Schedule E download for DIY landlords

The lines that matter in the books

Here’s what your CPA gets

A calendar-year Schedule E Part I worksheet from the books you typed. One column per property. Rents on line 3. Ordinary expenses on lines 5–19. Totals they can sit next to the 1098 from the lender. Included with the books.

Oak Street duplex, Pine Court, and Cedar Lane below are sample properties. That table is the shape of the file. Open the sample packet for the register and the line 18 draft. No account required.

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2025 · All properties · CPA packet

Open the sample packet

Line 18 typed

$0.00

Schedule E grid uses this number only.

Line 18 draft

$24,629.16

Draft for your CPA — not a filed Form 4562

Assets in the register

5

2 improvements this year

Asset register

Draft for your CPA — not a filed Form 4562

Asset	Property	In service	Draft
Cedar Lane building	Cedar Lane	2021-06-01	$5,817.60
Cedar HVAC replacement	Cedar Lane	2025-04-12	$216.38
Oak Street building	Oak Street duplex	2024-01-15	$8,181.00
Oak roof replacement	Oak Street duplex	2025-07-01	$233.38
Pine Court building	Pine Court	2023-03-01	$10,180.80

Line	Schedule E name	A · 14 Oak St	B · 88 Pine Ct	C · 402 Cedar Ln
3	Rents received	$22,200.00	$26,400.00	$19,800.00
9	Insurance	$1,680.00	$1,560.00	$1,188.00
12	Mortgage interest	$11,840.00	$14,220.00	$0.00
16	Taxes	$4,860.00	$5,400.00	$3,120.00
14	Repairs	$1,566.00	$540.00	$410.00
17	Utilities	$1,240.00	$980.00	$0.00
18	Depreciation	—	—	—
20	Total expenses	$24,781.00	$23,693.00	$6,252.00
21	Rents minus expenses	$-2,581.00	$2,707.00	$13,548.00
	Line 18 draft (Table A-6 — not in the filed cells)	$8,414.38	$10,180.80	$6,033.98

Schedule E Part I first, then the asset register, line 18 draft, improvements, the books, and what to bring. Line 18 typed is blank. Oak building draft $8,181.00 — Table A-6, not Form 4562.

How you download it

In the app: Reports → pick the calendar year → Download for your CPA. You can also export a bank CSV or a QuickBooks 3-column CSV if your preparer lives there.

What you still bring

The 1098 from each lender. Closing statements if you bought or sold. A mileage log if you deduct auto. Your CPA files. You sign. Rental tax questions to take to your CPA lists the IRS pages for repairs vs improvements, depreciation, mileage, QBI, and passive-loss rules.

Deposits on the books

Refundable deposits stay off line 3 while you hold them.

Included vs a paid tax add-on

As of September 2026, Stessa puts Schedule E on the paid Manage plan. Landlord Studio puts it on Pro. Included vs a paid report. Stessa Schedule E vs RentLedger.pro. Check their sites; plans change.

Which RentLedger

This is rentledger.pro — web books for US DIY landlords. Not the App Store app. Not RentLedger.ai. If the URL is not rentledger.pro, it is not this download.