PASSIVE ACTIVITY

This refers to an activity where taxpayers don’t materially participate during the tax year. The Internal Revenue Service or IRS describes two kinds of passive activity.

  1. A business or trade activities not materially participated in
  2. A rental activities even if the taxpayer materially participated in them, unless the taxpayer is a real estate professional.

IRS describes material participation as an involvement in the business activity on a regular, substantial, and continuous basis.