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e_ripp

Question

I'm unable to access my 1040 Schedule E for editing. I can edit all other forms without issue. Anyone else having trouble with the Schedule E?

Forum|Forum|5 years ago
February 20, 2021
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mesquitebean

Employee

@ e_ripp asked: "I'm unable to access my 1040 Schedule E for editing. I can edit all other forms without issue. Anyone else having trouble with the Schedule E?"

We don't know what exactly you are wanting to edit on Schedule E. And it's not clear what you mean by "unable to access" the Schedule E. Underneath your question is says you are using "Online Premier". In the Online editions you cannot directly edit any form, since there is no Forms Mode.

Or did you indicate the wrong product when you asked this question? Are you instead using desktop software (CD/download) and referring to editing forms in Forms Mode?

If so, in the desktop product you cannot directly edit Schedule E in Forms Mode. You make any direct edits on the Schedule E Worksheet, which then flows to Schedule E.

NOTE: You have to be careful when making direct entries/edits in Forms Mode. There are sometimes complex interactions between forms and worksheets. Normally it's best to make entries/edits in the interview Step-by-Step Mode unless it's a simple edit, in which case Forms Mode can be handy. Forms Mode is also handy for troubleshooting.

If it turns out that you are indeed using Online TurboTax, we can tell you how to edit the information that flows to Schedule E once you clarify.

mortonssalt2010

I'm also having trouble modifying the responses to Schedule E. I'm using the online software and just prior to filing I was prompted to enter the City for one of my properties (I have three). I couldn't tell which Property it was referring to so I guessed and now I have incorrect information on Schedule E. Does anyone know how to modify the City and Zip code information on this form?

mesquitebean

Employee

@ mortonssalt2010 wrote:
I'm also having trouble modifying the responses to Schedule E. I'm using the online software and just prior to filing I was prompted to enter the City for one of my properties (I have three). I couldn't tell which Property it was referring to so I guessed and now I have incorrect information on Schedule E. Does anyone know how to modify the City and Zip code information on this form?

I'll assume these are rental properties as opposed to royalty properties. Here's how to edit the address for a rental property prior to filing. If you don't know which property it changed, you may have to look at all three.

Open your return, and in the left column click on Federal tab, then at the top click on Wages & Income.
You'll likely then get a summary screen titled Your Income.
Scroll down to Rental Properties and Royalties and click the EDIT button.
The next screen should be a Summary screen that shows all of your rental properties. Choose one and click EDIT.
The next screen should say "Here's (property name) rental property info"
The very next line on that screen should say "Rental property info" and have an EDIT button. Click that.
The next screen should say "Review your rental property info."
In the first section titled "General info", under the displayed Address will be a blue Edit link.
On the next screen make the changes and keep going forward (Continue button).
It will then take you back to the "Review your rental property info" screen, and you should see the address has changed.
If everything else is correct on that screen, scroll down to the bottom and click "Looks good."

marco5

I heard there are 70 other customers that are having the same problem. They gave me a trouble report.

it is: INV-10043

Every time I try and hit the add/edit button for rental and royalty income, the system kicks back a "we hit a snag" alert and to repeats "try back later"

mesquitebean

Employee

@marco5 wrote:
I heard there are 70 other customers that are having the same problem. They gave me a trouble report.
it is: INV-10043

Every time I try and hit the add/edit button for rental and royalty income, the system kicks back a "we hit a snag" alert and to repeats "try back later"

So you have already been talking to Customer Support? Is that where you got the info above? If you don't get any suggestions in this user community forum that help, then you'll need to keep talking to the folks at TurboTax Support. Since you mentioned browsers, I assume you are using Online TurboTax. If they don't come up with a solution, then switching to the desktop product "might" solve it, but I have no way of knowing. It's possible to download your *.tax2020 data file you started online and continue it in a desktop product without starting over if you wanted to switch. If so, I would recommend Premier or higher with that many properties.)

I don't know what the number of properties/number of Schedules E limit is in Online TurboTax or the desktop product.

I'm going to ask someone familiar with rental properties to look at your comments to see if he has a suggestion when he is next in the forum.

@Carl11_2 Do you have any suggestion for this user who has 43 rental properties and trying to use Online TurboTax but getting the "we hit a snag" message and can't edit/update the property info from 2019?

And do you know how many Schedules E one can enter in both the Online and desktop products?

Thanks!!

Carl11_2

Employee

From what I've been told over the last several years, the program, both online and desktop can handle a maximum of 15 SCH E's, which is a combined total of 45 rental properties and royalty properties combined.

If you have more than 45 rentals/royalties combined, you can do what is referred to as an "aggregation" of 2 or more properties under a single column of the SCH E. Doing that has it's pros and cons though. I can help with that, if needed.

marco5

it won't allow me to edit my previous year's rental properties. Obviously, the income and expenses of those properties need to be changed from their 2019 levels, to 2020 amounts...rents and expenses change from year to year.

marco5

bad news...if they haven't been able to fix the glitch by now, they will never be able to

marco5

I have 43 rental properties....

I heard the maximum is 45, so I should be fine

I have changed browsers, cleared cookies and cache, and everything in between.

still nothing works..

need help

pmeadowbrook

I can access page 2 of my schedule C but I can't find page 2 in my forms list (I'm using the download software).When I hit quick zoom on page two to go to page 1 I get a message to add a copy and when I select that option the program does not add a copy . . . Thinking it might be a bad download copy I purchased another copy and the result was the same. Anyone experienced this problem?

mesquitebean

Employee

@ pmeadowbrook wrote:
I can access page 2 of my schedule C but I can't find page 2 in my forms list (I'm using the download software).When I hit quick zoom on page two to go to page 1 I get a message to add a copy and when I select that option the program does not add a copy . . . Thinking it might be a bad download copy I purchased another copy and the result was the same. Anyone experienced this problem?

That's pretty confusing and hard to follow in light of the thread title of Schedule E. In any case, you shouldn't have had to purchase 2 products. You can get a refund for one. We can tell you how.

Please state exactly what you are trying to enter and what schedule Page 2 refers to. You mentioned "Schedule C" and its Page 2, but this thread title is about "Schedule E," so that's confusing. You didn't mention a Schedule E in your comment, however, so maybe we were to infer that. Are you asking about Schedule E, Page 2?

If you are indeed asking something about Schedule C, then please make that clear.

TurboTax has a LOT of "Quickzooms" so it's not clear what all you are doing and why. You don't have to use the Quickzoom. Just use the forms list to go directly to the form (if the form has been created.)

On Schedule E, Page 2, a Quickzoom may produce a popup that asks you to choose an existing Schedule E, page 1 to go to (some people have more than one). If there is no existing Sch E, page 1 shown in the popup box, it'll ask you to create one. Have you ever created a Schedule E, page 1 (rental/royalty property)? Do you have such income and need Page 1? Normally (and ideally) that's created through the step-by-step interview, although it's possible to start the Page 1 process in that popup box.

A Schedule C, page 2 is never shown in the forms list, Both pages of Schedule C are considered 1 form.

If you are asking about Schedule E and only have rental/royalty property income/expenses, then TurboTax does not generate a Schedule E, Page 2, and thus only Schedule E, Page 1 will be shown in the forms list. Schedule E, Page 2 is for info partnerships, S-corps, estates, trusts, REMICs, etc. Once there is an entry on Sch E, Page 2 (if applicable), then the Sch E, Page 2 will also be shown in the forms list.

mesquitebean

Employee

@ pmeadowbrook

ADDENDUM to my long answer to you above.

If you are asking about Schedule E, have you gone through the Schedule E step-by-step interviews? When you go through the interview for rental/royalty properties (flows to Page 1) or the K-1 interview, if applicable, (flows to Page 2), it should automatically create the specific Sch E pages that are needed. If you are trying to enter a Schedule E solely using Forms Mode, that can be complex due to interactions between several worksheets and is not recommended. You should be making your entries using the step-by-step interview mode. Forms mode can be used for troubleshooting and some quick edits, if needed.

way too picky

Yes. Schedule E has vanished. Using Premier download. Schedule E does not exist. It was there last year. When will the Schedule E be available?

VolvoGirl

Employee

It should be there. It is available now. Did you switch to Forms Mode?

Try these notes from prior years

Type in Royalty in the search box at the top and it should give you a JUMP TO link to go right to a page to enter rental & royalty.

Go to Federal Taxes tab
Wages and Income
Choose Jump to Full List -or I'll choose what I work on
Scroll way down to Rentals and Royalties - click start or update

Phedikelop

I have completed and go to submit our return and a screen pops up which is a 1099-misc worksheet. It shows the amount of each royalty and instructs me to double-click either sched C or sched E (sched C is open for input?). I tried double clicking but nothing happens! TT won't let me submit or print our return until this is corrected. Any ideas?

tmunoz

If you are using Turbo Tax Online, the most likely reason for boxes/buttons that don't work or not being able to enter information is that something in the web browser is not displaying the page properly. There are directions in this TurboTax Help article to clear cache and cookies. You will want to follow those instructions, then close your browser, reload it, and log back into TurboTax.

Another way around this is to simply use a different web browser. You can select from Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer or Safari. If you need to install another browser, be sure to go to the trusted home site for the software for security reasons.

If you are using the Turbo Tax Phone App, then try opening Turbo Tax in the browser window on your phone. It will use the same login information but may display the page better.

If you are using TurboTax Desktop, try saving and closing the program and then relaunch to see if there is an update available.