Baxter, Esq.JGB November 2023 NewsletterIn March of 2023 the Internal Revenue Service made Revenue Ruling 2023-2 clarifying their interpretation of Internal Revenue Code (IRC) § 1014 regarding irrevocable trust basis adjustment at death.

Anyway, the basic point is when governments aren't perceived by the international market as being substantial, currency values decline.  

For the better part of two decades I've been involved in real estate in some capacity including but not limited to: mortgage & real estate broker, developer, project manager, STR owner/operator/manager, international investor and beyond. 

Usual and customary usually refers to outdated but working components, such as old ducts in a house that do not support central air well for lack of returns.

The tax advantages of buying/holding gas stations are pretty great.Many of the components of gas stations including pumps, tanks, external parking areas, and other equipment are classified as either 5 or 15 year property so you can bonus depreciate a lot of it (minus the land value) and get significant deductions in year 1.With the current bonus depreciation rate at 60%, a $1 million gas station acquisition could still lead to $100K+ in year 1 deductions depending on the specifics of your deal.

I do have a handful of clients that have ended up using multiple CPAs just due to who their partners were on different deals, and even in those cases they almost always end up consolidating to a single CPA - taxes are enough of a headache without dealing with 3 different professionals who each only have a slice of the whole picture.If you are going to regularly be investing across the country, it doesn't hurt to work with a firm that has State and Local Tax (often referred to as "SALT") internal resources, though typically this does come from larger firms with larger fees. 

If they aren't able to reduce your taxes then they don't get paid.I assume they are selective about which appeals they will take on since there is no benefit to them or the homeowner to not be able to win an appeal, but I have no knowledge of their internal business logic. 

Assets identified in this study include:Building systems: water heater, electrical distribution, HVAC, plumbinPermanent Fixtures: windows, doors, bathroom fixturesStructural Components: Roof construction, drywall, wood framingInterior Construction: Wood flooring, stairs, ceramic tileThis engineering-based cost segregation study included the following methodology:Physical Inspection through a site visitDocumentation review including architectural plans, accounting records and construction documentsA cost analysis which utilizes engineering principles in order to allocate costs to their applicable asset classificationsCalculation of the depreciation schedule using MACRSAs a reminder, bonus depreciation started to phase out in 2023.

Those numbers do not seem correct, unless you are using terms like loan amount of $104,000 is the unpaid principal balance (which is the amount that accrues interest), and the $270,000 is the total payoff.There are two components to a mortgage statement - the first is the reinstatement amount - this is the amount to bring the loan current.

Building a credit history...all on point.Things that I would also start looking at: where do you want to invest - locally, nationally, internationally?