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Fas McO'nen Breaking into my own property!! Am I breaking the law?
30 January 2022 | 68 replies
.  :-) .In Texas I have registered electronically with the Justice Courts in the counties where I have property and filing an eviction is relatively painless, even more so for squatters.
Shiloh Lundahl Anyone still waiting on your TAX Return? Where is my TAX RETURN!
13 September 2018 | 3 replies
If you filed electronically, it could be held back by some verification process, i.e. a background-type audit.Either way, need to find out, and it has nothing to do with the solvency of the government.
Dolores Waldron How do I find home owners in my zip code who may look to sell?
19 April 2016 | 8 replies
Some of my costs are photography, pamphlets, sign placement, utility company marking utility for sign placement, placing it on the electronic lockbox system, I usually do a little bit of landscaping..mulch and flowers, depending on the price point of the property I might also need to pay for staging and professional maid service.  
Dan N Temp. monitoring / controlling
27 May 2007 | 3 replies
For less than $50, I bought a battery operated 24 hour "logger" from an electronics supplier, put it in their unit for a day, then plugged it into my computer to print a detailed graph showing the true temperature swings.
Alfred Bell Does anyone use a Checkbook IRA LLC?
16 December 2023 | 82 replies
Following are the similarities and differences between the solo 401k and the self-directed IRA.The Self-Directed IRA and Solo 401k Similarities Both were created by congress for individuals to save for retirement;Both may be invested in alternative investments such as real estate, precious metals tax liens, promissory notes, private company shares, and stocks and mutual funds, to name a few;Both allow for Roth contributions;Both are subject to prohibited transaction rules;Both are subject to federal taxes at time of distribution;Both allow for checkbook control for placing alternative investments;Both may be invested in annuities;Both are protected from creditors;Both allow for nondeductible contributions; andBoth are prohibited from investing in assets listed under I.R.C. 408(m).The Self-Directed IRA and Solo 401k DifferencesIn order to open a solo 401k, self-employment, whether on a part-time or full-time basis, is required;To open a self-directed IRA, self-employment income is not required;In order to gain IRA checkbook control over the self-directed IRA funds, a limited liability company (checkbook iRA)  must be utilized;The solo 401k allows for checkbook control from the onset;The solo 401k allows for personal loan known as a solo 401k loan;It is prohibited to borrow from your IRA;The Solo 401k may be invested in life insurance;The self-directed IRA may not be invested in life insurance;The solo 401k allow for high contribution amounts (for 2016, the solo 401k contribution limit is $53,000, whereas the self-directed IRA contribution limit is $5,500);The solo 401k business owner can serve as trustee of the solo 401k;The self-directed IRA participant/owner may not serve as trustee or custodian of her IRA; instead, a trust company or bank institution is required;When distributions commence from the solo 401k a mandatory 20% of federal taxes must be withheld from each distribution and submitted electronically to the IRS by the 15th of the month following the date of each distribution;Rollovers and/or transfers from IRAs or qualified plans (e.g., former employer 401k) to a solo 401k are not reported on Form 5498, but rather on Form 5500-EZ, but only if the air market value of the solo 401k exceeds $250K as of the end of the plan year (generally 12/31);When funds are rolled over or transferred from an IRA or 401k to a self-directed IRA, the amount deposited into the self-directed IRA is reported on Form 5498 by the receiving self-directed IRA custodian by May of the year following the rollover/transfer.Rollovers (provided the 60 day rollover window is satisfied) from an IRA to a Solo 401k or self-directed IRA are reported on lines 15a and 15b of Form 1040;Pre-tax IRA contributions on reported on line 32 of Form 1040;Pre-tax solo 401k contributions are reported on line 28 of Form 1040;Roth solo 401k funds are subject to RMDs;A Roth 401k may be transferred to a Roth IRA (Note that from a planning perspective, it may be advantageous to transfer Roth Solo 401k funds to a Roth IRA before turning age 70 ½ in order to escape the Roth RMD requirement applicable to Roth 401k contributions including Roth Solo 401k contributions and earnings.)
Josh L. Buying used DSLR to take photos for rental
18 March 2014 | 24 replies
Learning to use a DSLR for rental photos is way overboard unless you like playing with and learning to use electronic toys.
Robert Kennedy 2018 Alabama Tax Lien law changes
3 May 2019 | 7 replies
The tax collecting official shall make a correct record of all auctions and sales of tax liens in a durable book or an electronic file, which shall be known as the record of tax lien auctions and sales, containing all of the following:"(1) The date of auction or sale
Luke Stone 1099-Misc Questions, Difficulties & Musings
23 March 2018 | 3 replies
It does not double their income, it is included in their income.Where you can hurt contractors is by sending 1099s for payments that you made electronically: credit cards or PayPal.
Matt Schambeau How to accept cash for rent from tenant in Roswell, Georgia?
28 March 2018 | 19 replies
They don't have a PC or the ability to pay electronically
Andy Pat Flooding in apartment- holding us liable for pipe burst
22 January 2015 | 16 replies
Just extreme cold (i.e. electronics, etc).