This helps quite a bit.  NOW it is giving me the PAL for No Carolina so they are not being taxed.  Yippee! 

And the 8582 attached that says it is for state, comes through with the correct PAL.  It shows the combined (2 rentals) for the activities with Net Income, yet the PAL is correct for NC.

HOWEVER, the exact same amount, for their other rental in So Carolina, is showing up on the SC "state" 8582.  Sigh.

Both "state" 8582s have a combined net income for NC and SC.  And both have the NC PAL.  Even though I put the PAL for each Sch E with the correct state and S.  Sigh.

And the net income is a calculated number that I cannot see where to override, so no way to get that correct by state.

So, it seems I could suppress (somewhere) the "state" 8582 and just attach a footnote?  other ideas?

Another season off and running!  Now I know why I generally refuse multi state returns.