, or print a prior-year tax return? for instructions on viewing your return.

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Re: Depreciation and Amortization not carried forward from previous years

ianm12 — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 15:16:03 GMT

I have tried these things and none of it brings back the history of my rental. Could it be the version of online turbotax? It is do it yourself premium.

Clearing browser data

Clearing browser data then clearing my return and starting over

Clearing browser data then clearing my return, saved last years return as a .tax file, loading it from the file

Installing a completely different browser, clearing my return, and starting over

Re: Depreciation and Amortization not carried forward from previous years

PatriciaV — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 17:44:00 GMT

Please clarify if all other information from the prior tax year is correct. Nothing else is missing? Did you need to re-enter information that should have been on the return automatically?

Re: Depreciation and Amortization not carried forward from previous years

ianm12 — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 19:05:13 GMT

Everything carried forward from last year except the rental property information. It didn't seem to remember that at all. I ended up biting the bullet and redoing all of it, including figuring out the past 7 years of depreciations for the various assets. Now I'm just waiting for the home energy credits/QMID issues to be fixed for my primary residence so I can finish.

Re: Depreciation and Amortization not carried forward from previous years

beyondthebox — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:48:31 GMT

None of my 2024 depreciation pulled forward. All from previous years. This is a huge issue I DO NOT expect that I have to manually fix things when I paid for the benefit of carrying forward information. This thread is a month old. WHAT IS THE STATUS??

Re: Depreciation and Amortization not carried forward from previous years

rickbutker — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:34:01 GMT

I am using TurboTax Home & Business Desktop version and I am having the same problem. Depreciation information is not carrying forward from 2024.

Re: Depreciation and Amortization not carried forward from previous years

ianm12 — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:18:24 GMT

As I said, for me everything from previous years carried forward except the rental property. None of that info carried forward. TT online didn’t even recognize the property itself. So I ended up recreating the property info and then redoing all of the depreciated assets based on their individual depreciation methods. I keep good records so it wasn’t crazy but like others have mentioned, the supposed benefit of TT is maintaining the records so I don’t have to redo it. I pulled my hair out trying all of the things a mentioned previously and none of that worked.

Re: Depreciation and Amortization not carried forward from previous years

PatriciaV — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 18:34:21 GMT

If you are using TurboTax Online, please review the PDF of your prior year return to confirm the Rental Property information is included. From Tax Home, scroll down and select Your tax returns & documents. Select the year you want and select Download/print return (PDF). This exercise is important to be sure TurboTax saved this information in your account.

If you are using TurboTax Desktop, save the current year return you have been working on. Then start a new return and transfer your prior year return again; save under a new name. Check Rental Properties under Federal Taxes (or Personal in Home & Business) to confirm the information transferred properly.

Please post your results to this thread.

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Re: Depreciation and Amortization not carried forward from previous years

ianm12 — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:19:12 GMT

Hi Patricia, it is definitely in my 2024 taxes filed through turbotax both shown in my Schedule E and form 4562 for depreciable assets. None of that information, or that I had a rental property at all, carried forward to 2025. I wonder if there is a bug somewhere, since it sounds like other people have the same issue.

Re: Depreciation and Amortization not carried forward from previous years

PatriciaV — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:48:44 GMT

Please check the 2024 Schedule E Worksheet for the rental that did not transfer to 2025 and confirm that Box H (Complete taxable disposition) is NOT checked.

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Re: Depreciation and Amortization not carried forward from previous years

ianm12 — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:19:50 GMT

Hi Partricia,

Can you be more specific? Schedule E does not have a box H. Which part of the form is it in? Part I, II, III, IV, or V?

Re: Depreciation and Amortization not carried forward from previous years

PatriciaV — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 19:03:49 GMT

TurboTax includes a worksheet for each rental property to record your entries. If you print/save your prior year return including all worksheets, you would then look for the "Schedule E Worksheet" for the property in question. Schedule E (IRS form) does not indicate if the property was marked "sold."

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