As you likely know, the Section 1031 tax-deferred like-kind exchange is one of the greatest wealth-building mechanisms for real estate investors. With Section 1031, you can avoid taxes on all your property upgrades during your lifetime and then pass the property to...
You may have noticed that the IRS is in a bad way. It has a backlog of millions of unprocessed paper tax returns, and taxpayers can’t get through to the agency on the phone. Congress noticed and took action by passing a massive funding of the IRS in the recently...
Have you sold, or are you planning to sell, commercial or rental property? To avoid immediately paying capital gains tax on your profit, you have options: • Defer the capital gains tax using a Section 1031 exchange• Defer the capital gains tax using a qualified...
Are you 72 or older? If so, you must take a required minimum distribution (RMD) from your traditional IRA, SEP-IRA, or SIMPLE IRA by the end of the year. If you turn 72 this year, you can wait until April 1 of next year to take your first RMD—but you’ll also have to...
All good things must come to an end. On December 31, 2022, one of the best tax deductions ever for businesses will begin to phase out: 100 percent bonus depreciation. Since late 2017, businesses have used bonus depreciation to deduct 100 percent of the cost of most...
At first glance, the corporate tax rules for forming an S corporation appear simple. They are not. Avoid these mistakes when you convert to an S-corp. Basic Requirements Here is what your business must look like when it operates as an S corporation: 1. The S...
