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Primary residence and renting - 20% pass through deduction?
I just bought my first house and was wondering if it would be beneficial to make it an LLC for the 20% pass through deduction. My girlfriend is paying half the mortgage which would come out to a bit over 5k per year.
Should I make her a formal renter and setup an LLC for the deduction?
However you cannot take the new standard deduction of ~12k on top of the 20% pass through deduction correct? If that’s the case then it would not be beneficial to do the above yet
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Originally posted by @Michael O'Brien:
I just bought my first house and was wondering if it would be beneficial to make it an LLC for the 20% pass through deduction. My girlfriend is paying half the mortgage which would come out to a bit over 5k per year.
Should I make her a formal renter and setup an LLC for the deduction?
However you cannot take the new standard deduction of ~12k on top of the 20% pass through deduction correct? If that’s the case then it would not be beneficial to do the above yet
The 20% deduction is for businesses, including renting for income. You cannot (legally) create it on your personal residence, even with your girlfriend involved.