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pessimizer • today at 2:52 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

Except you can write off those $1400 units as $2400 of losses that will offset profits from another part of your business.

Not everything is "Economics 101."


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jasode • today at 3:51 PM

>Except you can write off those $1400 units as $2400 of losses that will offset profits

No, the IRS doesn't allow tax deductions for the "missing $2400 rents" of unrented units. IRS only allows deducting ongoing expenses such as "maintenance, insurance, taxes, and interest," :

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p527.pdf

consensus1 • today at 4:35 PM

If you want to commit tax fraud you can still do that while renting out your units.