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The IRS does not presume that an activity is a hobby (or not engaged in for profit). The IRS considers all of the facts and circumstances surrounding the activity.

 

There is a rebuttable presumption that an activity is engaged in for profit if the activity is profitable in at least three of the last five tax years.

 

See https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-news/fs-08-23.pdf