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April 4, 2023
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Sale of a property previously used as rental

  • April 4, 2023
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We sold our primary home in Aug 2021 and moved into our rental property. We lived there from Aug 21 to March 22 at which time we sold it and moved to a different primary home. 

I am unable to figure out how/where to file this income and the next steps involved. 

Any guidance is appreciated.

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    April 4, 2023

    Schedule E for the rental home is used to report the sale of this property.

     

    You need to dispose of the property by telling TurboTax how and when it was disposed of.  Follow the instructions below.

    1. Click on Income & Expenses
    2. Under Your income and expenses, scroll down to
    3. Rental properties and royalties, click Edit/Add
    4. Do you want to review your rental?, click Yes
    5. Under Rent and Royalty Summary, click Edit
    6. Click Update to the right of Assets/Depreciation.
    7. Do you want to go directly to your asset summary?, click Yes and Continue
    8. Click Edit to the right of each asset to be disposed
    9. Go through several screens until you get to Tell Us More About This Rental Asset
    10. Click on This item was sold…….   And continue to answer the questions

    Please see this TurboTax Help article for additional information

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