If you claim status as a real estate professional to qualify for deducting your rental property losses, your time record for the year must prove that you spent
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more than one-half of your personal service time in real property trades or businesses in which you materially participate, or
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more than 750 hours of your personal and investor services time in real property trades or businesses in which you materially participate.
If married, either you or your spouse must pass the time tests above individually to qualify as a real estate professional. If one spouse qualifies, both spouses qualify.
Real estate professional status is great, but there is one additional hurdle. To deduct tax losses on a rental, you must prove that ... Log in to view full article.
