FAQ

Questions landlords ask

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What is Schedule E?

Schedule E (Form 1040) is the IRS form where US taxpayers report income and expenses from rental real estate. Part I has one column per property and a line for each kind of expense: rents received, insurance, mortgage interest, repairs, taxes, utilities, depreciation, and so on.

Roof Yield files every entry under one of those lines, so the totals are ready to copy onto the form or hand to your preparer.

Is Roof Yield free?

Yes. Every feature is included for every account, with no card and no trial period. The limits are 50 properties, 250 MB of documents, 10 MB per file, and 5,000 rows per statement import.

Does Roof Yield connect to my bank?

No. You download a statement from your bank’s website (CSV, OFX, or QFX) and import it. Roof Yield never asks for your bank username or password, and you choose exactly what it sees.

Which banks does it work with?

Any bank or card issuer that lets you download transactions as CSV, OFX, or QFX, which is nearly all of them. Roof Yield guesses the columns of a CSV and remembers the layout for the next import.

How does it know which property a transaction belongs to?

From your own data. You can teach a property words your bank prints, like a tenant’s surname, a unit number, or a street number, and Roof Yield also remembers how you filed the same payee before. Suggestions are only suggestions: every imported row waits for you to accept it.

Does it calculate depreciation?

It shows a straight-line, mid-month working from the basis, land value, and in-service date you enter (27.5 years for residential, 39 for commercial), next to the amount you record as claimed. The Schedule E summary reports what you record, so your preparer’s figure stays the one on the return.

Is this tax advice?

No. Roof Yield organizes your records and adds them up by Schedule E line. It doesn’t file returns or give tax advice; check your return with a tax professional.

Can I get my data out?

Yes. Settings has an export that downloads a zip with a spreadsheet for each kind of record (properties, accounts, entries, splits, rules, and more) and every file you uploaded.

How is my data protected?

Sign-in supports two-factor codes and passkeys. Every account is kept strictly separate, so no account can see another’s records. Everything travels over encrypted connections, and your records are backed up regularly.

Does it work on my phone?

Yes. Roof Yield runs in any modern browser, on a computer or a phone. There is nothing to install.

Can I use it outside the US?

You can track income and expenses for property anywhere, and property types use local names in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand. The report itself is organized around the US Schedule E, so it is most useful for US tax returns.

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