December 31 is approaching fast. Why are we calling attention to this date? Because it’s the last day you can take advantage of some valuable tax deductions you might have overlooked. That’s right. If you know the IRS rules (and we do!), your currently-owned business cars, SUVs, trucks, and vans, (and even your personal vehicles!), can be the source of significant … [Read more...]
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2019 Last-Minute Year-End Tax Strategies for Your Stock Portfolio
Here’s good news if you own a stock portfolio. (And if you’re a reader of the Tax Reduction Letter, I’ll bet you do.) If you know how to play the game, you can turn your stock portfolio into a year-end tax-reducing machine. The basics are really pretty straightforward. Avoid the high taxes (up to 40.8%) on short-term capital gains and ordinary income.Lower the taxes to … [Read more...]
Converting Your Residence into a Rental Property: Tax Issues
As you probably know, residential real estate prices are way up in many parts of the country. Rental rates are also very high. That’s why you should consider buying a new residence and converting your current residence into a rental property. Why make this move? Because you can very possibly sell your rental property down the road for a much higher price! But … [Read more...]
Good News: Most Rentals Likely Qualify as Section 199A Businesses
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...]
No business Income. No Home-Office Deduction. Wrong!
If you had no taxable income in 2018, you might think you can’t claim the home-office deduction. That would be a big mistake. Why? Because even if you didn’t earn a nickel of taxable income, your home office can produce three significant tax benefits for you. We’ll tell you what they are and how to take advantage of these totally-legal tax breaks when you read my new … [Read more...]