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Passive Activities: Becoming a Tax Ninja Part 3 (Completed)

Date: Monday, May 11, 2026
Instructor: Greg White
Begin Time:  9:00am Pacific Time
10:00am Mountain Time
11:00am Central Time
12:00pm Eastern Time
CPE Credit:  2 hours for CPAs
2 hours Federal Tax Related for EAs and OTRPs
2 hours Federal Tax Law for CTEC

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Join expert Greg White, CPA, as he walks you through the latest techniques for minimizing the impact of the passive activity rules. We’ll take a deep dive into rental real estate, including the special rules that apply to rental real estate (the “automatically passive” rule). We’ll also explore the exceptions to the “automatically passive” treatment, including real estate professionals, short-term rentals, active participation (for moderate income taxpayers) and self-rentals. We’ll also cover what it takes to be a “real estate professional” and whether your clients should make the election to “aggregate” rental properties.

Topics Covered

  • Special passive activity rules that apply to rental real estate
  • Exceptions for real estate professionals and short-term rentals
  • Aggregation of the rentals of a real estate professional

Learning Objectives

  • Identify the special passive activities rules that apply to rental real estate
  • Identify common types of real estate professionals
  • Identify the special rules that apply to short-term rentals (like Airbnb’s)
  • Recognize how to compute the loss available under the active participation rule
  • Identify the material participation test that often works if you aggregate activities

Level
Basic

Instructional Method
Group: Internet-based

NASBA Field of Study
Taxes (2 hours)

Program Prerequisites
None

Advance Preparation
None

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