If you own a second home, my new article makes “must” reading. Why? Because a long-forgotten, Tax Court ruling can help you dramatically increase deductions on your second home! By the way, you won’t find any mention of this money-saving strategy in IRS guidance to taxpayers. Unless you study old cases the way we do, you might never know how to save thousands of dollars in … [Read more...]
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Get a home-office deduction for your rental-property business
Sometimes IRS rulings are clear and easy to follow. But when it comes to claiming a home-office deduction in connection with your rental properties, you’re entering (play spooky music) the twilight zone. You see, in order to successfully claim the home-office deduction you really have to know the ins and outs of the law. Luckily for you, we do. And we’ll tell you how to … [Read more...]
Great news from the IRS for rental-property owners
It’s true. The IRS actually does have great news for you! You see, Uncle Sam has just decided to help out rental-property owners who’ve used the rental property as their principal residence. Here’s the story in a nut shell… Thanks to the latest IRS advice, when you sell your rental property you could end up with a negative total tax on the sale. Getting this “negative” tax … [Read more...]
How to buy a historic building with tax credits
Would a unique historic building be perfect for your office? It may be a lot more affordable than you think. You see, the federal government and state governments want you to rehabilitate these historic buildings -- and they give you an attractive financial incentive to do so. Here’s their deal… If you invest in and restore a historic building, federal and state … [Read more...]
A creative way to slash self-employment taxes
Do you operate your business as a sole proprietorship? If the answer is “yes,” you know that Uncle Sam takes a big share of your profits in the form of self-employment taxes. But there’s good news… With the help of your spouse, you can reduce your self-employment tax bill by using an innovative but simple rental strategy. You see, if you rent an office from your spouse, you … [Read more...]