topic Turbo Tax program on rental properties in Investors & landlords

Turbo Tax program on rental properties

Janet W — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 04:22:00 GMT

On rental property. I am on this section where it asked

Should (my name) be treated as part of a combined business?

I can not unclick the round button that says this business is independent of any other activity. (it is not. I like it combined with my other property)

It is part of another rental property that I already reported on the previous screen.

It says above it that if the business havent been entered yet, report this as its own business & then select this business later when your enter the related business. Like I said I had already entered the business in the previous screen. This is the second property.

Please help

Preparing my own taxes is getting more complicated each year

Re: Turbo Tax program on rental properties

PatriciaV — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 14:03:31 GMT

Did you report the other property as an independent business? If not, return to that property and change your selection. Then edit the second property to see if you can now combine the two.

Re: Turbo Tax program on rental properties

Janet W — Mon, 25 Mar 2024 21:51:07 GMT

Sorry, It took me a while to get back with you.

I have always reported the 2 condo as one business. The first few screens I reported as a combine business.

The screen says select the enterprise this property belong to. So I picked the other property that I want it to be combined as one. a few screens later it asked (should the enterprise 1 be treated as part of a combined business) The circle that says this business is independent of any other activities was selected. I can not deselect it. Not sure what to do.

Thanks

Janet

Re: Turbo Tax program on rental properties

PatriciaV — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 13:46:57 GMT

You may need to reset the questions regarding QBI Safe Harbor that appear after you click "Done with Rental Property" from the Rental Summary page.

On the page "Let's see if you're eligible for the QBI safe harbor," there are options for No, Yes (this property only), and Yes, for an enterprise. While troubleshooting this section, you might check "No" until you are sure you can change the other choices. Then see if this allows you to link the two properties as an enterprise.

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