Claiming a five-figure deduction on your rental?
Keep the hours log that holds up.
Your CPA already told you to keep a contemporaneous log of your participation hours. STR Tracker is that log — built around the 100-hour and 750-hour tests, with photos, locations, and one-tap reports your accountant can actually use.
Free plan, no credit card · Works in your browser and on iPhone — one account, everything in sync
The deduction is real. Proving your hours is the hard part.
Materially participating in your short-term rental can turn losses into deductions against your ordinary income. But the tax tests only hold up with a log that is contemporaneous, specific, and credible. A spreadsheet you abandon by March — or hours reconstructed from memory at filing time — is exactly the record an examiner is trained to question.
What your CPA actually receives
One tap turns a year of entries into a filing-ready record.
The report is the point. Pick any month, year, or custom range and export it three ways — stamped with the period, the totals, and where you stand on each threshold.
Summary PDF
Totals by activity and person, the period, and your threshold status — the one-pager your CPA drops in the file.
Detailed PDF
Every entry with its attached photos and documents embedded — the evidence, not just the numbers.
Excel workbook
Per-activity and per-person breakdowns your accountant can sort, filter, and reconcile.
Will it hold up?
Built to be the kind of record the tests call for.
We can't promise any record survives an audit — no tool can. What STR Tracker does is make it effortless to keep the three qualities that matter most.
Entries are made as the work happens, all year — not reconstructed from memory in April.
Each entry names the activity, the property, the time, and — optionally — the place and the proof.
Clean totals, threshold math, and an export format built to be read by a professional.
Log hours in seconds
Cleaning, guest messages, maintenance, supply runs, bookkeeping — for you and your spouse, per property.
100h / 750h progress
A live dashboard shows exactly where you stand on the material-participation and REPS thresholds, and the pace you need.
Evidence on every entry
Attach photos, receipts, invoices, and PDFs so the work is documented where it happened, when it happened.
Location & time stamps
Optionally stamp entries with where the work occurred — specificity is what makes a record credible.
Reminders keep it current
Records made close to the work are the strongest kind. Gentle nudges keep your log contemporaneous, not reconstructed.
Web, iPhone & Android
One account, synced everywhere. Log on-site from your phone, export from your desk. One purchase covers all three.
Start this tax year with airtight records.
Log your hours free, forever — one property, unlimited entries, live progress against the 100- and 750-hour tests. No credit card. The audit-ready PDF and Excel exports, extra properties, and photo evidence come with a plan: $49.99/year or a one-time $119.99, covering web and iPhone together.
The nearest comparable tracker charges $149/year. Against a five-figure deduction, either pays for itself the first year — ours just doesn't make you decide before you've used it.
STR Tracker is a record-keeping tool and does not provide tax, legal, or accounting advice. Consult a qualified tax professional about your circumstances.