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All Forum Posts by: John Duston

John Duston has started 5 posts and replied 203 times.

Post: How to account for a duplex on tax return

John Duston
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@Sean Rogers

He needs a professional to help on that. There'd be a few allocations going on and questions about deductablitt

Post: Tax advice for private money’s lenders

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@Doug Henderson

They should sent you a 1098

Post: CPA Los Angeles Recommendation?

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Hi Rick,

What part of LA are you in?

Post: IRS Liens and Selling a House

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Sounds like a sticky situation that needs a paid lawyer, not free advice.

Post: How to estimate income tax for rentals?

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It's going to vary based on your personal marginal tax rate.

Post: Intra-Family Property Transfer in California

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Originally posted by @Lance Lvovsky:

@Garrett Richardson

With so much appreciation, I would have her fund a Trust with the house, include provisions in the Trust that includes the house in her gross estate so you get a step up in basis at death, you/spouse are beneficiaries, the trust collects rents and remits fiduciary accounting income to you. There is some sophisticated planning that can be done to maximize the step up and accomplish your goals.

There'd also be a step up  in basis with a sale and gain exclusion under 121. Then with owner financing it have the same effect. Whats the real advantage to a trust in this scenario? 

Post: LLC TAXES / San Antonio CPA

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Hi Jessica,

Congrats on purchasing a home and best of luck on the repairs.

Ideally, the costs that he has been occurring can be marked as contributions to his capital account and expensed my the LLC or expensed on his personal taxes as a supplemental business expense.


Sounds like the record keeping is going to be messy and I can't tell you the best way to report this without getting deeper into the books/records to figure out whats going on.


If you're open to remote accountants we can hop an a phone call so I can get an understanding of your situation and if we'd be a good fit.



Post: CPA in San Antonio TX with RE experience

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Originally posted by @Estefania Buzenas:

I’m looking for a CPA that can help us with out taxes and has experience with real estate investment.

Thanks

Hi Estefania,

I and my partner are located in Santa Barbara and are talking to a potential investor out there.

If you're open to remote accountants we can hop an a phone call so I can get an understanding of your situation and if we'd be a good fit.


Post: Looking for Real estate CPA

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Originally posted by @Oleksandr Ivanovskiy:

Looking for CPA experienced in real estate.

Are you an investor, agent, starting out?

What are you looking to get out of your accountant?

Post: Is New EIN Needed after Sale of Single Member LLC

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  • Santa Barbara, CA
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Yes. Use the SS-4. It's real straight forward.

Do you have an accountant for this upcoming tax season?