Your REP Documentation,
Reviewed Before the IRS Does
REPSShield's AI Advisor is not a chatbot. It reads your actual time log, cites specific IRS regulations and Tax Court cases, and runs your documentation through the same 12-check framework IRS examiners use — so you find the gaps before the audit does.
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One Advisor, Three Operating Modes
Different tasks require different tools. REPSShield routes your query to the right mode automatically — or you can select the mode directly.
Conversational Time Entry
Describe what you did in plain language. The AI converts it to a structured IRS-compliant time entry — property, activity type, hours, and description — before your contemporaneous window closes.
- Recognizes 30 qualifying activity types
- Matches your property by name or address
- Shows a preview card before committing the entry
- Creates server-side contemporaneous timestamp
Citation-Backed Tax Guidance
Ask any REP status question. Answers draw from 282 curated documents — IRS publications, Treasury Regulations, and Tax Court cases — with inline citation chips identifying the exact source.
- 282-document IRS and Tax Court knowledge base
- Specific citations: Treas. Reg. 1.469-9, Pub. 925, and more
- Applies rules to your specific filing situation
- Supplements with current IRS.gov guidance when relevant
See Through an Examiner's Eyes
Runs your time log through the IRS Passive Activity Loss Audit Technique Guide's 12 audit checks. Produces a pass/warning/flag compliance report you can download as a PDF before you file.
- Follows the IRS examiner's actual review framework
- 12 discrete checks across your full log
- Each flag includes a specific remediation action
- Downloadable PDF compliance report
I spent about two hours at the Oak Street property this morning dealing with the furnace issue — HVAC contractor came out and I was there for the full inspection.
Got it. Here's the entry I'll create — review and confirm:
Entry Preview
Log Time in One Sentence
The moment after a site visit or contractor call is when contemporaneous documentation has the most value — and the highest friction. Quick Mode removes that friction. Describe what you did and the AI handles the rest.
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30 recognized activity types
Including distinctions the IRS cares about: "contractor oversight" versus "direct construction," "tenant acquisition" versus "tenant management."
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Contemporaneous timestamp
The server records the creation time the moment you confirm the entry — not when you opened the app.
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Always a preview before committing
Every entry shows a confirmation card with all five fields so you can correct before saving.
Every Answer Cites the Source
REP status questions have specific answers grounded in Treasury Regulations and Tax Court precedent. Advisor mode retrieves from a 282-document knowledge base — not general training data — and shows you exactly which regulation or case it relied on.
Knowledge base contents
- IRS Publications 527, 925, and 946
- Treasury Regulations 1.469-1 through 1.469-11
- IRS Passive Activity Loss Audit Technique Guide
- Tax Court memoranda and opinions through early 2026
- Chief Counsel Advice memoranda on material participation
- Revenue Procedures on late elections and corrections
Citation chips on every answer
Inline markers identify each source — "Treas. Reg. 1.469-9(b)(4) · Knowledge Base" or "Mirch v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo 2025-18 · Knowledge Base" — so you can bring the exact citation to your accountant.
Does time spent driving to and from my rental properties count toward my 750-hour REP total?
Travel time to rental properties can qualify, but only when it is directly connected to a qualifying activity at the destination. The key rule is in Treasury Regulation 1.469-9(b)(4): participation includes travel time that is a necessary component of performing a qualifying service.
The IRS examiner's guide specifically instructs agents to verify that travel entries name a destination property and a linked qualifying activity. Drive time alone — or travel claimed without an associated activity at the property — is a common audit adjustment.
The 12-Check Audit Engine
Compliance mode follows the IRS Passive Activity Loss Audit Technique Guide — the actual document IRS examiners use when reviewing REP status claims. It runs 12 discrete checks against your time log, then produces a pass/warning/flag report you can download before you file.
Contemporaneous logging pattern
Analyzes the gap between activity dates and entry creation timestamps. Entries created within 24 hours are strongest. Multi-day lag patterns are flagged.
Rounded hours detection
Flags logs where every entry is exactly 1, 2, 3, or 4 hours — a documented IRS audit red flag referenced in the Passive Activity Loss Audit Technique Guide.
Duration plausibility
Cross-references logged duration against activity type and property. An 8-hour "tenant screening" entry for a single-unit property triggers a flag.
Activity eligibility verification
Each entry's activity type is checked against the IRS qualifying activity taxonomy. Investment analysis, education, and general research are non-qualifying and excluded.
Evidence presence
Identifies high-value entries — large hour blocks, heavily audited activity types — that lack attached corroborating documentation.
Material participation test application
Verifies you are relying on the correct test per property. Claims under Test 3 (100 hours, more than anyone else) are flagged when a full-service property manager is present.
On-call time analysis
Flags entries that appear to claim passive on-call or availability time as qualifying hours. The IRS requires that actual services were rendered.
Travel time attribution
Verifies that travel time entries are linked to a destination property and a qualifying activity. Unlinked travel claims are a common audit adjustment.
Pattern consistency across tax year
Identifies months with zero entries, implausibly high months, or large gaps followed by catch-up logging — patterns inconsistent with active management.
Short-term rental path analysis
For STR properties, applies the 500-hour and 100-hour material participation tests separately and flags properties where claimed losses may not be supportable.
50% test verification
Calculates qualifying real estate hours against your documented non-real-estate professional time and flags if the more-than-half-time test appears at risk.
Grouping election consistency
If you have made a grouping election, verifies that material participation is applied to the grouped activity and flags properties added after the election without an amendment.
Compliance Report Output
Each check returns a status, a finding, and a fix
The downloadable PDF shows every check as Pass, Warning, or Flag — with the specific issue identified and a recommended remediation action. Bring it to your CPA before filing or use it as an internal pre-audit checklist.
12 checks · Downloadable PDF
It Remembers Your Situation
REPSShield builds a persistent tax profile — filing status, employment type, property count, property manager usage, grouping elections, and more. Every AI interaction applies to your actual situation, not a generic one.
Your 19-step tax profile
An interactive questionnaire establishes your filing situation once. Every Advisor and Compliance mode answer is personalized against it.
Cross-session continuity
Start a new conversation and the AI already knows your properties, your current-year hours, and what you discussed recently. No re-explaining.
12-month conversation history
Conversations are stored and searchable. Auto-generated titles — "Material participation test for Oak Street STR" — let you find old threads fast.
Smart Query Routing
Simple questions — "what is the 750-hour rule?" — route to a fast model and return in under two seconds. Complex multi-property, multi-test questions route to extended analysis automatically. The UI surfaces the routing decision so you always know the depth of analysis you are getting.
- Automatic routing based on question complexity
- Simple questions answered in under 2 seconds
- Override to request enhanced analysis on any query
Pushback Mode
Opt-in mode that inverts the AI's posture. Instead of explaining requirements and flagging gaps, it acts as a constructive adversary — raising the objections an IRS examiner would raise against your specific entries. Use it before filing to find weaknesses before the audit does.
- Opt-in, session-level — turn on when you want a stress test
- Reviews your actual logged entries, not hypotheticals
- Flags vague descriptions, misclassified types, weak evidence
Frequently Asked Questions
How is REPSShield's AI Advisor different from a generic AI chatbot?
What is the 12-check compliance engine and when should I run it?
What regulations and cases does the AI cite in its answers?
What is Quick Mode and how does it create time entries?
Does the AI remember what we discussed in previous sessions?
What is Compliance Mode and how does it differ from Advisor Mode?
Can the AI tell me if my specific entries will hold up in an audit?
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