I have an apartment which I sometimes list on AirBnB when I'm travelling, but I often don't. Let's say I rented the apartment for a year, and I slept there 300 nights, rented it 35 nights, and I was away for 30 nights when I chose not to list it on AirBnB.
Are my personal use days 300, because I was there overnight? Or 330, because even though I wasn't there, all my stuff was still there - so in that sense I was "using" it to store all my stuff?
(nb Please don't just post the IRS guidance on 'what counts as a personal use day', which list off different family members that count as personal, because that would not answer the question.)
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Yes, it is a personal use day even if you did not stay there overnight. In your scenario, your personal use days would be 330.
You are still “using” the apartment as your personal residence during the time you are absent by leaving your belongings behind. If you were dealing with a property that is more like a hotel or a vacation rental (instead of a personal residence) in that when you leave you take everything with you, then you would not have a personal use day when the property was vacant and not used by either you or another renter.
Yes, it is a personal use day even if you did not stay there overnight. In your scenario, your personal use days would be 330.
You are still “using” the apartment as your personal residence during the time you are absent by leaving your belongings behind. If you were dealing with a property that is more like a hotel or a vacation rental (instead of a personal residence) in that when you leave you take everything with you, then you would not have a personal use day when the property was vacant and not used by either you or another renter.
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