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Updated over 6 years ago,
Leasing to an Owned C-Corp which then leases to third party?
Hi all,
I came across an article detailing why a C-Corp should never own property, but should opt to lease it instead. (https://www.thetaxadviser.com/issues/2018/sep/leas...) This led me to think of a scenario. Not sure how viable this is, or if I'm missing a vital piece of information.
Scenario:
I own a multi-family property as an individual (or pass-through LLC).
I lease out the entire property to my C-Corporation, receiving as low as possible (without legal violation) of a rate on it. This would be taxed at individual income tax brackets (for sake of simplicity lets assume highest tax bracket 37%).
The C-Corporation then (sub)-leases individual units to third-party renters. At this level, C-Corporation would pay a lesser tax (corporate tax rate of 21%).
Am I missing something obvious here? If not, why don't people do this?
Thanks!
Nur