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Is pension income considered "active" or "passive" income?

Hellogoodby — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 06:31:45 GMT

This is to determine whether passive activity losses apply rather than 179 expenses

Critter-3 — Wed, 12 Oct 2022 12:57:30 GMT

dmertz — Wed, 12 Oct 2022 12:53:20 GMT

Pension income has nothing to do with passive activity losses or section 179. It is not passive activity income. See IRS Pub 925 where it lists items that are not passive activity income: https://www.irs.gov/publications/p925#en_US_2021_publink1000104595