{
  "id": "ELEC_HOBBY_LOSS_PRESUMPTION",
  "name": "Profit Motive Presumption Election",
  "category": "deduction",
  "jurisdiction": "federal",
  "eligibility_type": "opportunity",
  "eligibility": {
    "description": "Available to individuals and S corporations starting a new activity that may initially generate losses but is intended to be profitable.",
    "requires_entity_type": null,
    "min_age": null,
    "max_age": null
  },
  "parameters": {},
  "entity_specific": false,
  "entity_types": null,
  "conflicts": [],
  "actionability": {
    "retroactive_status": "deadline_passed",
    "retroactive_note": "Action required during tax year — verify if still applicable",
    "forward_status": "available"
  },
  "description": "Taxpayers can elect to delay a determination of whether an activity is 'for profit' to allow more time to meet the 3-out-of-5 year profit rule (or 2-out-of-7 for horses).",
  "irc_reference": "IRC §183",
  "deadline": "",
  "savings_potential": "medium",
  "benefits": "individual",
  "discovered_by": "discovery_engine_v1",
  "calculator_implemented": false
}