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The Short-Term Rental Tax Loophole: Offsetting W-2 Income Without Real Estate Professional Status

How short-term rentals sit outside the Section 469 passive loss rules, what the seven-day average and material participation tests actually require, and how a six-figure W-2 earner can use cost segregation and 100% bonus depreciation to legally offset wage income.

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Airbnb Q4 FY2025 Earnings: $12.2B Revenue, 16% Booking Growth, and an AI-First Bet — Is ABNB Finally a Buy?

A deep dive into Airbnb's FY2025 earnings — $12.2B revenue (+10% YoY), $2.5B net income, and record gross bookings of $20.4B in Q4. We trace every dollar through double-entry accounting in Beancount and evaluate whether the stock's post-earnings surge is justified.