Guides Taxes, explained for agents
Taxes, explained for agents
who sell houses, not spreadsheets.
Every figure here comes from the same IRS rate table that powers the ListingLedger app — so what you read matches what your reports calculate. No fluff, no “consult a professional” filler.
- Quarterly Taxes Quarterly taxes: what to set aside per commission Nobody withholds anything from a commission check. Here is the arithmetic behind the set-aside percentage, the safe harbor that caps your penalty risk, and the 2026 due dates.
- Deductions Real estate agent tax deductions, line by line Every deduction a solo agent can take, mapped to the exact Schedule C line it belongs on — plus the four that get disallowed most often in an audit.
- Mileage What the IRS requires in a realtor's mileage log Four fields, one odometer habit, and the commuting rule that decides whether your first drive of the day counts. Plus the mid-year 2026 rate change and how to split it.