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Updating your Financial Game Plan for Low Interest Rates and Equity Returns

February 8, 2021 By Stephen Nelson CPA

A couple of times over the last few months, I've read good academic papers about the impact of historically low costs of capital. So, the impact of … [Read more...] about Updating your Financial Game Plan for Low Interest Rates and Equity Returns

Filed Under: investment, management, personal finance, real estate, retirement

Like Kind Exchange Rules Powerful But Tricky

October 5, 2020 By Christian Block CPA

The Section 1031 like kind exchange rules complicate decisions for real estate investors. But the rules offer real estate investors opportunities for … [Read more...] about Like Kind Exchange Rules Powerful But Tricky

Filed Under: individual income taxes, real estate

How to Inherit a Million Dollars

February 10, 2020 By Stephen Nelson CPA

Over the last year, I helped several families administer a large-ish estate and disburse decent-sized inheritances. Which was fun and interesting … [Read more...] about How to Inherit a Million Dollars

Filed Under: investment, real estate, retirement

Section 199A Deduction Rookie Mistakes

October 17, 2019 By Stephen Nelson CPA

Section 199A deduction rookie mistakes

CPAs and taxpayers made some Section 199A mistakes in 2018. We saw that a lot in the returns people asked us to review. And in the returns that passed … [Read more...] about Section 199A Deduction Rookie Mistakes

Filed Under: business taxes, real estate, Section 199A

Are Houses Investments?

August 5, 2019 By Stephen Nelson CPA

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I got into a friendly argument with another financial writer recently. I said houses count as investments. He said houses didn’t count. We chatted … [Read more...] about Are Houses Investments?

Filed Under: personal finance, real estate

A Dozen Reasons for Direct Real Estate Investment

July 8, 2019 By Stephen Nelson CPA

Okay, I am not a direct real estate investment fanatic. Absolutely not. Further, I get that direct real estate investment burdens investors with … [Read more...] about A Dozen Reasons for Direct Real Estate Investment

Filed Under: investment, personal finance, real estate

Vacation Rental Tax Shelters

May 6, 2019 By Stephen Nelson CPA

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Potentially, a vacation rental tax shelter generates extremely large tax deductions for an investor. Even better, almost anybody can use a vacation … [Read more...] about Vacation Rental Tax Shelters

Filed Under: individual income taxes, real estate

Real Estate Broker Section 199A Deduction

December 10, 2018 By Stephen Nelson CPA

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If you’re a real estate agent or broker, you may wonder whether the new Section 199A deduction works for you. And the short answer: Probably you … [Read more...] about Real Estate Broker Section 199A Deduction

Filed Under: business taxes, individual income taxes, real estate, Section 199A

Section 199A Rental Property Trade or Business Definition

September 17, 2018 By Stephen Nelson CPA

Even small investors should benefit from the Section 199A rental property deduction.

Section 199A potentially gives real estate investors a deduction equal to 20% of their rental income. Some real estate investor with, say, $100,000 … [Read more...] about Section 199A Rental Property Trade or Business Definition

Filed Under: individual income taxes, investment, personal finance, real estate, Section 199A

The Retirement Saving Section 199A Deduction Connection

August 20, 2018 By Stephen Nelson CPA

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Note: This blog post has not been updated for the Section 199A final regulations that appeared over the 2019 Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend … [Read more...] about The Retirement Saving Section 199A Deduction Connection

Filed Under: investment, personal finance, real estate, Section 199A

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