@sailworkless0 If you claim the Safe Harbor, the IRS is not allowing e-filing, because you must sign a statement. Can you file without the Safe Harbor provision, then? Probably (and I'd personally recommend it, actually). The Safe Harbor provisions require books and records. However, if you are keeping any legitimate books and records then you should be able to claim that your rental activity is being operated as a business. Case history regarding rental activity and Section 162 (which covers what qualifies as QBI) have stated that rental activities do rise to the level of a business when there is a profit motive. And the more records you have, the easier it is to prove that your rental "rises to the level of a business" per Section 162, if the IRS even asks (and chances are they won't if you are generating a profit after claiming allowable expenses anyways). But if you claim safe harbor, it is actually much more likely that you will invite an audit. And, at least through TurboTax, the Safe Harbor Election cannot be e-filed.
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