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
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The Self-Rental Loophole
Long ago, there was no tax code that differentiated ordinary income from passive income or ordinary losses from passive losses. Life was good for … [Read more...] about The Self-Rental Loophole
Inflation Reduction Act: Tax Credits for Homeowners
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
Inflation Reduction Act: What Every Real Estate Investor Should Know
On Sunday morning, the U.S. Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376). Assuming the House passes an identical bill this Friday (and Nancy … [Read more...] about Inflation Reduction Act: What Every Real Estate Investor Should Know
Tax Strategy Tuesday: Real Estate Professional Tax Strategy
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
Tax Strategy Tuesday: Avoid Real Estate Net Investment Income Tax
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
Tax Strategy Tuesday: Accelerate Depreciation Strategy
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
Tax Strategy Tuesday: Vacation Rental Property
On Tuesdays, for at least the next few weeks, we will blog about tax strategies that high-income investors and business owners may be able to use to … [Read more...] about Tax Strategy Tuesday: Vacation Rental Property
Build Back Better S Corporation Tax Hits High Income Taxpayers
The Build Back Better Act hits S corporation owners and active real estate investors a bit harder than some of us guessed. In a nutshell? It … [Read more...] about Build Back Better S Corporation Tax Hits High Income Taxpayers
Biden Real Estate Tax Proposals Scramble Planning for Investors
Recent blog posts here have talked about how President Biden proposes to boost the federal taxes some small businesses and their owners pay. But Mr. … [Read more...] about Biden Real Estate Tax Proposals Scramble Planning for Investors