{"id":13513,"date":"2026-03-20T02:34:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T02:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/downsides-of-rentals-in-partnerships\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T02:50:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T02:50:12","slug":"downsides-of-rentals-in-partnerships","status":"publish","type":"epkb_post_type_3","link":"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/downsides-of-rentals-in-partnerships\/","title":{"rendered":"Downsides Of Rentals In Partnerships"},"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\/downsides-of-rentals-in-partnerships\/#Section_179_Surprises\" >Section 179 Surprises<\/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\/downsides-of-rentals-in-partnerships\/#Section_179_Special_Allocation\" >Section 179 Special Allocation<\/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\/downsides-of-rentals-in-partnerships\/#Penny_Perfect_Balance_Sheet\" >Penny Perfect Balance Sheet<\/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\/downsides-of-rentals-in-partnerships\/#Mix_and_Match_Rental_Activities_in_One_Partnership\" >Mix and Match Rental Activities in One Partnership<\/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\/downsides-of-rentals-in-partnerships\/#Specific_Vacation_Homes_Problems_in_Partnerships\" >Specific Vacation Homes Problems in Partnerships<\/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\/downsides-of-rentals-in-partnerships\/#Material_Participation_in_a_Partnership\" >Material Participation in a Partnership<\/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\/downsides-of-rentals-in-partnerships\/#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-8\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/downsides-of-rentals-in-partnerships\/#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-9\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/downsides-of-rentals-in-partnerships\/#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-10\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/downsides-of-rentals-in-partnerships\/#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;]By <strong>Jason Watson, CPA<\/strong><br \/>\nPosted Saturday, March 21, 2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31667 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/354170_2524739993_downsides_to_rental_partnerships_300-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While, or whilst as the Brits say, <strong>WCG CPAs &amp; Advisors<\/strong> encourages short-term rentals to be owned by partnership entities, there are some problems to be aware of. Disadvantages of partnerships and multi-member LLCs owning rental properties include the additional tax return preparation fees and perhaps unnecessary state taxes such as California\u2019s franchise tax and LLC fee which can be summarized as money-grabs or \u201cpleasure to do business in our state\u201d fees. You need to consider your state exposure versus the cost of reducing your federal exposure and therefore subsequent risk.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Section_179_Surprises\"><\/span>Section 179 Surprises<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There is a wrinkle with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.section179.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IRC Section 179<\/a> when you hold a rental property inside a multi-member LLC (MMLLC) taxed as a partnership. Unlike depreciation, which can freely create a loss, Section 179 has built-in limitations that can restrict how much benefit you actually get.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/pub\/irs-pdf\/i4562.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">instructions for Form 4562 Depreciation and Amortization<\/a>, reads-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Partnerships. Enter the smaller of line 5 or the partnership&#8217;s total items of income and expense, described in section 702(a), from any trade or business the partnership actively conducted (other than credits, tax-exempt income, the section 179 expense deduction, and guaranteed payments under section 707(c)).<\/p>\n<p>What does this mean? The partnership must first determine its trade or business income, and that income effectively caps how much Section 179 can be allocated. Unlike bonus depreciation, which can push the entity into a loss, Section 179 has a second layer of friction-this time at the partner level.<\/p>\n<p>While the partnership allocates Section 179 deductions through the K-1, each partner must apply their own limitations under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/uscode\/text\/26\/179\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IRC Section 179(b)(3)<\/a>, along with basis, at-risk, and passive activity rules. Unlike depreciation, which often flows through more cleanly, Section 179 deductions from a partnership can become effectively trapped depending on the partner\u2019s individual tax situation and the character of the income they have available to absorb it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ab9157;\">Sidebar:<\/span> <\/strong>Think you can avoid a partnership return by assigning your LLC interests to a joint revocable trust? Think again. In common law states, the IRS disregards the trust and sees two distinct owners (the spouses) under IRC Sections 671\u2013679, mandating a Form 1065 partnership filing per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/cfr\/text\/26\/301.7701-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Treasury Regulations Section 301.7701-3<\/a>. Unless you are in a community property state, you cannot bypass the partnership layer or report this activity directly on your Form 1040.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Section_179_Special_Allocation\"><\/span>Section 179 Special Allocation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While partnerships generally allow for special allocations of many tax items such as income and losses where a minority partner can be allocated the majority of losses, Section 179 comes with an important limitation. The IRS applies Section 179 caps at both the entity and individual partner levels, meaning partners cannot use a partnership to bypass their personal dollar, income or basis limitations. Boo, right?<\/p>\n<p>Although Section 179 can technically be specially allocated, those allocations must meet substantial economic effect rules and cannot be used solely to shift deductions to members or partners who can best use them. As a result, many partnerships end up allocating Section 179 in proportion to ownership or economic interests, making it a less flexible planning tool.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, depreciation deductions including the current class favorite, bonus depreciation, flow through as ordinary losses and can be specially allocated, provided the allocation has substantial economic effect. This allows partnerships, particularly in real estate, to structure allocations that direct larger upfront deductions to partners with higher taxable income, while aligning with the underlying economic arrangement. Very common strategy within small syndicates.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Penny_Perfect_Balance_Sheet\"><\/span>Penny Perfect Balance Sheet<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We mention this issue under the downsides of rentals in partnerships section, but it is true of any business entity tax return including C Corporations. Why? During preparation, WCG CPAs &amp; Advisors always prepares a Schedule L which is fancy talk for a balance sheet. Why is that a downside? If the numbers aren\u2019t tracked carefully, things get out of whack. There are two situations-<\/p>\n<p>The first situation is the rental property purchase itself. Capital accounts need to be set up showing the down payment from each partner (member). These amounts are usually quite large, so it is easy to track the earnest money and cash required to close, who paid what, and blah blah blah.<\/p>\n<p>Where it gets tricky is when someone pays for something outside of closing. How does this happen? Simple! You and your rental estate investment partner find a lovely property that is going to be an amazing short-term rental. Before a business entity such as an LLC is set up, and long before a business checking account is opened and seeded, you likely need to pay for an appraisal and the inspection, and this is done with personal cash.<\/p>\n<p>As you will read later, acquisition costs and loan costs are part of the overall asset purchase and are listed on your fixed asset listings within the tax return. In full-on geek speak, we will debit two assets on the balance sheet- acquisition costs and loan costs, but we need a corresponding credit to liabilities or equity. It\u2019s called a balance sheet for a reason, right?<\/p>\n<p>Where are we going with all this? Your payment for the appraisal using personal funds will become part of your capital account as equity to correspond to the debit entry for loan costs that will be amortized.<\/p>\n<p>Ok, neat. We haven\u2019t moved on to the second situation quite yet- we are still on the first situation with another twist. Those silly advanced escrow funding amounts (not prepaids such as hazard or property insurance) are assets like a security deposit. It is technically your money being held by a fiduciary. More geek speak for you- you will bring cash to closing and this will be a credit to your capital account (equity). A part, albeit tiny, of the corresponding debit will be the escrow funding. Darn double-entry accounting and balance sheets.<\/p>\n<p>Phew! You still with us?<\/p>\n<p>The second situation is less nutty but can create a bunch of woes just the same. Most rental properties will show a tax loss, sure, but will also have a cash loss requiring the partners to inject cash into the business checking account. A capital call if you will, and as such this needs to be tracked so capital accounts can be properly credited.<\/p>\n<p>Another version of this is when personal cash is used to directly pay for an expense. This happens frequently- for example, you use your personal credit card at Home Depot or Lowe\u2019s if you prefer blue, but don\u2019t think too much about how this expense was paid when it comes to tax return preparation. Now we have a business expense being paid with personal funds, which in itself is not the end of the world, but it does anger some tax gods when attempting to reconcile cash on the tax return\u2019s balance sheet. Technically, this would be considered another increase to your capital account, a credit, to go along with the garbage disposal expense, a debit.<\/p>\n<p>Wait! There\u2019s more. At tax return preparation, we will need the ending cash in your business checking account plus the ending mortgage balances in an attempt to balance, well, your balance sheet. In addition, if you are personally responsible for the mortgage debt, and it is likely you are unless your loan to value is below 60%ish, this too adds to your basis and must be tracked alongside your capital account balances. More fun!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mix_and_Match_Rental_Activities_in_One_Partnership\"><\/span>Mix and Match Rental Activities in One Partnership<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To be fair, this is more of a headache for your tax professional but you should be aware just the same. Let\u2019s go right to the extreme, shall we? We shall! Let\u2019s say you and your brother-in-law have three rentals- a short-term that qualifies for the loophole, a long-term and a vacation home that everyone and their brother including in-laws and the occasional tenant use.<\/p>\n<p>When the Form 1065 partnership tax return is prepared, all these activities will be reported on a K-1 for each owner. More accurately, all the rental activity and net profit or loss will be reported on Box 2 of the K-1. What are we getting at here?<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 60%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; width: 50%;\"><strong>Activity<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; width: 50%;\"><strong>Deducted?<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; width: 50%;\">Short-Term Rental Loss<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; width: 50%;\">Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; width: 50%;\">Long-Term Rental Loss<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; width: 50%;\">Limited Based on Income<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; width: 50%;\">Vacation Home<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; width: 50%;\">Limited, Carried Over<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>You might see one big fat negative number in Box 2, but it has different tax implications and handling. A part of the loss can be deducted since it is the short-term rental with an average guest stay of 7 days or less with material participation. Fun! A part of the loss associated with the long-term rental might be deductible depending on the owner\u2019s modified adjusted gross income.<\/p>\n<p>The remaining part of the loss will be carried over as vacation home losses to be hopefully one day be used in a galaxy far far away. What makes vacation home losses even trickier is the bifurcation of operating expenses and depreciation which are tracked separately as unique carry overs. Yuck.<\/p>\n<p>In a perfect world, you would have a separate business entity for each rental activity type (short-term, mid \/ long-term and vacation). However, this increases your tax return preparation and things don\u2019t conveniently remain static (short-term one year, vacation the next).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Specific_Vacation_Homes_Problems_in_Partnerships\"><\/span>Specific Vacation Homes Problems in Partnerships<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are two primary specific problems with vacation homes in partnerships. Here we go-<\/p>\n<p>Generally, vacation homes should not be owned by a business entity for the considerations above. However, at times you need a formal agreement between two owners, and an entity such as an LLC provides this. For example, you and another family member want to own a magnet home together and occasionally rent it out- you need some governance or rules of the road if you will, and an <a href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/operating-agreements-for-real-estate-partnerships\/\">Operating Agreement provides this<\/a>. See our <a href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/pure-llc-holding-company\/\">pure LLC holding company section<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<p>One of the biggest reasons to have a mixed-use rental property, or what the IRS would call personal use of a dwelling unit or vacation home, is to defray costs of ownership. Said in another way, a vacation home can be a nice split between current-day lifestyle enhancements and long-term wealth-building.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/publications\/p527\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IRS Publication 527 Residential Rental Property<\/a>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">You use a dwelling unit as a home during the tax year if you use it for personal purposes more than the greater of:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">14 days, or<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">10% of the total days it is rented to others at a fair rental price.<\/p>\n<p>If you trip these wires, the IRS considers the rental property (dwelling unit) a home and your expenses and therefore rental property deductions are limited.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically for partnerships, and as far as we can tell from the tax code and other resources, each owner (partner) does not get a fresh set of 14 days or 10% rented days. That\u2019d be nice, right? Rather, if owner A uses the property for 10 days, and owner B uses it for 9 days, this will be 19 days total.<\/p>\n<p>See our v<a href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/vacation-home-rules\/\">acation home rules section<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Material_Participation_in_a_Partnership\"><\/span>Material Participation in a Partnership<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We are getting a tad ahead of ourselves discussing material participation at this point in our book. Please refer to our <a href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/material-participation-rules\/\">material participation rules section<\/a> for a deeper discussion. Having said that, a little fair warning-<\/p>\n<p>Many real estate investors utilize the 100 hours and more than anyone else material participation entry point or threshold. 100 hours is easy, and you just need to ensure the cleaner, as an individual, does not spend more hours than you. But what about your business partner? If your partner is your spouse, hours can be combined for material participation. However, if your partner is the brother-in-law mentioned above, this becomes problematic.<\/p>\n<p>A literal reading of the tax code suggests that you and your business partner must each be over 100 hours but also that your hours are identical. Here is a snippet from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/cfr\/text\/26\/1.469-5T\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Treasury Regulations 1.469-5T(a)(3)<\/a>&#8211;<\/p>\n<div class=\"legal-bs\">(3) The individual participates in the activity for more than 100 hours during the taxable year, and such individual&#8217;s participation in the activity for the taxable year is not less than the participation in the activity of any other individual (including individuals who are not owners of interests in the activity) for such year;<\/div>\n<p>Let\u2019s rewrite this, shall we-<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>(3) The individual participates in the activity for more than 100 hours and their participation is not less than any other individual (including individuals who are not owners);<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>If they are at 103, you need to be at 103. This way your time is not less than your business partner. At times tax professionals, including <strong>WCG CPAs &amp; Advisors<\/strong>, will say, \u201c100 hours and more than anyone else.\u201d This is not wrong, but it is not precise either since if it were, then each of you at 103 hours would not qualify, right?<\/p>\n<p>Another consideration- In all the material participation chatter, the 7th test, which is facts and circumstances, is often thought of as kryptonite. Don\u2019t touch it. Don\u2019t look at it. We disagree. Keep mind the underpinning of the material participation tests- they are bright lines to remove the need for a facts and circumstances based argument. \u201cHey, give us a credible and reasonable time log and we\u2019ll check the box without further explanation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yet, the facts and circumstances argument or defense remains very much available. It would be silly to think that if you had 103 hours, and your business partner had 107 hours, the IRS would consider your participation efforts to be not material. Having said that, if you have 103 hours and your co-owner had 210 hours, that might be viewed differently.<\/p>\n<p>Also, you can think of it this way- material participation is a per human and per individual tax return (Form 1040) sort of thing, and you don\u2019t file a Form 1040 tax return with your brother in-law. That\u2019d be weird and likely illegal in most states. 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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. 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