Bradford Tax Institute

Blog

  • Home
    • About the Publisher
    • About the Site
  • Resources
    • Free Newsletter
    • New Articles
    • Webinars
    • Tax Courses
  • Contact
  • Search

How to handle a failed rental-property purchase

August 6, 2016

If you’re planning on buying a rental property, we hope all goes well and you come out a winner.

But what happens if the deal falls through and you lose your deposit, inspection fees, travel costs, etc.?

The answer is, Uncle Sam is there to help. That’s right. The law says you can deduct your losses if you follow the IRS’s rules.

Want to learn how the tax law can come to your rescue when your rental-property deal goes south? Read my new article titled Tax Tips on Failed Rental Property Purchase.

Three ways our fact-filled article can help you:

  1. We’ll tell you how to write off your failed capital acquisition costs. These are the costs that you capitalize and add to the basis. If you’ve entered the transaction for profit, the IRS lets you deduct your failed capital acquisition costs as a loss. You’ll get the whole story when you read the full article.
  2. We’ll explain what to do if your failed business is a start-up. In an effort to make the tax laws more fair, lawmakers have enacted rules that are advantageous to business start-ups. This means if you’re just getting going and your rental-property purchase-plans fall through, you’ll be entitled to some significant deductions. We’ll give you all the details when you read the full article.
  3. You’ll learn what you can deduct if you’re expanding your business. If you’ve failed in your attempt to purchase a rental property, Uncle Sam has some good news for you. If you’re growing a rental-property business, you can claim an immediate deduction for business expansion expenses. All will be explained when you read the full article.

Filed Under: Investments, Rental Properties, Start up, Tax Planning

Test It Out

If you are not yet a subscriber, CLICK HERE. You’ll get a no-obligation 7-day FREE trial during which you can read, not only the article above, but all of our helpful tax-saving tips. This trial is absolutely free, you don't need a credit card, and there are no strings attached. That’s a personal promise.

Free Ezine

Email:

Are you a tax professional (CPA, EA, tax lawyer, tax preparer)?
   

For Tax Professionals

Learn how the Bradford Tax Institute can help you as a tax professional help your one-owner clients pocket more after-tax money and become raving fans.

Learn More »

For One-Owner Businesses

If you or you and your spouse own the business and you are looking for tax benefits, learn how we can help you keep more of hard-earned money and give less to the IRS.

Learn More »

Articles by Category

Bradford Tax Institute Blog

Operations

1050 Northgate Drive, Suite 351
San Rafael, CA 94903
E-Mail: contactus@bradfordtaxinstitute.com
Telephone: (415) 446-4340
Fax: (415) 446-0127

Editorial

1701 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 300
Washington, DC 20006
E-Mail: contactus@bradfordtaxinstitute.com
Telephone (202) 652-2293
Fax (202) 580-6559

Copyright © 2015 BradfordTaxInstitute.com