expenses on a rent house question

[henryclay]

Yes, that's how it works . . . . . generally. So if your income is only from working and you have a typical single family rent house with modest rental expenses you are probably okay. But . .

Rental income and expenses are passive actvities and there are limits on losses that can be claimed regardless of tax brackets.

You might review this irs website. There are a couple of links on it to more detailed information.
www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc414.html