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posted Feb 1, 2023 2:28:04 PM

Car no longer used for business

My business is no longer functional and my car is now 100% personal. It was actually always less than 50% Business use. On the section where I used to enter milage expense, I am entering 0 miles . When the program does error check it keeps wanting me to enter business miles, there are zero business miles. The program wanted this section filled out even though I specifically checked the box for zero business use in 2022.

How do I get the program to let me past this point.

Using Home&Business

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3 Replies
Expert Alumni
Feb 1, 2023 2:39:51 PM

You need to dispose of the car.  Since you converted it to personal use for this calendar year then it is sold for zero dollars on January 1.

 

@Dustman49

Level 1
Feb 13, 2023 9:15:41 AM

Same problem with Turbotax deluxe. After disposing of the car on 1/1/22, it still requires non-zero on car and truck expense worksheet, line 6a.

Expert Alumni
Feb 13, 2023 9:42:52 AM

Since you disposed of the vehicle on 1/1/22 you must also show line 5c of your Car & Truck Expenses Worksheet as a 0 as well as line 6a.

 

To change this in TurboTax Desktop Deluxe you can follow these steps:

  1. Within your tax return use the Forms icon in the upper right of the screen to switch to Forms mode
  2. Scroll down on the left menu and select Car & Truck Expenses Worksheet
  3. In the preview pane, change both lines 5c and 6a to 0 and leave line 6b blank
  4. Use the Step-by-Step icon in the upper right to switch back and continue entering/reviewing your returns

@chas2286