Private/Hard Money Lenders - Taxes

[Joey Fontenot III]

I wanted to get some advice/feedback regarding how private lenders handle the tax consequences of the income they receive from their loans. Is your Income taxed the same as your income from whatever tax bracket you fall into or are their ways to defer these taxes based on the way the loan is structured. In addition, if lending out of an LLC does being taxed as an S corp prove advantageous. Can you keep the income as retained earnings under $250,000 in the LLC and pay yourself a fair salary and invest the rest directly back into Real Estate. Not sure if these are viable options, just looking for some creative strategies!! Thanks

[Jon Holdman]

Interest income from making loans is taxable at your ordinary income rate.