As you probably know by now (and definitely know if you’re a regular reader of The Tax Reduction Letter), tax reform added tax code Section 199A. This new section created a new 20-percent tax deduction possibility for you if your rental property has profits and can qualify as a trade or business. Which means that if your rental property satisfies the above two conditions, … [Read more...]
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Life Insurance Policy Loan—A Tax Nightmare
Do you have an insurance policy that has built up an internal cash value? Are you taking loans from your policy, or letting the policy ride with premiums being paid from the cash value? If the answers to these questions are “yes,” be very careful. You see, if you don’t handle things correctly, you can fall into the life insurance policy-loan trap. Allowing your life … [Read more...]
Is a Triple Net Lease to a C Corporation Qualified Business Income?
Consider this scenario… You operate your professional practice as a C corporationYour spouse rents your office to your C corporation on a triple net lease The important question you need to consider is, does your spouse qualify for the Section 199A deduction on the rental income? If this scenario applies to your situation and you’re looking for answers to the Section … [Read more...]
Tax reform’s new Qualified Opportunity Funds. Helpful or hype?
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act created a new tax-planning strategy called “Qualified Opportunity Funds.” It was designed to provide a new qualified-opportunity-fund tax-deferral strategy that can also eliminate some capital gains and make others tax-free. Our take on qualified opportunity funds? We believe they do provide an ability to defer (and possibly eliminate) some … [Read more...]
2018 last-minute year-end stock portfolio tax strategies
If you have a stock portfolio, this issue of the Tax Reduction Letter makes must reading. Why? Because it explains how you can turn your portfolio into a year-end tax reduction machine. That’s right. If you know how to play the game, you can use IRS rules to dramatically slash your tax bill. And best of all, it’s easy to do. Sound good? It is good as you’ll learn when … [Read more...]