topic Same in Deductions & credits

Our home office is deducting our full real estate taxes paid? I already entered them in the property tax section? it looks like it is Doubling the real estate taxes paid?

jj466 — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 12:18:52 GMT

You should claim your real estate tax as a home office ex...

Marketstar — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 12:18:54 GMT

You should claim your real estate tax as a home office expense-TurboTax will do the math and carry over and populate your Schedule A, itemized deduction property tax.

So, once you have entered your home office property tax, do not enter it again.

The property tax and real estate portion is 1st in walkin...

jj466 — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 12:18:55 GMT

The property tax and real estate portion is 1st in walking thru Turbo tax so I can't add it to my home office first. Do I need to take if off in the property tax/real estate section?

If you have entered your property tax as an itemized dedu...

Marketstar — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 12:18:56 GMT

If you have entered your property tax as an itemized deduction, delete it, and enter the property tax as a home office expense.

I also had this happen to me and doubled my property tax...

sav0808 — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 12:18:58 GMT

I also had this happen to me and doubled my property tax as well. Actually I'm surprised that turbo tax did not pick this up as an error and allowed the system to double it. There should be some flag that says you can only enter one time, once as an itemized deduction and once as a home office expense. This seems incorrect to even allow this to happen.

The step-by-step leads you through the software and creat...

Anonymous — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 12:19:00 GMT

The step-by-step leads you through the software and creates this issue. Given how many people are encountering this doubling of their real estate deductions, you would think this would require a fix to the software.

I had the same issue.

nmlmama — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 12:19:02 GMT

I had the same issue.

Same here! Fix it TurboTax.

roberts-nt — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 12:19:03 GMT

Same here! Fix it TurboTax.

ditto

barfarf — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 12:19:05 GMT

ditto

Same

fiefamily — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 12:19:07 GMT

Same

TT should design the software to only require data to be...

phandl — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 12:19:09 GMT

TT should design the software to only require data to be entered once, i.e. "A". If data is computed because in another schedule "A" is used to determine a portion of "A" then the program should collect where "A" was entered and bring the value forward and used to compute the fraction that is required. The program should then adjust the figures where total amounts were entered and compute the new figures. If the user files the forms in reverse order or what ever order they so desire TT should be smart enough by checking applicable entries if boxes contain dollar amounts and warn the user that a possible double entry was made. A simpler way would be to provide instructions from when the user launches the program a logical flow diagram on how TT expects the user to fill out the forms. Yes it will make TT a bit more complicated for some people but errors must be avoided. I hope I got my point across.

I agree wholeheartedly. This should not happen. Find a fi...

mleztaxes — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 12:19:09 GMT

I agree wholeheartedly. This should not happen. Find a fix, Intuit! Please!

this is preventing me from filing. PLEASE advise what to...

laconetta — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 12:19:11 GMT

this is preventing me from filing. PLEASE advise what to do, Turbo Tax

Re: You should claim your real estate tax as a home office ex...

HANYU — Sun, 09 Feb 2020 02:49:11 GMT

AFTER THE LINE FOR THE TAX DEDUCTION THERE IS THE LINE EXCESS TAX. HOW DO I ANSWER THAT?

Re: The property tax and real estate portion is 1st in walkin...

DMarkM1 — Sun, 09 Feb 2020 14:47:37 GMT

If you are referring to excess real estate taxes questions in the home office deduction area, that is real estate taxes you paid but have not taken the deduction for elsewhere on your return.

For example, if you paid real estate taxes but are not itemizing deductions. You would answer "Yes" you have excess real estate taxes and put the amount of taxes you paid in the box.

Another example is, you itemized deductions, but your real estate tax deduction was limited. Any real estate taxes you paid above the limit that apply to your home office location would be entered as excess.

Re: this is preventing me from filing. PLEASE advise what to...

llhov — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 19:12:19 GMT

I had to put $0 in the property taxes section under the personal tab for it to "go away" and have the correct amount - hope its correct 😕

Re: this is preventing me from filing. PLEASE advise what to...

AmyC — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 19:31:08 GMT

You should not enter anything under Property Tax in the Deductions and Credits section if you are entering it in your business with your home office. If you put a zero, the program will do the math and add it for you.

@llhov

Re: You should claim your real estate tax as a home office ex...

SIRailway — Tue, 10 Mar 2020 14:41:01 GMT

If I enter my home office real estate taxes paid for the entire home, the instructions indicate I should enter the same amount for the home office only expenses. Is that correct?

Re: You should claim your real estate tax as a home office ex...

MayaD — Tue, 10 Mar 2020 14:56:00 GMT

Enter your property tax in the Home Office and TurboTax will then automatically calculate how much of this taxes can be deducted for your home office. It will also add any remaining interest to Schedule A.

Re: You should claim your real estate tax as a home office ex...

SIRailway — Tue, 10 Mar 2020 15:44:06 GMT

Thanks, but that was not what I asked.

TT seems to be instructing me to enter my total 2019 property taxes paid on both the page that summarizes the expenses for the entire home as well as the page that summarizes expenses for the home office only.

Is that correct?