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Surviving IRS Short-Term Rental Audits

October 1, 2022 By Stephen Nelson CPA

IRs short-term rental audits don't have to end badly

Concerned about IRS short-term rental audits? Hey, you're not crazy to worry if you own a vacation rental. Short-term rentals often shelter lots of … [Read more...] about Surviving IRS Short-Term Rental Audits

Filed Under: individual income taxes, real estate

Inflation Reduction Act: Tax Credits for Homeowners

August 15, 2022 By Beth Nelson CPA

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August 19th update: It has come to my attention that the original Example 3 was not clearly supported by the statute. This has been fixed and I … [Read more...] about Inflation Reduction Act: Tax Credits for Homeowners

Filed Under: individual income taxes, Inflation Reduction Act, real estate

Ten Best Roth Alternatives

April 1, 2022 By Stephen Nelson CPA

Roth alternatives exist blog post

All the talk about tax law changes, including changes to the Roth rules and then the prospect of higher tax rates for some, seems to be jacking … [Read more...] about Ten Best Roth Alternatives

Filed Under: individual income taxes, personal finance, retirement

Why Profit Distributions Usually Don’t Get Taxed

March 1, 2022 By Christian Block CPA

How Pass-through Profit Distributions Get Taxed

We encounter a common misconception from flow-through business owner clients  every year and I want to try and clear the air. That misconception? … [Read more...] about Why Profit Distributions Usually Don’t Get Taxed

Filed Under: Bookkeeping, business taxes, individual income taxes, management

Tax Strategy Tuesday: Real Estate Professional Tax Strategy

February 1, 2022 By Stephen Nelson CPA

The real estate professional tax strategy can save significant amounts of income taxes.

A few weeks ago, I talked about one way to get big real estate tax deductions onto a tax return, the vacation rental tax strategy. This week, I … [Read more...] about Tax Strategy Tuesday: Real Estate Professional Tax Strategy

Filed Under: individual income taxes, investment, personal finance, real estate, retirement, Tax Strategy Tuesday

Tax Strategy Tuesday: Avoid Real Estate Net Investment Income Tax

January 25, 2022 By Stephen Nelson CPA

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Are you a real estate investor? And, just to get the awkward part over, have you been pretty successful with real estate? I thought that might be … [Read more...] about Tax Strategy Tuesday: Avoid Real Estate Net Investment Income Tax

Filed Under: individual income taxes, investment, real estate, Tax Strategy Tuesday

Tax Strategy Tuesday: Move to a No Tax State Strategy

January 18, 2022 By Stephen Nelson CPA

Move to a no tax state tax strategy blog post

A tax strategy hidden in plain sight this week for our post: Maybe you should move from your high tax state to a no tax or low tax state. For … [Read more...] about Tax Strategy Tuesday: Move to a No Tax State Strategy

Filed Under: individual income taxes, Tax Strategy Tuesday

Tax Strategy Tuesday: Accelerate Depreciation Strategy

January 11, 2022 By Beth Nelson CPA

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For today’s Tax Strategy Tuesday, I’ll be sharing a trick landlords and small business owners with real estate and capital equipment (like vehicles … [Read more...] about Tax Strategy Tuesday: Accelerate Depreciation Strategy

Filed Under: business taxes, individual income taxes, personal finance, real estate, Tax Strategy Tuesday

Tax Strategy Tuesday: Start a Pension Plan for Yourself

December 28, 2021 By Stephen Nelson CPA

Another idea? The pension plan tax strategy

The year is almost over. Not much time at all to take steps that reduce your taxes. But one last-minute idea to share. An easy trick that can help … [Read more...] about Tax Strategy Tuesday: Start a Pension Plan for Yourself

Filed Under: business taxes, individual income taxes, retirement, Tax Strategy Tuesday

Tax Strategy Tuesday:  Startup Business Employee Retention Credit

December 21, 2021 By Stephen Nelson CPA

Recovery startup business employee retention credit gives entreperneurs up to $100,000 in tax savings.

The year ends in a just a few days. So, a last minute tax strategy: If you can start a business before the year ends, you should be able to employ the … [Read more...] about Tax Strategy Tuesday:  Startup Business Employee Retention Credit

Filed Under: business taxes, employee retention credit, individual income taxes, Tax Strategy Tuesday

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