Turbotax premier 2018 is not letting me use depreciation method that the CPA used on last year return

[Doc2]

For my depreciation schedule, the CPA added new depreciation assets in 2017.

One is $4905 cost basis, he took the SDA, and then is depreciating the remainder as 150DB HY over 27.5 years.

Another is $5795 cost basis, took the SDA, and is depreciating the rest as 200DB HY over 27.5 years.

This is apparently not a legitimate combo in TurboTax. When I choose Other asset type and choose Residential 27.5 yr property, it does not allow me to check SDA or neither 150DB nor 200DB options. The only allowable methods are SL and ADS.

How do I file my return at this point?

[Coleen3 · Accepted solution]

You will probably have to amend 2017. The special depreciation allowance is not allowed for rental real property which is the only asset that can be depreciated over 27.5 years.

If he was depreciating an appliance, it's useful life is not 27.5 years but 5 years.

Please see appliance under 5 year property and other assets in the screenshots below.

[Doc2]

Seems like he filed it incorrectly.

Is there any problem with changing the depreciation method by an amended return? Changing depreciation method requires approval by irs? But amending an incorrect return the year after should be ok?

One is concrete patio, other is hard flooring throughout the whole house. It seems like 27.5 years is ok for the recovery period?

Thanks! In the future doing this myself seems to be easiest.

[Coleen3]

Yes, the improvement is an integral part of the home, so 27.5 years is appropriate. It was hard to tell whether or not it was an appliance with the price given. You are not really changing the depreciation method. You are correcting a mistake.