Unfortunately, the TaxAct program does not support this situation. Users are unable to check No on Line E Did you "materially participate" in the operation of this business during the current tax year? in Federal Schedule F (Form 1040) Profit or Loss From Farming.
Therefore, TaxAct treats any income or loss as nonpassive. If you are not using Form 8582 Passive Activity Loss Limitations, it should not matter if the box is marked as materially participating on Federal Schedule F (Form 1040) Profit or Loss From Farming as Form 8582 is used to determine passive income/loss limitations.
If you find yourself in the unusual situation that you do need to use Form 8582 with Schedule F, it will not be possible to complete that return using the TaxAct program.