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All Forum Posts by: Bruce D. Kowal

Bruce D. Kowal has started 34 posts and replied 265 times.

Post: STR loophole/cost-seg-- Help needed!

Bruce D. Kowal
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  • Metro NY + New Bedford
  • Posts 268
  • Votes 184

Try it.  Maybe you will end up in Tax Court with a case of first impression.  People will cite your name.

Post: Transfer real property from s-corp

Bruce D. Kowal
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  • Metro NY + New Bedford
  • Posts 268
  • Votes 184

Does the S Corp actually hold title to the property?  Why on Earth did you put it in an S Corp?  You are in a world of tax pain doing that.  Maybe you have some capital loss carryforwards lying around.

Post: Leader of Real Estate Investment Firm Admits Role in $658 Million Ponzi Scheme

Bruce D. Kowal
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  • Metro NY + New Bedford
  • Posts 268
  • Votes 184
Quote from @Bruce D. Kowal:
Quote from @Chris Seveney:

@Melanie P.

I can name 3 companies right now that are not just bad deals but should end the sponsors in prison - I know investors in each and every one has filed complaints etc. And each have said they never get anyone from the state (banking / securities division) to call them back.

Two are actually sec qualified offerings and also no replies from the sec

It’s unfortunate that it appears there are a lot of bad actors who will get away with it. In many instances like this one - by the time it gets investigated damage is already done


Ever try FINRA broker check?  File a complaint with them?

Post: Leader of Real Estate Investment Firm Admits Role in $658 Million Ponzi Scheme

Bruce D. Kowal
Posted
  • Metro NY + New Bedford
  • Posts 268
  • Votes 184
Quote from @Chris Seveney:

@Melanie P.

I can name 3 companies right now that are not just bad deals but should end the sponsors in prison - I know investors in each and every one has filed complaints etc. And each have said they never get anyone from the state (banking / securities division) to call them back.

Two are actually sec qualified offerings and also no replies from the sec

It’s unfortunate that it appears there are a lot of bad actors who will get away with it. In many instances like this one - by the time it gets investigated damage is already done


Post: New Flippers in Boston Area

Bruce D. Kowal
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  • Metro NY + New Bedford
  • Posts 268
  • Votes 184

Look at Zillow or some similar site and see what mobile homes are renting for, how long on the market. You can always pretend to be a renter and pump the Seller for information.  Or speak with the broker.  I think New Hampshire is better for this type of rental business.

Post: Capital Gains Question

Bruce D. Kowal
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  • Metro NY + New Bedford
  • Posts 268
  • Votes 184
Quote from @Karen Bolyard:

Hello everyone,

I recently purchased a SFR as an investment property and started rehab this week. Trying to decide whether to flip or rent. I had originally thought I would rent for year and do a 1031 to avoid cap gains tax, but I was told since I am a real estate professional ( I am a broker), I would be exempt from cap gains. I had also heard I need to have several homes in an LLC to qualify. We have 4 SFR's- 2 in one LLC, 1 in a different LLC and 4th is my personal residence not in an LLC. Any advice / suggestions is greatly appreciated!!


 Presumably someone has been preparing your tax returns for the past few years.  You already have investment properties.  What does your tax preparer say?

Post: Ownership by Contributed Capital vs by Tax Capital Accounts in small syndications

Bruce D. Kowal
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  • Metro NY + New Bedford
  • Posts 268
  • Votes 184

Don't know.  Not going to spend time looking it up.  As I mentioned early on, IRS has three years to audit.   File the IRS form on Inconsistent treatment and be done with this.  

Make sure you properly report your capital losses and carry them forward.  Because they are §1231 losses they can offset ordinary income, which is better than a normal cap loss use of only $3,000 if married.  

Sorry you got into this. That is the problem with Syndications, you have no control over the Syndicator, who may suddenly need cash for some other mistake he needs, and he sets out to create mischief.  

if you have cap gains in 2024, or in the coming years, you might want to consider simply "abandoning" your interest in the LLC, which allows you to take the loss in the year you choose..

For example, if you have cap gains of $50,000 in 2024, you might want to "abandon" a some or all of your Membership interests,  which give rise to a loss which will absorb the gain.  Or abandon all of it in 2024 if it's really dead, and carry the losses forward.  

Hope that helps. 

This is wonky, but as you are discovering, a lot of this stuff is wonky:

https://www.thetaxadviser.com/issues/2016/feb/taxation-of-wo...

Post: Leader of Real Estate Investment Firm Admits Role in $658 Million Ponzi Scheme

Bruce D. Kowal
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  • Metro NY + New Bedford
  • Posts 268
  • Votes 184

Leader of Real Estate Investment Firm Admits Role in $658 Million Ponzi Scheme and Multimillion-Dollar Tax Evasion Conspiracy

Anyone heard of these guys? National Realty Investment Advisors?  He went for the whole prize:  Ponzi scheme plus tax evasion.

Post: LLC Structure & Bank Accounts

Bruce D. Kowal
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  • Metro NY + New Bedford
  • Posts 268
  • Votes 184

Why would you seek online legal advice for an important decision on protecting your assets?  See a lawyer and pay for professional advice.

Post: Securing My Property: Exploring Trusts and Protection in NYC

Bruce D. Kowal
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  • Metro NY + New Bedford
  • Posts 268
  • Votes 184

Congratulations to an expectant Mother!  As for NYC rental properties and putting your one rental property into a Trust, consult professional journals for this.  Just do a web search.  Otherwise, leave everyone as is.  Presumably someone does your tax returns, ask them.