It’s a fact … Your rental properties can provide a valuable tax shelter when you deduct your rental losses against other income. One important step to take if you want to deduct your losses is to pass the tax code’s 750-hour test. It’s one of the ways taxpayers get to prove that they are real-estate professionals. (See more about this below.) Looking for ways to accrue … [Read more...]
Five strategies for dealing with a business loss
Tax reform provided some real benefits for small-business owners. But the changes lawmakers made to the net operating loss (NOL) deduction rules can take a lot of money from your pocket. You see, before tax reform you could carry back the NOL to prior tax years and get refunds of taxes paid in those years. Or, you could have elected to wave the NOL carryback and, instead, … [Read more...]
Did tax reform take away your boat deduction?
Do you own or plan to buy a boat for personal use? If so, before you weigh anchor, be sure to read the full article. You see, we’ll explain what tax deductions are available to you and whether the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will strip you of those valuable deductions. Don’t miss the important information we’ve got waiting for you when you read my new article titled Tax … [Read more...]
Three ways to take money from your IRA, penalty free
If you’re like most taxpayers, you probably believe this statement… “IRA accounts lock up your money until age 59 ½, unless you’re willing to pay a 10-percent penalty to access your money.” Not true. This is a myth. The fact is, there are three ways you can take money from either a traditional IRA or Roth IRA. And yes. You can do this tax-free and penalty-free, for any … [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...]