topic Which version of Turbo Tax for rental depreciation? in Investors & landlords

Which version of Turbo Tax for rental depreciation?

Mark_NC — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:08:05 GMT

What's the correct version of Turbo Tax to report rental depreciation? I've been using Premier but I don't see where to enter it.

Re: Which version of Turbo Tax for rental depreciation?

Carl — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 17:07:08 GMT

Premier desktop has all you need for rental property. I "think" the online version does too. But since I don't use online I can't be 100% sure. However, if you can enter "ANY" rental information in Premier Online, then it has "EVERYTHING" you need, including the section for Assets/Depreciation.

If you filed SCH E last year on the same property, and if you imported the data from last year's return, there's no need to "enter depreciation" the 2nd year. The data is imported from last year and the program figures the depreciation for you. However, I most certainly recommend things be confirmed. For the desktop version of the program where you see things listed for entering rental income, rental expenses, etc. listed on that same screen is "Assets/Depreciation" and it's there where all the asset information and depreciation data is. Typically, the only reason you have to "do" anything in that section is if you acquired, converted or disposed of an asset.

Re: Which version of Turbo Tax for rental depreciation?

SantinoD — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 17:15:21 GMT

You are correct, TurboTax Premier will guide you in entering your Rental income and expenses. Depreciation lets you deduct the "used up" part of an asset's cost year after year until the entire cost is used up or you no longer own it. It provides for wear and tear or obsolescence of the property or asset. So follow the flow of the questions and TurboTax will make sure you are adding information for depreciation.

To start entering your Rental Income and Expenses follow the steps below:

Open or continue your return, if you haven’t already
Locate the Search bar in the upper right of your screen. Search for rentals and select the Jump to link at the top of the search results
Answer Yes to the question Did you have any income from rentals or royalties?
On the next screen, Let's see if you're a real estate professional, select any options that apply to you.
On the screen What are you here to report?, select Rental property and Continue
- If you have more than one rental property to report, no problem—just start with one, and we’ll come back to the other one(s) later
On the following screens, we'll ask you to enter all the info we need about your rental property, including a description of the property, your rental income, any expenses and assets, and other less common situations about your rental
When you reach the Here’s your rental property info screen, double-check the info you entered to make sure everything is accurate and that you haven’t left anything out
Once you’ve entered all your info, you’ll be taken to the Your income and expenses screen
- If you have more rentals to enter, scroll down to Rental Properties and Royalty Income (Sch E) and select Edit/Add next to this line
- On the Your 2022 rentals and royalties summary screen, select Add another rental or royalty
- From here, follow these instructions again, starting with Step 5, and repeat until you’ve entered all your rental income

Re: Which version of Turbo Tax for rental depreciation?

Mark_NC — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 17:19:01 GMT

That’s a detailed response. Thank you. But I don’t see the word depreciation anywhere? I’ll read again.

Re: Which version of Turbo Tax for rental depreciation?

Anonymous_ — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 17:35:35 GMT

@Mark_NC wrote:

...... I don’t see the word depreciation anywhere?

You will see a section similar to the one in the screenshot below @Mark_NC