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Amit Shukla Tips for reviewing the insurance policy?
1 May 2024 | 14 replies
If not excluded, then it’s generally covered.  
Jayme Walker Turning personal property into business' property for spec home
24 August 2021 | 3 replies
-Business pays income tax on whatever is left after that, which excludes the $80K.Does this makes sense? 
David Lamb What Phase of the Real Estate Cycle are we In?
1 August 2024 | 5 replies
Therefore supply will be in a real odd space for a while excluding a few outlier areas or states.
Max M. Closing costs on sale of rental (cap gains exempt)
30 April 2024 | 4 replies
Good morning,I'm selling a rental property which is excluded from capital gains tax under the primary residence exemption.
Account Closed Does a FORECLOSURE on a rental property qualify as a fully taxable disposition?
13 May 2024 | 0 replies
Notably, the landlord is able to exclude the cancelled debt from income due to insolvency at the time of foreclosure. checkout this IRS publication to learn more: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-wd/1415002.pdf
Joseph Skoler Transfer real property from s-corp
20 May 2024 | 28 replies
I specifically excluded *bonus* from that prior post for that very reason of ineligibility, however, if the cost seg carves out 20% of the basis as 5-year, 20% as 7-yr, 20% as 15-year and the remainder as 39 year (assuming commercial), that’d still front one heck of a depreciation deduction using MACRS 200% DDB.Will still be some net gain, but that would dramatically dramatically reduce the cash he’d have to fork out to uncle sam… PLUS … he’d have new depreciation again!
Levi Chuculate Opportunity Fund Withdrawals as Partner
10 July 2024 | 5 replies
You should know the rules inside out or be working with the professionals that know it.Incorrect moves can result in not only a taxable event to you but to your investors.Based on your most recent response, i do not think you have a good understanding of1) requirements of the QOF(You may need to substantially improve a property)2) How long you need to hold a property before it can be sold to exclude the gain3) Inside basis vs outside basisBest of luck
Arjun S. IRS Section 121 tax question upon sale
16 July 2024 | 3 replies
For those curious, if this applies to them, just follow these general principals: To qualify for the Section 121 exclusion you must: Must live in the home in the past 2 of the 5 years 24 months non consecutive required Must have owned the home for at least 2 years Only one spouse needs to meet the ownership testBoth spouses need to meet the use test Neither spouse has excluded a gain / used section 121 in the past two years Must file jointly for the 500k exclusion
Jackie Riley Property transfer to LLC/ tax treatment
24 June 2024 | 5 replies
What are other, non-tax, consequences and risks of excluding one of the spouses from the legal ownership?
Justin L. Capital Gains on Sale of Primary Home and invest in Business?
17 September 2024 | 4 replies
If more than 2 years, you probably can exclude up to $500k in gains, assuming you are married.