Everything You Need to
Qualify and Stay Audit-Ready
REPSShield automates the hard parts of Real Estate Professional status — time logging, material participation analysis, and IRS-compliant documentation — so you can focus on your investments.
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Seven Features, One Platform
Each feature is built around a specific IRS requirement. Together they cover the complete real estate professional compliance workflow.
AI Advisor
Three AI modes — Quick (conversational time entry), Advisor (citation-backed IRS guidance), and Compliance (12-check audit simulation). Your documentation reviewed before the IRS does.
- 12-check audit engine follows the IRS examiner's own framework
- Answers cite specific Treasury Regulations and Tax Court cases
- Remembers your filing situation and properties across sessions
Time Tracking
Log qualifying real estate hours against all 14 IRS activity categories with calendar sync and AI categorization.
- Calendar sync from Google, Outlook, and Apple Calendar
- AI-powered activity classification against IRS categories
- Manual entry + bulk import for legacy data
Material Participation
Track all 7 IRS material participation tests per property so you never miss a deduction.
- Automated test evaluation for each property
- Real-time pass/fail status with explanation
- Advisory flags when you're close to a threshold
Audit-Ready Reporting
Generate IRS-formatted contemporaneous time logs and PDF reports accepted in tax court.
- PDF export matching Form 8582 requirements
- Timestamped entries with property and activity detail
- CPA-shareable report links
AI Activity Logging
Connect your calendar and let the AI read meeting subjects, descriptions, and locations to auto-categorize hours.
- Natural language event parsing
- Auto-confirm for recurring activity types
- Confidence scores for every categorization
Goal Progress Tracking
Live progress toward your 750-hour REP threshold with year-end projection and weekly pace tracking.
- Visual progress ring updated in real time
- Weekly pace vs. required pace comparison
- Year-end qualification probability
Multi-Property Support
Manage unlimited properties with per-property hour allocation, material participation status, and deduction tracking.
- Unlimited properties on Premium plan
- Per-property hour split with drag-and-drop allocation
- Aggregated and per-property reporting
Activity Log
Live syncProperty mgmt call
1842 Sunset Blvd
Tenant lease review
88 Harbor Dr
Contractor walkthrough
24 Pine Ave
HOA meeting
Portfolio
Log 750 REP Hours Without a Spreadsheet
REPSShield connects directly to your Google Calendar, Outlook, or Apple Calendar. Its AI engine reads every event and classifies it against the 14 IRS-recognized qualifying activity categories — so your time log builds itself.
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Calendar sync in under 2 minutes
OAuth connection to Google, Microsoft, or Apple. Events are pulled nightly and classified automatically.
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14 IRS activity categories
Management, leasing, maintenance, construction, acquisition, disposition, and 8 more — each mapped to the correct IRS code.
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Contemporaneous documentation
Every entry is timestamped at the moment of sync, satisfying the IRS contemporaneous recordkeeping requirement.
Per-Property Status
3 of 4 propertiesNever Miss a Material Participation Test
Qualifying as a Real Estate Professional is only half the battle. Each rental property must also pass one of the 7 IRS material participation tests to deduct losses against ordinary income. REPSShield tracks all 7 tests automatically.
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All 7 IRS tests evaluated
From the 500-hour test to the facts-and-circumstances test — REPSShield evaluates each one and shows you which test you've passed.
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Per-property status
Material participation is property-by-property. See the status of every property in one dashboard view.
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Threshold alerts
Get notified when you're within 20 hours of passing a test so you can act before year-end.
Annual REP Time Log
IRS Pub. 925 · Tax Year 2025
487
Total Hours
4
Properties
214
Entries
| Date | Activity | Hrs |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 14 | Property Management | 2.5 |
| Nov 12 | Tenant Leasing | 1.0 |
| Nov 10 | Construction Oversight | 3.0 |
Reports the IRS Expects to See
REPSShield generates the exact documentation recommended in IRS Publication 925 and accepted in tax court proceedings. Export a single PDF your CPA can attach to your return — no spreadsheet cleanup required.
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Form 8582 summary schedule
Every report includes a summary matching the structure of Form 8582 so your CPA can verify compliance at a glance.
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Itemized contemporaneous log
Date, property, activity type, hours, and creation timestamp for every entry — exactly what tax courts look for.
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CPA-shareable links
Generate a read-only report link to share with your accountant without exporting any files.
487 / 750 hours
~10.5 hrs/week needed
Weekly Pace
Your Documentation Reviewed Before the IRS Does
REPSShield's AI Advisor operates in three modes: Quick converts plain-language descriptions into IRS-compliant time entries, Advisor answers REP questions with citation chips for every source, and Compliance runs your log through the same 12-check framework described in the IRS Passive Activity Loss Audit Technique Guide.
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12-check audit simulation
Checks for rounded hours, missing evidence, travel time errors, on-call time misuse, and 8 more patterns the IRS Audit Technique Guide flags.
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Citation chips on every answer
Advisor mode cites "Treas. Reg. 1.469-9(b)(4)" or "Mirch v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo 2025-18" inline — exact sources you can take to your CPA.
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Session memory across conversations
Your 19-step tax profile and property data persist. Every new conversation starts with your full context — no re-explaining.
Your Calendar Becomes Your Time Log
Connect once and REPSShield's AI reads every calendar event — meeting subjects, descriptions, locations — and classifies each against the 14 IRS qualifying activity categories. Review in bulk and confirm. Or let auto-confirm handle recurring activity types you've already approved.
Calendar sync
Google, Outlook & Apple Calendar
AI categorization
Trained on IRS Pub. 925 rules
Bulk review
Confirm or override in seconds
Always Know Where You Stand
A live progress ring shows hours logged vs. the 750-hour threshold. Weekly pace tracking lets you know if you're on track, ahead, or falling behind — with a year-end projection updated every time you add an entry.
487 / 750 hours
On Track
~10.5 hrs/week needed
Manage Every Property in One Place
Premium subscribers can add unlimited properties. Hours are allocated per-property with a drag-and-drop interface. Each property shows its own material participation status and contribution to your REP hour total.
1842 Sunset Blvd
88 Harbor Drive
24 Pine Avenue