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Make tax preparation and Schedule E completion easy
Make filing your end-of-year tax return easy with accounting software designed for landlords.
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The simple accounting software designed for Schedule E reporting
Rental property tax doesn’t have to be a hassle. We make it easy to complete your IRS tax filing for your properties with powerful accounting and reporting tools designed to save you time and money.
Never miss an expense again
Capture every cost as it happens, so nothing goes missing from your Schedule E.
- Real-time tracking - log expenses in the app the moment you pay them
- Smart receipt scan - snap a photo at the point of sale and the details fill in for you
- Built-in mileage tracker - log trips to your rentals for your travel deduction
Reduce manual data entry and errors
Let your bank do the typing and keep every transaction in the right place.
- Bank feeds - connect your bank to import transactions and reconcile with a tap
- Rental-specific categories - expense categories that line up with IRS Schedule E
- Capital and tenant-payable expenses - mark capital costs, and assign and collect expenses your tenant owes
Stay organized and better understand your portfolio
See how each rental performs, not just your portfolio as a whole.
- Property-by-property tracking - view expenses and reports for each rental
- Instant reports - run a profit and loss (P&L) or Schedule E report in seconds
- Document storage - keep leases, receipts and records against each property
Simplified income and expense tracking is designed to make tax time easy
Keep clean digital records all year, so there's no scramble at tax time.
- Accurate records - every transaction stored digitally against the right property
- Schedule E when you need it - run the report when you're ready to file
- Accountant access - email the report or give your accountant view-only access
Simple pricing for landlords
Start free on Go with up to 3 units and 1 user, then upgrade to Pro for bank feeds, automated email rent reminders, lease expiry reminders and Schedule E reports.
$144/year · save 20%
- Fully integrated rental accounting
- Automated rent reminders
- Connected bank feeds and smart expense categorization
- Schedule E and other tax-ready reports
- Storage for up to 250 documents
How to run your IRS Schedule E 1040 report
Bring in your rental income and expenses once, then run the Schedule E report in a few clicks and copy the totals straight onto IRS Schedule E (Form 1040). It's included on Pro and in the free 14-day trial.
Step 1: Get your income and expenses into Landlord Studio
Add your properties, then bring in the year's transactions. Each one is assigned to a property and a category that lines up with IRS Schedule E.
- Bank feeds - connect your bank and import up to 24 months of past transactions
- Spreadsheet import - upload your existing expense spreadsheets as a CSV, one property at a time
- Receipts and mileage - scan receipts and log trips as you go
Step 2: Open Reports and choose the Schedule E report
In the mobile app, tap Reports on the bottom menu bar. On desktop, choose Reports from the left-hand menu. Select Schedule E Report, then set your filters. On desktop, click Update.
- Properties - run it for one property or several
- Date range - pick the tax year you're filing for
- Categories - narrow it to the income and expense categories you need
Step 3: Run it and copy the totals onto IRS Schedule E
Hit Run Report. Expenses are shown for each property, with multi-unit buildings collapsed into a single section, so you can copy each figure into the matching field on IRS Schedule E (Form 1040).
- Share it - email the report to your accountant
- Print it - download it to print from your device
- Get the form - download a blank Schedule E from the IRS website
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Watch VideoSay goodbye to spreadsheets and piles of paper receipts
Traditional rental accounting methods like spreadsheets, printed bank statements, and paper receipts are time-consuming, prone to errors, and they don’t scale, which means you spend more time filing a less accurate tax return.
Modern cloud-based accounting
Most landlords report rental income and expenses on Schedule E (Form 1040) each year. That means totalling income, deductible expenses and depreciation for every property.
Without a proper system, it's easy to miss deductions or spend days rebuilding the year from bank statements. Landlord Studio keeps your rental accounting organized all year, so tax time is quick.
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FAQs
What is a Schedule E report?
IRS Schedule E (Form 1040) is the form where most landlords report rental income and expenses. Landlord Studio's Schedule E 1040 report groups your income and expenses by category to mirror that form, so at tax time you can copy the figures across or share the report with your accountant.
What records do I need for Schedule E?
Keep a record of all rent and other rental income, a receipt or invoice for every expense, a log of the miles you drive for your rentals, and what you paid for each property and any improvements, which you need for depreciation. IRS Publication 527 explains the rules.
Landlord Studio keeps it all in one place: scan receipts as you go, log trips with the mileage tracker and store documents against each property.
Does Landlord Studio's rental accounting software handle Schedule E?
Yes, on the Pro plan. Every transaction you record, scan or import through bank feeds is assigned to a property and sorted into categories that line up with Schedule E. At tax time, run the Schedule E report for one property or your whole portfolio. Every new account starts with a free 14-day Pro trial.
What other tax reports can Landlord Studio help with?
Every plan includes the Income Expense Statement, a profit and loss report covering all your income and expenses for any time period.
On Pro you also get the Schedule E report, Breakdown Statement, Profit/Loss Summary, Mileage Report, Supplier Expense Report, rent ledgers and more. You can filter every report by property, unit, and income or expense category.