Most taxpayers find that keeping accurate records is a pain in the neck. But failing to keep these records can cost you a tremendous amount of money. That could be true even when it comes to tracking what you’ve spent over the years on home improvements. We’ve run the numbers on the Pendergrafts and discovered that they avoided just fifteen hours of paperwork that cost … [Read more...]
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Entertainment facilities survive the TCJA tax reform
As you may know, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act tax reform decimated a host of valuable entertainment tax deduction. However, entertainment facilities luckily dodged a bullet and are still 100-percent tax deductible if you follow the IRS’s rules. What are they? You’ll find out when you read my new information-packed article titled Tax Tips: Entertainment Facilities after the … [Read more...]
Tax reform hammers personal casualty loss deductions
Hurricanes. Floods. Wildfires. These and other disasters have sadly cost many lives and billions of dollars in property damage. If you have suffered property damage, we want to warn you that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act placed a new limit on personal casualty loss deductions for the years 2018 to 2025. The changes in the law can have a huge impact on your ability to deduct … [Read more...]
Did tax reform take away your boat deduction?
Do you own or plan to buy a boat for personal use? If so, before you weigh anchor, be sure to read the full article. You see, we’ll explain what tax deductions are available to you and whether the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will strip you of those valuable deductions. Don’t miss the important information we’ve got waiting for you when you read my new article titled Tax … [Read more...]
Tax tips. How to safeguard your home-sale exclusion
Yes. The times they are a-changin.’ Sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worse. Here’s an example of a change in the tax law that could cost you big money if you’re not paying attention… The days when you could convert your rental property or vacation home to a principal residence, and then use the full $250,000/$500,000 home-sale exclusion to avoid taxes, are … [Read more...]