Form 8582 at a glance
| Official title | Passive Activity Loss Limitations |
| Issued by | Internal Revenue Service (IRS) |
| Edition | 2025 |
| Pages | 3 |
| Fillable fields | 205: 205 text fields |
| OMB number | 1545-1008 |
| Official PDF | f8582.pdf on irs.gov |
| Form page | irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-8582 |
| Cost with FillWise | 1 fill |
Counted on Oct 11, 2026 from the official PDF, with the same engine FillWise fills it with.
What is in Form 8582
| Part | What it covers | Pages | Fields |
| Top of form | Name(s) shown on return, Identifying number | 1 | 2 |
| Part I | 2025 Passive Activity Loss | 1 | 9 |
| Part II | Special Allowance for Rental Real Estate Activities With Active Participation | 1 | 6 |
| Part III | Total Losses Allowed | 1 | 2 |
| Part IV | Complete This Part Before Part I, Lines 1a, 1b, and 1c | 1 | 35 |
| Part V | Complete This Part Before Part I, Lines 2a, 2b, and 2c | 2 | 35 |
| Part VI | Use This Part if an Amount Is Shown on Part II, Line 9 | 2 | 34 |
| Part VII | Allocation of Unallowed Losses | 2 | 28 |
| Part VIII | Allowed Losses | 2 | 28 |
| Part IX | Activities With Losses Reported on Two or More Forms or Schedules | 3 | 26 |
Fields to watch on Form 8582
- 1 box with a fixed number of characters, such as Identifying number (11). Long numbers are split across them, so check the digits.
How to fill Form 8582 with FillWise
- Open the official PDF from irs.gov in Chrome.
- In the FillWise side panel, paste your notes (for Form 8582: 2025 passive activity loss, special allowance for rental real estate activities with active participation, total losses allowed) or attach a photo of a document, and press Fill form.
- Check all 3 pages of the downloaded PDF before anyone signs.
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How FillWise handles Form 8582
FillWise fills this form the regular way: the AI reads each field's printed caption, its tooltip and its options, and answers from your notes. It works, but on a form with this many fields expect to correct more by hand than on a short one.
It also carries Adobe XFA data; FillWise fills the regular fields and drops the XFA part, so the result opens in any reader.
What to check before you file
- The edition. Agencies replace their forms with new editions. This page describes the 2025 edition; check that your copy is still the current one on irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-8582.
- Parts IV to IX are worksheets that feed Part I. FillWise writes the figures from your notes; it does not compute totals, ratios or the allowed loss, so check every computed line.
- Names and numbers character by character; signatures, fees and supporting documents stay with you.
Filling Form 8582 for many people
Bulk fill in your FillWise account takes Form 8582 and a CSV or Excel sheet with one person per row. It fills the first one and stops so you can check the result, then fills the rest and hands back one zip. Each copy costs 1 fill, the same as filling it on its own. How it works step by step: bulk PDF form filling guide.
Cost
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