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...]
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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...]
Tax planning for a winter in Florida, a summer in Massachusetts
Want to trade the cold winters up north for the warmth of your tax-deductible sunny Florida home? And in the summer, wouldn’t it be great to move back again to your cooler Massachusetts personal residence? You can do it and deduct your trips between the two locations if you know the tax law. We’ll explain three tax-planning basics that apply to these travels, whether … [Read more...]