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Updated over 2 years ago on . Most recent reply

Is gross profit or net profit considered for taxes?
I'll be as short and to the point as possible. I'm purchasing a property subject to the existing mortgage. To do so I'm using a business line of credit to pay for everything from start to finish. For sake of simplicity, lets say purchase price shows $50k, (remember it's a sub to deal so that $50k mortgage isn't paid off yet) and I sell the property for $200k. That shows a $150k gross profit. However, I borrowed $100k from a business line of credit which I had to pay back after the sale plus pay off the $50k of the existing mortgage. Leaving a net profit of $50k. Which number will be considered for tax purposes in this situation? Gross or net profit?
P.S. I dont know if it matters but this transaction will be through my single member LLC
Most Popular Reply
So, a simple transaction would be this SAMPLE
Bought for $ 50,000
Sold for $200,000
Gross Profit $150,000
Minus
Closing costs to buy $2,500
Mortgage payments $3,000
Property Taxes $1,000
Rehab costs $5,000
Other Expenses $ 0
Title & Escrow to sell $2,000
Real Estate Agent 6% $12,000
Leaves $124,000 taxable
Borrowed money isn't taxed