This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams.

In this episode you will learn:

• The post-TCJA rule: hobby income is fully taxable, while hobby expenses are entirely non-deductible.

• How to apply the three-out-of-five-year presumption of profit, including the special two-out-of-seven-year rule for horses.

• The purpose of the IRS's nine-factor test in determining if an activity is a business or a hobby.

• A common exam trap of confusing hobby loss rules with separate passive activity loss limitations.

• Why classifying an activity as a hobby can result in taxable income even with an overall economic loss.

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