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...]
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Do triple-net leases qualify for a 199A deduction?
Let’s start with a definition… A triple-net lease requires the lessee to pay the landlord rent and take care of real estate taxes, building maintenance, and property-management costs. If you use triple-net leases for your rental properties, you may be wondering if you’re eligible for the valuable Section 199A 20-percent deduction. Our answer is an absolutely definite … [Read more...]
Audit-proof your time spent on rental properties
If you claim status as a tax-law-defined real-estate professional, you’ll be able to deduct your rental-property losses. But “claiming” that you’re a tax-law-defined real-estate professional is very different from proving that you are. And the IRS wants proof that you… Spend more than one-half of your personal service time in real-property trades or businesses in which … [Read more...]
New IRS Regs: Does Your Rental Qualify for a 199A Deduction?
You may know that new Section 199A of the tax code gives you up to a 20-percent tax deduction for your pass-through business income. But what about your rental activities? Do they qualify you as an individual for this potential 20-percent deduction? These are important questions that we’ll answer fully when you read my new article titled Tax Tips: New IRS Regs: Does Your … [Read more...]
How cost segregation can turn your rental into a cash cow
Thanks to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, conducting a cost-segregation study on your rental property can put a lot of money in your pocket. What exactly is cost segregation? How can a cost-segregation study on your real property save you big money? It’s really not that hard, but you have to know the IRS’s rules and follow them carefully. To find out how to put this … [Read more...]