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Greg O'Brien PPP Forgiven Funds are NOT Deductible
21 May 2020 | 10 replies

IRS released guidance yesterday saying that any PPP expenses that are forgiven are NOT deductible for Fed income tax purposes.  In essence, the forgiven funds are taxable, in direct conflict with the Cares Act.  Congr...

Anita Z. Real Estate Investor Tax write-offs
10 January 2025 | 16 replies

Hi, What do i I need to write off travel that is used to look for a property to invest in?Do I need a business license ?Can I write off all expenses from the trip, such as hotel, meals and travel costs like gas, or ai...

Gunnar F. Any reason not to take depreciation on a rental property?
22 November 2015 | 25 replies

My current accountant has apparently not been taking depreciation on my rental properties every year. I am a rank novice in this area. Just wondering whether there could be any strategic benefit  to not taking the dep...

Account Closed buy with cash and then refinance, or just finance right away?
14 February 2019 | 11 replies

which is the better option, assuming you have the cash? what advantages do you get from buying with cash and then refinancing after?i'm mainly interested in this approach because, from what i've read, it allows you to...

Matthew Bailey Can I buy mixed use and rent to my own business?
6 February 2021 | 11 replies

I own a real estate flipping business, so all of my profits are taxed as ordinary income (and at a high rate).  I thought it could be beneficial if I bought a mixed use property and rented the commercial space to my f...

Account Closed Ask me questions on Real Estate Tax Strategy or Investing
6 November 2023 | 27 replies

As a specialized real estate CPA, I'm here to provide expert guidance on your most complex tax matters, from navigating 1031 exchanges and cost segregation studies to optimizing your rental property deductions and han...

Allan Shoo 1040 Schedule "E" Form Confusing help
1 February 2013 | 9 replies

I am a new owner of a duplex that I live in one unit and rent out the other unit. needless to say is a Tax year, and I am doing my own tax. I have done some maintenance on the bulding as a whole. My question is can I ...

Michael Plaks Tax reform Q&A Thread 3 - Itemized and business deductions
5 January 2018 | 22 replies

Colleagues and friends,The original GOP reform thread started by @Brandon Hall is well over 200 posts by now. This is one of the follow-up threads specifically for discussion of personal itemized (Schedule A) deductio...

Joseph C. Pro Vision - Tom Wheelwright
12 September 2019 | 4 replies

I am looking for a new CPA firm to help with tax strategy and planning for my REI. Has anyone used Tom Wheelwrights firm ProVision? Please let me know what you think of them?

Brandon Luke Security deposit deductions.
11 December 2014 | 6 replies

We just movedout of the duplex we lived in for four years. We just got our security deposit back minus some deductions, that they itemized out for us. Most of them I'm fine with, a couple I don't like, but understand....