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Level 2
February 23, 2026
Question

Why is Sch E showing a loss when the rental property is considered a residence due to personal days exceeding 14 or 10% of rental days. My understanding is the losses cannot exceed the rental income under sec 280A.

  • February 23, 2026
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PhoebeRoberts
Intuit Community Champion
February 23, 2026

Did you code it as Vacation Home? 

gputney71Author
Level 2
February 23, 2026

Yes, I coded as Vacation Home on schedule E.

sjrcpa
Level 15
February 23, 2026

Is the loss due to mortgage interest and RE tax?

The more I know the more I don’t know.
gputney71Author
Level 2
March 6, 2026
Update: I’ve resolved the issue. In Schedule E, I located the personal use section and applied the

Tax Court method for vacation home allocation. By forcing a 365-day denominator, the system correctly triggered the 280A limitations, resulting in no loss on Schedule E. This also properly reallocated the surplus mortgage interest and real estate taxes to Schedule A.