On Vacation Worksheet

[Mario Davis]

SchedE worksheet placed ALL of the depreciation as Vacation Home Loss Limitation (Col d). It also placed the 88% Days Rented at Fair Value portion of the General Home Operating Expenses there. The balance,12% Allocated to Personal Use (Col e).

This seems unfair that I can't deduct any of those expenses as the majority of use was renters. This is not a Vacation Home; it is a Commercial Building. Schedule E Worksheet now carried those Vacation Home Loss Limitations over to 2021 and now 2022. Does that mean at some time I will get to use them? Is there a better way to allocate my usage?

Yes, since you have not reported this property properly in the past, you should amend your tax returns for all tax years that included this rental property. Because you personally use some portion of the property, this is considered an "owner-occupied" rental.

Commercial buildings are depreciated differently from residential properties (ex: vacation rental). This difference may affect the net income or loss from your rental activity and the passive loss carryovers (if any) to subsequent years.

Note that in most cases you must amend your return and file Form 1040-X within 3 years after the date you filed your original return, or the due date, whichever is later. Tax returns for 2020 may be amended until April 2024. Complete each amended return in order from earliest date to most recent, using the amended information from the prior year as you move forward in time. You do not need to wait for the IRS to process each amended return before you file the next one. Once you have completed all the amended returns, use your 2021 amended tax file to update your entries for 2022 (or start a new return).

To amend first year you reported this activity, review your answers for the Property Profile in TurboTax. Choose "Commercial" for "What Type of Rental is This?" Also check the box for "I rent out part of my home" and indicate it was rented all year.

On the page "Let Us Calculate Your Expense Deductions for You," you may choose to let TurboTax do the math for you. In this case, you enter 100% of your rental expenses. When you check the "Yes" box, a popup will appear where you can enter the percentage of the property that was rented out (usually by square feet).

If you let TurboTax do the math, deductible personal expenses (like property taxes and mortgage interest) will be entered as itemized deductions for Schedule A (do not enter them again later). If you choose to allocate expense yourself, you will need to enter only that portion of your rental expenses that apply to the square footage that was rented. In this case, enter your personal use expenses under Schedule A.

If it turns out that you need to divide expenses between rental and personal use of the hangar, then you will also have to divide the depreciation deduction as well (i.e., allocate a portion to personal use, which portion will be nondeductible).

As Patricia pointed out, because you are continuously renting out only a portion of your property, you should not be splitting things by rental days and personal days. You should indicate you are only renting a portion of the building.

If I remember correctly, that will cause TurboTax to split the expenses, but it does NOT split the depreciation (double check to be sure). For the depreciation, you would need to enter the "asset" and say it is used xx% for business.

The University encourages employees to use their accrued vacation leave each year. It is the responsibility of both the supervisor and the employee to monitor their vacation accrual, as the employee will not accrue vacation hours beyond their maximum accrual limit.

Come up with a bucket list of things your family enjoys and plan your trip around that! For our family, the beach is always enjoyable for us. Depending on our budget, we may choose to take a road trip to Myrtle Beach or we may fly to Cancun, Mexico to stay in our timeshare at Sandos Resorts! We also enjoy camping and outdoor activities so we use what we love most to create our next adventure!

My biggest suggestion is to DO YOUR RESEARCH! Before booking hotels, activities, cruises, flights, etc. do your homework. Often times, you can find better prices by just doing a little research first.

Need help creating a budget for your family vacation? Look no further! Download our free Vacation Budget Worksheet to help organize your next trip! You can change any of the white boxes with descriptions or costs. The numbers currently in there are from our Universal Orlando Trip.

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Print out the worksheet and get started. Make sure to post pictures of your kids working on the worksheet on my Facebook page or tag me in Instagram to be shared and featured on my channel. I hope your kids have as much fun with this project as mine did.

Learners describe their dream summer vacation in this fun summer-themed creative writing prompt! Featuring a relatable and open-ended prompt, plenty of space to write, and an appealing design, this engaging printable makes a great journal or creative writing topic that is perfect before, during, or even after the summer holidays. Designed for third, fourth, and fifth graders, this narrative writing prompt can be used on its own, or be completed alongside the rest of our Summer Writing Prompt series!

While vacationing at this wonderful resort in Northern Wisconsin, enjoy the convenience of onsite motor, pontoon & fishing boat rentals for the Cable Area. Live bait is available in spring, summer & fall and gasoline for boats and snowmobiles is available year-round.

While you could drive to the port, and stick to the included dining, beverages, and onboard entertainment during your vacation, there are still a few extras of cruising that you will need to consider. Some are completely optional, like the alcohol package, and others are less optional such as the onboard gratuities.

Flying to your embarkation port? Will you be flying in the day before (recommended!). Are flights as expensive as they from our closet airport? Ouch. How many hotel nights/rooms will you need? Will you taxi or Uber from the airport?

Hotels can be quite expensive in tourist areas such as Seattle (for you Alaskan cruisers) and Fort Lauderdale. Check surrounding towns for potentially a better rate. The same is true for airfare. For example, you may be sailing out of Miami but can get a great deal on a flight to Fort Lauderdale which is about 30 miles away. Investigate your options!

Excursions come in all sizes and budgets. Be sure to pick something that is right for you and your budget. Check not only your cruise line website but also third-party websites such as Trip Advisor and Cruiseline.com and Viator. If you book outside of your cruise line just be sure to check their approval rating and make sure they have a return-to-ship guarantee!

To my knowledge, this is standard with all of the major cruise lines. If you have a medical condition or would like special consideration for this rule, call your cruise line. In many cases, they will allow you to buy the non-alcoholic drink package for the non-drinker in the room.

However, Brian and I typically have some work responsibilities to keep up with while we travel. We have begun shelling out the overpriced fees for internet access. We also travel without our young adult kids and elderly parents and feel more comfortable knowing that we can be reached if needed.

Personal internet service is typically sold per device. But, that just means one device at a time. Brian and I have most recently been purchasing the two-device package. This allows us both to be on our laptops, log off, and both log in with our iPhones or a combination of the two.

When we sailed on the Allure of the Seas the internet speed was equal to our connection at home. It was outstanding. Is it still overpriced? YES! But, in the coming years, I am hoping the price will come down. Just remember, we used to all have dial-up.

I also tuck back a little extra in larger bills to give to our room steward. They work long hours and somehow seem to yes to every request from opening the adjoining balcony to filling our ice bucket each night. I feel like they appreciate the extra cash tip and I am guaranteed it goes directly to them.

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For this example budget, I have based these expenses on a family of four. This sample family consists of two adults and two children between the ages of 6-11 and lives near a major airport hub in the USA. When planning your own trip budget, make adjustments as needed to suit your specific travel companions and travel style.

Plus, the trip is much more enjoyable and memorable if you can splurge on things like a gondola ride or a private, kid-friendly guide that can engage children in sights like the Colosseum or Vatican Museums, vs. just paying for an entrance ticket.

Airfare in the summer can get pricey with direct flights averaging somewhere around $1700 per person on ITA Airways (the Italian replacement for Alitalia.) If you wait too long to book your airfare, it can easily get up there in price. To find the cheapest airfare, I would recommend purchasing tickets six months before your departure date (Cyber Monday after Thanksgiving is a good time to purchase airfare) and signing up for a service like Going that sends you alerts when destinations you are watching go on sale.

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