Do you operate your business as an S corporation or a C corporation? If the answer is “yes,” you need to remember that your corporation is a separate legal entity. Why is this so important? Because if you incur travel expenses on behalf of the corporation, you have to be careful about how those expenses are reimbursed. If you don’t, you could find yourself in hot water with … [Read more...]
How to make your rental-property activity, tax deductible
Your rental property provides shelter for your tenants. And it can also provide a nice tax shelter for you if you know how to play your cards right. One great way to make sure your rental properties stay tax deductible is for you or your spouse to qualify as a “real-property trade or business.” What does that involve? Is it difficult to attain this status? We’ll … [Read more...]
Four ways to turn passive losses into deductions
Selling your rental property? If the answer is “yes,” I’ve good news for you. The IRS will now allow you to deduct all those losses you couldn’t deduct in past years. Uncle Sam calls those past, denied losses, “suspended losses.” And to make sure that you can now claim all your formerly suspended tax deductions, you need to avoid the hidden traps the IRS has set for … [Read more...]
How to buy a business the right way
If you’re thinking about buying a business, now or in the future, remember this important fact: The manner in which you buy the business will have a huge impact on the taxes you pay long after the date of purchase! That’s why reading my new article is so important. You see, it explains the tax and liability implications of buying the assets of a business as opposed to buying … [Read more...]
Three great ways to escape the 3.8% Obamacare tax
Do you own rental property? If you do, I’ve got some good news for you… The IRS just released new safe-harbor rules that make it easy for some owners of rental real estate to avoid the dreaded 3.8% Obamacare tax! How can you legally beat the Obamacare tax that applies to last year, this year, and future years? I’ll explain three nifty escape plans when you read my new … [Read more...]