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What do I put on Schedule E line 3?
January again, a pile of Airbnb payouts, and no idea which number goes where. Type three numbers from your Airbnb earnings summary and get a first answer in seconds. Free. It runs in your browser, nothing is sent anywhere.
Your estimate
This is a first-pass estimate from the numbers you typed. It is not tax advice and not a filing. Your real return depends on things this tool does not see.
Ready for the full picture?
This estimate stops at three lines. The HostLedger file carries your real bookings and receipts through every line, and checks that your deposits add up.
- Every Schedule E line 3 and 5 to 21, filled from your own entries
- Checks that flag a payout that does not match
- Several properties and personal-use days in the Multi-Property plan
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How this estimate works
Schedule E (Form 1040), Part I, line 3 is the rent you received before any fees. If your Airbnb summary only shows payouts, the host service fee was already taken out, so the tool adds it back. The fee is then counted as an expense, together with the other costs you enter, to give a rough line 20. Line 21 is line 3 minus line 20.
Not included: depreciation, personal-use days, Form 8582 loss limits, taxes collected for you by Airbnb, refunds and resolution adjustments. Those are the parts that change your real number the most.
Sources
Questions: hostledger@appxiom.co. See also Schedule E line by line and 1099-K vs Schedule E.