topic Car and Truck Worksheet, disposition, Part VII Lines 51 and 52 in Business & farm

Car and Truck Worksheet, disposition, Part VII Lines 51 and 52

Sean1010 — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 04:38:50 GMT

I am running into what appears to be a common error, but unable to find a clear answer. I've searched for hours and I've removed and re-entered the information several times.

I'm calculating the disposition of a vehicle that was used for business and placed into service in 2021, where I took a section 179 deduction. For 2022, I didn't take an additional deduction. In 2023, I sold the vehicle which was a heavy SUV. I took actual vs standard mileage rate for both years and business usage remained the same (~75%).

Section VI - Vehicle depreciation Information is as follows
33a - Total cost when acquired 59,669
33b - FMV when placed in service 55,369

34 - Section 179 Expense = 40,973

I get to Section VII - Disposition of Vehicle

44 - Sales Price = 50,000

46 - Sec 179 Deduction Allowed = 40,973

51 - Depreciation allowed or allowable = 40,973 (error)
- Error states: Depreciation cannot exceed business basis

52 - AMT Depreciation allowed or allowable = 40,973 (error)
- Question: Do I leave this blank or do I place what was in section 46 and 51?

All the help section references is standard mileage rate. Please help

Re: Car and Truck Worksheet, disposition, Part VII Lines 51 and 52

KrisD15 — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 03:38:50 GMT

The problem is that the Section 179 deduction is limited to the percentage of business use.

If you took a Section 179 deduction of 40,973 the first year on a vehicle with a basis of 55,369, you claimed the business use was around 74%.

In order to make the TurboTax program accept that, you must enter mileage for the vehicle for 2023 so that the business miles are 74% or more of the total miles driven.

Re: Car and Truck Worksheet, disposition, Part VII Lines 51 and 52

Rudy2019 — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 22:11:41 GMT

KrisD15,

Your answer solved my problem. Even though my vehicle is 100% business use and I don't have to track mileage, I had to insert the beginning year odometer and sale date odometer to stop getting TurboTax errors on Schedule C Part VII Line 51 and line 52.

THANKS!