@jjrlaw-joe wrote:
Yes but if your average period of rental is 7 days or less it is not a "rental activity". The "substantial services" standard comes into play when your average period of rental is 30 days or less.
I realize this is an older comment, but I wanted to address it for any future readers:
That comment/rule is for determine if it is a rental for purposes of the Passive Loss Rules. Short term rentals ARE still a "rental activity" for other purposes.
The difference between Schedule E and Schedule C is for Self Employment taxes. That determination is based on if "services" are provided or not. It doesn't directly have anything to do with length of stay (although short-term stays often increase the probability that "services" will be provided).
Unfortunately, "services" can be a gray area at times, but providing maid service or meals are two clear-cut examples that ARE "services" (which would put in on Schedule C).
