{"id":13495,"date":"2025-05-25T18:26:05","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T00:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/common-rental-property-tax-deductions\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T03:38:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T03:38:29","slug":"common-rental-property-tax-deductions","status":"publish","type":"epkb_post_type_3","link":"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/common-rental-property-tax-deductions\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Rental Property Tax Deductions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 ez-toc-wrap-right counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table Of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/common-rental-property-tax-deductions\/#Advertising_and_Marketing\" >Advertising and Marketing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/common-rental-property-tax-deductions\/#Automobile_Expense\" >Automobile Expense<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/common-rental-property-tax-deductions\/#Cleaning_and_Maintenance\" >Cleaning and Maintenance<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/common-rental-property-tax-deductions\/#Cell_Phone\" >Cell Phone<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/common-rental-property-tax-deductions\/#Commissions\" >Commissions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/common-rental-property-tax-deductions\/#Depreciation_and_Amortization\" >Depreciation and Amortization<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/common-rental-property-tax-deductions\/#Home_Office\" >Home Office<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/common-rental-property-tax-deductions\/#Homeowners_Association_Dues\" >Homeowners Association Dues<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/common-rental-property-tax-deductions\/#Insurance\" >Insurance<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/common-rental-property-tax-deductions\/#Internets\" >Internets<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/common-rental-property-tax-deductions\/#Legal_and_Professional\" >Legal and Professional<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/common-rental-property-tax-deductions\/#Licenses_and_Permits\" >Licenses and Permits<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/common-rental-property-tax-deductions\/#Management_Fees\" >Management Fees<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/common-rental-property-tax-deductions\/#Mortgage_Interest\" >Mortgage Interest<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/common-rental-property-tax-deductions\/#Repairs\" >Repairs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/common-rental-property-tax-deductions\/#Software\" >Software<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/common-rental-property-tax-deductions\/#Supplies_and_Furnishings\" >Supplies and Furnishings<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/common-rental-property-tax-deductions\/#Taxes\" >Taxes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/common-rental-property-tax-deductions\/#Travel_Including_Lodging_and_Meals\" >Travel Including Lodging and Meals<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/common-rental-property-tax-deductions\/#Utilities\" >Utilities<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/common-rental-property-tax-deductions\/#Lost_Rent\" >Lost Rent<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/common-rental-property-tax-deductions\/#Idle_or_Vacant_Property_Expenses\" >Idle or Vacant Property Expenses<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/common-rental-property-tax-deductions\/#Expenses_When_Not_Ready_and_Available_For_Rent\" >Expenses When Not Ready and Available For Rent<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/common-rental-property-tax-deductions\/#Kept_Security_Deposit_For_Repairs\" >Kept Security Deposit For Repairs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/common-rental-property-tax-deductions\/#Small_Equipment_Purchases\" >Small Equipment Purchases<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-26\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/common-rental-property-tax-deductions\/#I_Just_Got_A_Rental_What_Do_I_Do_2026_Edition\" >I Just Got A Rental, What Do I Do? 2026 Edition<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-27\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/common-rental-property-tax-deductions\/#Rental_Expert_Pod_the_REP\" >Rental Expert Pod (the REP)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-28\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/common-rental-property-tax-deductions\/#Talk_to_a_Real_Estate_CPA_About_Your_Rental_Property\" >Talk to a Real Estate CPA About Your Rental Property<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-29\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/common-rental-property-tax-deductions\/#Schedule_Discovery_Meeting_Now\" >Schedule Discovery Meeting Now<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; woodmart_inline=&#8221;no&#8221; text_larger=&#8221;no&#8221;]<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31771 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/294610_2250481699_rental_property_tax_deductions_300-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" \/>By <strong>Jason Watson, CPA<\/strong><br \/>\nPosted Sunday, May 25, 2025<\/p>\n<p>The following is a list of common rental property tax deductions. Some of these are short and sweet while others have an entire section to themselves (such as travel). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/pub\/irs-pdf\/f1040se.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Schedule E<\/a> on your Form 1040 individual tax return and Form 8825 on your Form 1065 partnership tax return have a similar list. <span style=\"color: #5d3fd3;\"><strong>WCG CPAs &amp; Advisors<\/strong><\/span> has an Excel template affectionately referred to as the Simplified Rental Operations worksheet, or the \u201cSRO\u201d for short-<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/31\">wcginc.com\/31<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The following has a sample of Schedule E where you report rental property income and expenses-<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-41434 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ScheduleE-769x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ScheduleE-769x1024.png 769w, https:\/\/wcginc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ScheduleE-744x990.png 744w, https:\/\/wcginc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ScheduleE-768x1023.png 768w, https:\/\/wcginc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ScheduleE.png 914w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/>Here we go-<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Advertising_and_Marketing\"><\/span>Advertising and Marketing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>These expenses include Airbnb or VRBO setup and recurring fees including staging pictures, print media and signage. You might list these as commissions, however, usually commissions are based on a completed transaction such as placing a tenant or scheduling a guest. Then again, we are splitting hairs.<\/p>\n<p>A property manager might have start-up or boot-up fees as well. You might also use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airdna.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AirDNA<\/a> to collect market data for your advertising and marketing plan. Multiple listing services (MLS), including Apartment Finder, Rent.com and the like are also common advertising expenses for rental properties.<\/p>\n<p>Keep in mind the vacation home rules where certain expenses might be fully deductible even if you trip the vacation home trigger. Advertising and marketing is usually considered one of those expenses that are not prorated or split between rental expenses and personal expenses.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Automobile_Expense\"><\/span>Automobile Expense<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Automobile expenses are generally limited to three situations-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mileage deduction for eligible miles while managing and operating your rental properties. You own the automobile personally.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Actual expenses based on eligible miles as a percentage of overall miles. You own the automobile personally.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Actual expenses associated with the automobile that is 100% dedicated to the rental properties. You might own the automobile personally, or alternatively the business entity, such as an LLC or a real estate holding company, could own the automobile as well.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you refer to the sample Schedule E form, you\u2019ll see that Line 6 reads auto and travel expense. According to the IRS instructions, this line includes auto, travel and meals. However, it is also common practice to record travel such as airfare and lodging including meals on Line 19.<\/p>\n<p>See our <a href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/automobile-deductions-with-rentals\/\">automobile deductions with rentals<\/a> section and <a href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/rental-property-meals\/\">rental property meals<\/a> section for more information.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cleaning_and_Maintenance\"><\/span>Cleaning and Maintenance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This rental expense category seems obvious, but the word maintenance can be confusing. Is changing a light bulb considered maintenance? Likely. Is painting a wall that is scuffed considered maintenance, or is it a repair?<\/p>\n<p>Maintenance is work performed to keep the rental property functioning correctly. Swapping out a light bulb makes sense. Replacing an HVAC filter or re-charging the air conditioning system makes sense as maintenance. Conversely, a repair usually resolves damage. In our scuffed wall example above, this would likely be a repair.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s not forget the root word in maintenance is maintain. Ok, we really beat that up, didn\u2019t we?<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cell_Phone\"><\/span>Cell Phone<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Your cell phone is a commonly overlooked rental tax deduction, but how much do you deduct? A cell phone is what we call a mixed-use expense between business and personal. As such, you use personal funds to pay for the expense, and then assign a business use percentage to calculate the tax deduction.<\/p>\n<p>Neat, how do you calculate business or rental property use? Are you tracking each minute spent? Back in the day, the answer was Yes. However, today any consistent and reasonable method is acceptable.<\/p>\n<p>A single long-term rental property might be 5%. However, that same rental property where you turned over a tenant and several minor repairs were coordinated with contractors, your business use might jump to 15%.<\/p>\n<p>A short-term rental that has one busy season might be 15%. Two busy seasons, such as a ski condo, might be 25%.<\/p>\n<p>You also have to balance other cell phone demands. If you also run a separate business including managing rental properties, the rental portion might be less.<\/p>\n<p>We could go on and on like a Journey song. The big takeaway is to be reasonable. The only time your cell phone could be 100% is if you had a separate and dedicated cell phone only for the rental property. Frankly, this is not a bad idea, so your guests, contractors and other similar people don\u2019t have your personal cell phone number.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Commissions\"><\/span>Commissions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Later in this section we discuss management fees, so it is important to draw a distinction between commissions and management fees here. Commissions in most walks of life are based on a singular transaction. A commission might be a property manager charging a leasing fee for finding a tenant. They might also charge a monthly fee for managing the property including the tenant relationship. This second example would be a management fee.<\/p>\n<p>Another way to look at this- a commission is an expense paid to facilitate a transaction. A management fee is an ongoing expense to supervise and support a process or relationship.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Depreciation_and_Amortization\"><\/span>Depreciation and Amortization<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We have several other sections that discuss depreciation including accelerated and bonus depreciation. Here is a mini table of contents-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/accelerated-depreciation-and-section-179-deduction\/\">Accelerated depreciation<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/accelerated-depreciation-and-section-179-deduction\/\">IRC Section 179 expensing<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/cost-segregation-study\/\">Cost segregation<\/a> and IRC Section 1245 personal property.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/qualified-improvement-property-qip\/\">Qualified improvement property<\/a> (QIP).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/changing-depreciation-between-27-5-and-39-0-years\/\">Changing depreciation<\/a> between 27.5 and 39.0 years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/allowed-versus-allowable-depreciation\/\">Allowed versus allowable<\/a> depreciation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Amortization is usually reserved for intangible assets, and for rental properties this is usually loan costs.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Home_Office\"><\/span>Home Office<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A home office deduction in connection to managing your rental property or series of real estate activities is tricky but it is also super beneficial for travel expenses. See our home office deduction section for more information. Additionally, see our allocation of general expenses as well.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Homeowners_Association_Dues\"><\/span>Homeowners Association Dues<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Easy, we\u2019ll move along.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Insurance\"><\/span>Insurance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Another easy one, but before we move along, at times a real estate investor or rental property owner will have commercial umbrella insurance to provide another layer of coverage to your liability onion. For example, you might have $300,000 in bodily injury coverage, but would like to increase this so you add a $3M umbrella policy. However, this second policy might start at $500,000 for bodily injury, so you will need to increase the limit of the underlying or primary insurance policy to prevent a gap in coverage.<\/p>\n<p>We discuss how to allocate or apportion umbrella premiums across multiple rentals in our allocation of general expenses section.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Internets\"><\/span>Internets<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Yes, plural. There are two types of internet expenses. First, you have a short-term rental and you customarily provide internet service for your guests and tenants. Second, you use your home internet service in part to manage your rental properties and real estate investments.<\/p>\n<p>The first example is easy, whereas the second example requires a business use calculation similar to cell phone and home office listed previously. WCG CPAs &amp; Advisors uses anywhere from 5% to 80% of your home internet expenses as associated with rental property management or business use, with most owners settling in between 5% and 30% depending the size of their kingdom.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Legal_and_Professional\"><\/span>Legal and Professional<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Legal and professional fees include what you would expect such as eviction assistance or reviewing a lease. However, many rental property owners neglect to allocate tax return preparation and related expenses. Let\u2019s say your real estate buddies at <strong><span style=\"color: #5d3fd3;\">WCG CPAs &amp; Advisors<\/span><\/strong> prepare your tax returns. The following year, we would allocate a portion of the fee to each rental property. For example, if your tax return preparation fee was $900, perhaps $200 of this is associated with the rental activities. Sure, it is a relatively small amount, but at a 29% combined marginal tax rate between federal and state, this might buy you a nice lunch for zero effort. Free food has no calories.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Licenses_and_Permits\"><\/span>Licenses and Permits<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We won\u2019t spend too much time on licenses and permits, but be aware of the insidious application, permit and registration fees that a city or other authority might charge you for the privilege of being a landlord.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Management_Fees\"><\/span>Management Fees<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As we discussed earlier, management fees are those expenses for the continued and recurring management of the property including tenant relations. These are contrasted with commissions which are more transactional.<\/p>\n<p>Like advertising and marketing, management fees are typically assumed to be 100% related to the rental activity when vacation home rules apply or if you convert a primary residence or second home into a rental.<\/p>\n<p>We don\u2019t want to stuff a bunch of expenses into management fees. The IRS reportedly uses management fees as a proxy of sorts to trigger the inquiry of passive versus material participation. In other words, high management fees suggest a more passive role for the rental property owner. As such, software and related expenses should be reported elsewhere leaving management fees being limited to guest and tenant placement fees or commissions only.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mortgage_Interest\"><\/span>Mortgage Interest<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Mortgage interest seems easy enough but when you borrow against your primary residence or another rental property, interest tracing rules will apply. See the <a href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/mortgage-interest-tracing\/\">mortgage interest tracing section<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, you might have interest associated with a credit card or other borrowing scenario.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Repairs\"><\/span>Repairs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Oh boy, we discuss this in a zillion different places throughout our book. Here is a mini table of contents-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/rental-property-repairs-safe-harbors\/\">Rental property repairs safe harbors<\/a> (there are three of them).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/improvement-versus-repairs\/\">Improvements versus repairs<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/rental-property-renovations-rehab\/\">Rental property rehabs<\/a> and renovations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Software\"><\/span>Software<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Applications and subscriptions such as REIHub, Stessa, QuickBooks Online, Airbnb, VRBO, AirDNA, and the myriad of other support tools are ordinary and necessary expenses for your rental property.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Supplies_and_Furnishings\"><\/span>Supplies and Furnishings<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Supplies include cleaning supplies, coffee pods and creamers, shampoo and soap, and other similar consumables. Furnishings include dishes, pots and pans, kitchenware, linens, towels, decorations and furniture. Be aware of the $2,500 <a href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/rental-property-repairs-safe-harbors\/\">de minimis safe harbor<\/a> where a piece of furniture that exceeds this amount must be capitalized as an asset and depreciated over time or <a href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/accelerated-depreciation-and-section-179-deduction\/\">Section 179 expensed<\/a>. What is tricky is the dining room table that costs $4,000 total, but is made up of a table and six chairs where the invoice has each item listed separately.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Taxes\"><\/span>Taxes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The two most common taxes for rental property owners are property tax, and sales, occupancy or innkeeper tax depending on your geographic location and local nomenclature. Historically, Airbnb, VRBO and the like made it challenging for landlords to be compliant. Today, they do a much better job helping you collect and remit the proper guest-related taxes.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Travel_Including_Lodging_and_Meals\"><\/span>Travel Including Lodging and Meals<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Ah, another can of worms. We have two sections for your reading enjoyment. First, <a href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/rental-property-travel-deductions\/\">rental property travel deductions<\/a>, and second, <a href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/rental-property-meals\/\">rental property meals<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Utilities\"><\/span>Utilities<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Easy, right? At times landlords will charge for utilities on top of the base rent. In these cases, you should still report all monies collected as top line rental revenue, and then deduct utilities as you pay them although some might be reimbursed. This allows for basic reconciliation where all money collected is either rent or a deposit, and money spent is either loan payments or expenses (yes, this is overly simplified, but you get the premise).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lost_Rent\"><\/span>Lost Rent<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Rental property owners routinely try to deduct lost rent, or the rent they didn\u2019t collect because a tenant skipped out on the last month or broke the lease. This is like a business owner not getting paid on an invoice. Most rental property owners are cash-based taxpayers which means you recognize revenue when you receive cash. As such, if you don\u2019t receive a rent payment then you are not recognizing revenue, and that in itself is the tax benefit.<\/p>\n<p>Bad debts, including accounting for lost rent, only works in an accrual-based accounting world where you recognize income as you invoice the customer or tenant. Later, the invoice does not get paid although you recognized it as revenue originally. A bad debt expense is then used to offset this phantom income, and when combined the result is usually netted to zero which is the same effect as the first example in a cash-based world.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Idle_or_Vacant_Property_Expenses\"><\/span>Idle or Vacant Property Expenses<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>See our idle property versus vacant rental property section on page 338 for several issues during vacancy-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Expenses Immediately After Closing Before First Tenant or Guest<\/li>\n<li>Expenses During Renovations<\/li>\n<li>Expenses Incurred Finding Guests or Tenants<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Expenses_When_Not_Ready_and_Available_For_Rent\"><\/span>Expenses When Not Ready and Available For Rent<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>What about mortgage interest and property taxes while you are between tenants? If your rental property is not ready and available for rent, and in line with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/pub\/irs-drop\/rr-99-23.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IRS Revenue Ruling 99-23<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/uscode\/text\/26\/195\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IRC Section 195<\/a>, these expenses are not considered operating expenses and therefore are not deductible.<\/p>\n<p>You could possibly deduct the mortgage interest as a second home, but further discussion is required. You might be able to deduct the property taxes subject to the current $10,000 combined state and local tax limitations on Schedule A of your Form 1040 tax return.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s the answer? The answer is to make that rental property ready and available for rent as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>You purchase a rental property on July 1, and it is generally ready to rent. Nothing says you must immediately pay a bunch of money for fancy pictures, staging and VRBO listings. The rental property is available with nothing more than your willingness and a habitable dwelling. Then you can start shooting the money canon.<\/p>\n<p>Nothing says you must align your rent fee with market conditions; for example, you buy a ski condo on September 1. No one is going to rent your condo until at least Thanksgiving, but it is available to rent, and as such you are considered operating.<\/p>\n<p>Nothing says you cannot have the rental property available for rent, and simultaneously be painting various bedrooms and walls waiting for your next tenant or guest.<\/p>\n<p>Know the rules. Assert your facts accordingly. Keep your rental property ready and available for rent.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Kept_Security_Deposit_For_Repairs\"><\/span>Kept Security Deposit For Repairs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/taxtopics\/tc414\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IRS in Topic 414, rental income and expenses<\/a>, spells this out nicely-<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Security deposits \u2013 Don&#8217;t include a security deposit in your income if you may be required to return it to the tenant at the end of the lease. If you keep part or all of the security deposit because the tenant breaks the lease by vacating the property early, include the amount you keep in your income in that year. If you keep part or all of the security deposit because the tenant damaged the property and you must make repairs, include the amount you keep in that year if your practice is to deduct the cost of repairs as expenses. To the extent the security deposit reimburses those expenses, don&#8217;t include the amount in income if your practice isn&#8217;t to deduct the cost of repairs as expenses. If a security deposit amount is to be used as the tenant&#8217;s final month&#8217;s rent, it is advance rent that you include as income when you receive it, rather than when you apply it to the last month&#8217;s rent.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Takeaways-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you deduct the costs of repairs as expenses, then consider a security deposit that is used to cover these costs as rental income.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\uf070 If a part of the security deposit is last month\u2019s rent or any period of rent, then that is considered income at the time you receive the security deposit. If you start a lease October 1, 2025, and collect last month\u2019s rent, you will recognize this as income on your 2025 tax returns although a portion of the security deposit was for September 2026. 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Advisors,<\/strong> a boutique yet progressive tax, accounting and <\/em><em>rental property consultation and real estate CPA firm with over 90 team members and 7 partners headquartered in Colorado serving real estate investors worldwide.<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; justify-content: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jason-watson-cpa\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17327 entered lazyloaded\" style=\"height: 35px!important; width: auto!important;\" src=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/linkedin-150x150-1.png.webp\" alt=\"Jason Watson CPA LinkedIn\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:jason@wcginc.com\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-17334 entered lazyloaded\" style=\"height: 35px!important; width: auto!important;\" src=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mail-150x150-1.png.webp\" alt=\"Jason Watson CPA Email\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<style><\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wd-69d3e2e584de8\" class=\" wd-rs-69d3e2e584de8 wd-info-box wd-wpb text-left box-icon-align-top box-style- color-scheme- wd-bg-none border-btm-title img-right kb \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"info-box-title title wd-font-weight-800 box-title-style-default font-primary wd-fontsize-m\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"I_Just_Got_A_Rental_What_Do_I_Do_2026_Edition\"><\/span>I Just Got A Rental, What Do I Do? 2026 Edition<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-inner reset-last-child\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-100749 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Web-and-Social-GFX-2026_300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"360\" \/>This KB article is an excerpt from our 530+ page book (yeah, thick, there are some picture pages, but no scratch and sniff) which was <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>updated April 5, 2026<\/strong><\/span>, and is available in paperback from <a href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/amazon-rental\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>, as an eBook for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kindle-rental\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kindle<\/a>\u00a0and as a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/pdf-rental\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PDF<\/a>\u00a0from ClickBank. We used to publish with iTunes and Nook, but keeping up with two different formats was brutal. You can cruise through these KB articles online, click on the fancy buttons below or\u00a0<a href=\"\/business-services\/book\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visit our webpage<\/a>\u00a0which provides more information.<\/p>\n<table class=\"purchase-table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/amazon-rental\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6657 aligncenter\" style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/amazon-imageresized.png.webp\" alt=\"I Just Got A Rental, What Do I Do? 2025 Edition | Amazon version\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/kindle-rental\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6658\" style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/kindle-imageresized.png.webp\" alt=\"I Just Got A Rental, What Do I Do? 2025 Edition | Kindle Version\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/pdf-rental\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6659 aligncenter\" style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PDFresized.png.webp\" alt=\"I Just Got A Rental, What Do I Do? 2025 Edition | PDF version\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>$32.95<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>$21.95<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>$18.95<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<style><\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wd-68e97e561482c\" class=\" wd-rs-68e97e561482c wd-info-box wd-wpb text-left box-icon-align-top box-style- color-scheme- wd-bg-none border-btm-title img-right kb \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"info-box-title title wd-font-weight-800 box-title-style-default font-primary wd-fontsize-m\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rental_Expert_Pod_the_REP\"><\/span>Rental Expert Pod (the REP)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-inner reset-last-child\"><p>WCG's tax team structure is built around Pods \u2014 small, agile groups of tax professionals (4-6 total) who embrace team camaraderie while achieving client intimacy. Each Pod is led by a seasoned tax manager or partner, and together they make up the core of our tax return preparation.<\/p>\n<p>For the 2026 tax season, we\u2019re thrilled to introduce the <a href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/blog\/rental-expert-pod\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rental Expert Pod<\/a> or REP for short. This is WCG\u2019s dedicated team of real estate CPAs and rental property tax specialists focused on optimizing your tax position, ensuring compliance, and helping you build long-term wealth through smart real estate strategies. 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