REP Helper
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How it works

How to track yourREPS & STR hours.

Set up in minutes, log as you go, check in once a week, and hand your CPA an audit-ready record at tax time. Here's exactly what each step looks like.

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Your tax year · Jan

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750 h to 750
750 h
  1. Day oneProperties added, inbox connected
  2. Every dayHours logged as you work
  3. Every weekTwo-minute review
  4. Tax timeOne-click CPA package
The four steps

From sign-up to tax day, four simple steps.

A few minutes on day one, seconds a day, two minutes a week. REP Helper does the rest.

Step 1 · Day one · about 10 minutes

Set up in minutes.

Add your properties as long-term or short-term rentals, connect Gmail, Google Calendar or Outlook, and import the hours you’ve already logged. Invite your spouse, CPA or crew whenever you like.

Getting started

0.0 min
  • Add your properties123 Main St · LTR Beachside Villa · STR
  • Connect Gmail & Google CalendarApproved by Google · Outlook works tooGmail logo
  • Import the hours you already loggedhours-2026.csv · 214 activities
  • Invite your spouse or CPAOptional, free for your CPA

You're set. Start logging.

Step 2 · Every day · seconds

Log as you go.

Tell Henry, say it out loud, snap a receipt, or just drive: GPS logs the trip. Your inbox suggests activities, and your crew logs theirs in the free Teams app.

This week

0 h logged

Mon

1.5h

Tue

0.5h
0.75h

Wed

1h

Thu

2h

Fri

2.5h

Sat

0.75h

Sun

HenryVoiceReceiptGPS tripInboxCrew
Step 3 · Every week · two minutes

Check in once a week.

Approve what your inbox and trips suggested, fix anything that’s off, and see where you stand on every test. The Intelligence Hub tells you what to do next.

Weekly review

3 to review
  • GmailPlumber confirmed for 888 Lucky CtApprove
  • CalendarLease renewal call, 123 Main StApprove
  • GPSTrip to Beachside VillaApprove
750-hour test612.5 h
Next: log about 15 h a week to clear 750 h by Nov 30.
Step 4 · Tax time · one click

File with confidence.

Every test shows pass or fail with the hours behind it. Generate your reports in one click and share them with your CPA, or let your CPA pull them directly.

Tax year 2026

  • 750-hour testChecking
  • 50% ruleChecking
  • Material participationChecking
REP Qualification ReportGenerate when you’re ready
At tax time

Everything your CPA needs, in one click.

Your log is already contemporaneous and sourced, so tax time is a download, not a project.

Generate tax-time reports
  1. PDF

    REP Qualification Report

    • 750-hour test · PASS
    • 50% rule · PASS
    • Material participation · PASS

    750-hour total, 50% breakdown and material participation, with the activity log behind them.

  2. PDF

    STR Material Participation Report

    • Beachside Villa · 212 h
    • Average stay · 3.8 nights
    • Crew · 96 h

    Hours per property, average guest stay and who else worked there.

  3. PDF + CSV

    CPA-Ready Package

    • 3 reports
    • 128 receipts
    • 64 GPS trips

    The reports plus every receipt, email and trip attached as evidence.

  4. CSV

    Raw data export

    • 812 h · 346 activities
    • Date, property, category
    • Source for every row

    Every activity, for your own analysis or your tax software.

FAQ

Questions about getting started.

How long does setup take?

About ten minutes: add your properties, connect your email and calendar, and import any hours you’ve already logged. You can start logging right away.

Can I start in the middle of the year?

Yes. Import the hours you’ve already recorded from CSV, Excel or Google Sheets and REP Helper tracks every test from there. Records made at the time of the work carry the most weight, so log new activities as they happen from now on.

How much time does it take each week?

Most logging takes seconds as you go: a message, a photo, a trip. Plan on a couple of minutes a week to review suggestions and check where you stand.

What if I forget to log something?

Your inbox, calendar and GPS trips surface work you did, so forgotten activities show up as suggestions you can approve.

Can REP Helper log travel time between rental properties automatically?

Yes. The REP Helper mobile app logs travel time three ways: automatically, using geofences around each property and saved place to detect in the background when you arrive and leave; with one tap to start and stop a trip; or by hand. Each trip records the route, miles and time, and drive time for real estate work counts toward the 750-hour, 50% and material participation tests. Available on Professional and Elite.

How does my CPA get the reports?

Invite your CPA to your account at no cost to them, or download the CPA-Ready Package and send it. Either way they see the same numbers you do.

Does it work for short-term rentals?

Yes. Add properties as short-term rentals and REP Helper tracks the material participation tests per property, plus average guest stay for the 7-day rule.

Start today

Your first hour takesten seconds to log.

Set up today and every hour from here on is documented the day you work it.

Start Qualifying TodayBring your hours