Schedule e worksheet, lines 5 - 19: how/why are some expenses included in column c (and included in total expenses, line 20) while others are (only) moved to column d?

[szkarlr]

I would like to know what drives that difference.  For example, Cleaning and Maint is not included in column c, so those expenses do not get included in line 20, total expenses. 

[Anita01 · Accepted solution]

Losses on vacation homes are limited by the time used for personal vs. rental time.  Expenses are taken in an IRS specified order.  Once you've deducted enough expenses in that specific order to incur a loss, additional expenses  which apply only to rental use are not allowed.

[szkarlr]

Thank-you.  Is there a publication/website that describes the "specific order" that the expenses are taken (I don't see that info in the Schedule E instructions)?  And are excluded expenses "gone", or do they become part of a carryover that could be used in later years?