Fill Schedule E (Form 1040) online — free
Schedule E is the attachment to Form 1040 where you report supplemental income and loss — rental real estate, royalties, and pass-through income from partnerships, S corporations, estates, and trusts. Most people use it for rental property: rents received, then expenses like mortgage interest, repairs, insurance, and depreciation, netted to a profit or loss that flows to your 1040. Bring the official blank IRS PDF (linked below) and drop it into AttachKit's in-browser Fill tool: it auto-fills the common fields — the name shown on your return and your SSN — on your device, and leaves the property details and dollar amounts for you to enter and review. Nothing is uploaded, and AttachKit does not submit the form or give tax advice.
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Who needs it: Landlords and property owners reporting rental income or loss; people receiving royalties (mineral, book, patent); and partners, S-corp shareholders, and beneficiaries of estates or trusts who received a Schedule K-1. Filed as an attachment to your Form 1040.
Need a blank Schedule E? Download from the source, then drop it in below.
Save your name, address, and other common fields once. Then open the blank Schedule E in the form filler below — AttachKit maps what it can from your saved profile, right in your browser with nothing uploaded.
Set up profile →Why fill it here
- Auto-fill the name on your return + your SSN on-device from your saved profile (your SSN never leaves the browser or touches the AI).
- Form-specific entries — each property's address, rents, expenses, and depreciation — stay yours to enter and review.
- Free to fill; download a clean PDF to attach to your 1040 by mail, or transcribe into your e-file software.
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Schedule E questions, answered
General information, not legal or tax advice
This page is general information about a commonly-used tax form. Tax law is complex and fact-specific — for advice on your return, consult a CPA, enrolled agent, or tax attorney. AttachKit fills the PDF; the IRS holds you responsible for what's on it.
- Rental income — Schedule E or Schedule C?
- Generally Schedule E for rental real estate you hold as an investment. Schedule C is for a trade or business — e.g. a short-term rental where you provide substantial services, like a bed-and-breakfast. The distinction affects self-employment tax; AttachKit doesn't decide it for you. See the IRS instructions or a tax pro.
- How many properties fit on one Schedule E?
- Page 1 has room for up to three rental or royalty properties (columns A, B, C). With more, you attach additional Schedule E pages. AttachKit fills the PDF you bring — add pages as the form provides.
- Do I file Schedule E by itself?
- No. Schedule E is an attachment to Form 1040 — the total supplemental income or loss flows to Schedule 1, then to your 1040. Pair it with /fill/1040 and /fill/schedule-c as needed.
- Does AttachKit send Schedule E to the IRS?
- No. It fills the form in your browser and gives you a PDF to print or save. Your data and the PDF never leave your device — you file yourself by mail or e-file.
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