Mar 21, 2019 | Tax Tips
Under the trade or business rule, your rental property profits can create the deduction. And now, under an alternative rule, you can use the newly created IRS safe harbor to make your rentals qualify for the deduction. When you meet the new safe-harbor rules, the IRS...
Feb 6, 2019 | Tax Tips
Today’s tax law puts your income and deductions into three separate buckets for tax purposes. Each bucket has its own rules and regulations. These are the three buckets: active, passive and portfolio. A real estate rental is automatically in the passive bucket if you...
Jan 30, 2019 | Tax Tips
For 2018–2025, the TCJA tax reform changes the kiddie tax rules to tax a portion of an affected child’s or young adult’s unearned income at the federal income tax rates paid by trusts and estates. Trust tax rates can be as high as 37 percent or, for long-term capital...
