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All Forum Posts by: Randall Tannen

Randall Tannen has started 0 posts and replied 54 times.

Post: Looking for general tax advice

Randall Tannen
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@Alonzo Moreland Location is not as important as is finding a tax advisor with niche experience for real estate investors. There are a number of competent tax professionals commenting on the forums here who work with clients in other states. If you consider opening up your search radius, pick a few and message them to see who will work best with you. Good luck!

Post: CPA Recommendation NH

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@Tom Puiia if you're only engaged for tax prep service with your current CPA, that may be why your expectations are not aligned with the service you're receiving. Generally speaking, proactive tax strategy planning is a separate service and incremental cost to just tax prep. 

Post: How do I file personal and LLC taxes as a first-timer?

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@Devante S. assuming you operated as a sole proprietor or through a disregarded entity for tax purposes (e.g. SMLLC), the income and deductions from self-employment will be reported on your 1040 Schedule C and not separately filed.

Post: Looking for CPA Investor Friendly in DMV area

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@Bagus A. Location is not as important as is finding a tax advisor with niche experience for real estate investors. There are a number of competent tax professionals commenting on the forums here who work with clients in other states. If you consider opening up your search radius, pick a few and message them to see who will work best with you. Good luck!

Post: CPA Recommendation Needed in Lafayette, Louisiana

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@Mathew Mathew Location is not as important as is finding a tax advisor with niche experience for real estate investors. There are a number of competent tax professionals commenting on the forums here who work with clients in other states. If you consider opening up your search radius, pick a few and message them to see who will work best with you. Good luck!

Post: How to find a CPA specialized in REI?

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@Lilly Fang there are a number of competent tax professionals on the forums here. Pick a few and message them to see who will work best with you. Good luck!

Post: Seeking a FL panhandle CPA

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Quote from @David Clinton III:

Hello! I have a client in Panama City looking for a CPA.

Client isn't a real estate investor yet, but will eventually begin investing, and needs to get a solid and strategic CPA in his network. Who do you recommend?

Thanks in advance.


There are a number of competent tax professionals on the forums here. Pick a few and message them to see who will work best for your client. Good luck!

Post: 2024 Tax Reccomendations

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@Dante Ritchey there are a number of competent tax professionals on the forums here. Pick a few and message them to see who will work best with you. Good luck!

Post: Sarasota / Tampa investor friendly CPA / Tax strategist

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@Damian Callaghan there are a number of competent tax professionals on the forums here. Pick a few and message them to see who will work best with you. Good luck!

Post: Massive losses, no deduction. Can a CPA please say it ain't so?

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Quote from @Aaron Rosenberg:

In 2023 my five properties across two single-member LLC's had 7 tenants just decide not to pay rent, and 3 roofs had to be replaced. Thank goodness for tax deductions, right? Before I was in real estate my business just bought stuff and sold it for more, so I know losses from a single-member LLC lower your AGI. Right?

Wrong.  I KNOW.  It goes against everything our books and meetings and articles and gurus say.  But TurboTax won't move my losses from Schedule E to Federal Taxes.  They say rental income is Passive and therefore ineligible.  I say depreciation, travel, and auto expenses aren't passive and those should at least count for something.  

Have I truly been screwed here?  Can I at least somehow carry the loss over to future years so I won't get taxed on future income?


 You’re running into passive loss limitations. The losses are not lost - they’re suspended and carried forward to future years.