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2020 Year-End Tax Strategies for Marriage, Kids, and Family

2020 Year-End Tax Strategies for Marriage, Kids, and Family

2020 Last-Minute Year-End Tax Strategies for Marriage, Kids, and Family If you have children under the age of 18 and you file your business tax return as a proprietorship or partnership, you can find big savings in the work your children do for your business. And if...
Improvement Property Update

Improvement Property Update

Improvement Property Update Qualified improvement property is any improvement to the interior portion of a building that is nonresidential real property (think office buildings and shopping centers) if you place the improvement in service after the date you place the...
Terminating Your S Corporation Election

Terminating Your S Corporation Election

Terminating Your S Corporation Election Tax reform may have you thinking of changing your S corporation to a C corporation, partnership, or sole proprietorship. With such a switch, you need to consider: How do I terminate the S corporation election correctly? What are...
Defining “Real Estate Investor” and “Real Estate Dealer”

Defining “Real Estate Investor” and “Real Estate Dealer”

Defining “Real Estate Investor” and “Real Estate Dealer” The first good news is that you can be both real estate investor and real estate dealer with respect to your real estate portfolio. The next good news is that you are in control, and by knowing just a few rules...
Tax Reform and the Cannabis Industry

Tax Reform and the Cannabis Industry

Tax Reform and the Cannabis Industry You won’t get a Section 199A tax deduction for your cannabis business. But some of the other tax reform changes may make the C corporation a more attractive choice of entity than before.Let’s look at an example. Say the cannabis...
Drive Time Increases Odds of Deducting Rental Property Losses

Drive Time Increases Odds of Deducting Rental Property Losses

Drive Time Increases Odds of Deducting Rental Property Losses Your rental properties provide tax shelter when you can deduct your losses against your other income. One step to deducting the losses is to pass the tax code’s 750-hour test. And one step to finding the...