What is a 1031 Exchange? It is a way to leverage your gains. It allows sellers of investment or business-use real estate to defer paying capital gains, and depreciation recapture taxes, when they use the proceeds of the sale to purchase one or more additional pieces of investment or business-use real estate. IRS Code 1031
ULTIMATE BUSINESS CONTINUITY AND DISASTER PLANNING GUIDE
ULTIMATE BUSINESS CONTINUITY AND DISASTER PLANNING GUIDE It is essential for business owners to be proactive in preparing for pandemics, hurricanes and other unpredictable disasters. Everything from severe winter storms, to a flood or wildfire, a supply chain failure, a serious SARS or flu epidemic, even an act of terrorism can put your business at
SECURE 2.0 Act Pros and Cons, Winners and Losers
Americans simply aren’t saving enough for retirement. Retirement plans are one of the top benefits you can offer to your employees. And thanks to incentives for employers in the SECURE 2.0 ACT there has never been a better time to start a retirement plan, creating a positive impact on employees and help make saving for
Challenges Women Entrepreneurs Face When Starting A Business
Women mean business, and the world needs more women in business. While women have long been under-represented in the business world, this trend is clearly changing. In fact, the number of female entrepreneurs in this country is increasing, and today, 37 percent of all U.S. businesses are female owned, according to the National Women’s Business
Does A Cost Segregation Study Make Sense For Your Property
Looking for tax savings? For clients who are in the real estate, construction, and other related industries cost segregation can be a significant way to take advantage of depreciation up front! A cost segregation analysis is the process of analyzing and reallocating engineering-based costs relating to the construction, renovation or acquisition of a building. Cost-segregation
DEPRECIATION FOR SUMMER SHORT-TERM RENTAL OWNERSHIP
Post-COVID demand for short-term rentals has skyrocketed on sites such as Airbnb and VRBO. Investors are attracted to these properties to generate passive income, and are jumping into the market. Listings are expected to grow another 20.5% in 2022. Since many short-term rental properties are owned as passive investments by non-real estate professionals, any investors
8 MID-YEAR CHECKUP TIPS FOR YOUR MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE PRACTICE
Spending a little time on mid-year planning will make for a smoother and more successful 2022! Doctors, dentists, surgeons, and other medical practitioners should take a hard look at the last 6 months, and see how close they have come to their operational and financial goals. It may be time to reevaluate and refocus on
How Well Does Your Business Run Without You
Business owners should focus on growing their profits and meeting their sales goals. But to build “value” in your business and make it attractive to buyers, have you ever considered making it a primary goal to set up your business so that it can thrive and grow without you? A business that is not dependent
Relocations And Remote Work Create Recurring Tax Issues
Taxpayers who moved to another state during the pandemic to work remotely have been dealing with more complicated tax issues, and so have their employers! The pandemic prompted many people to sell or rent their homes to relocate to larger houses and across state lines, creating complex multistate tax issues on both the individual and
Whose Responsibility Is It To Distribute K-1s?
Distributing K-1s** – Whose Responsibility Is It Anyway? It is common knowledge that taxpayers like partnerships, LLCs, S-Corporations and Trusts are required to distribute annual K-1’s to their partners, shareholders, and beneficiaries, respectively reflecting their share of the taxable income or loss and other tax related items. For our many CRE clients, the process of
