‘Tis the Season - For Installment Sales
The upcoming holiday season can be a time of joy, with family, friends and celebration. The holiday season can also be a time of stress, with tangled lights to untangle and hang, gifts to shop for and wrap, and parties to plan.
In a 1031 Exchange? You May Need to File a Tax Extension
Are you currently in a 1031 exchange or contemplating beginning an exchange before the end of the year? If you sold or are planning to sell investment property between October 17, 2017 and December 31, 2017, you should plan on filing IRS Form 4868 - Application for Automatic Extension of Time to File U.S. Individual Income Tax Return on or before April 15, 2018.
Tax Reform / 1031 Exchange Update - November 7, 2017
Last week, House Republicans released H.R. 1, their long-awaited 429-page tax reform proposal. The bill, which is titled the ‘Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) leaves 1031 “like-kind” exchanges intact!
The Facts About Recession-Resistant Real Estate
All commercial real estate is cyclical. Historically, some property types have values that tend to correlate with overall economic conditions more so than others. Retail and office properties for example have been known to take a hit during economic downturns. During the Great Recession and its aftermath, apartments became a hot investment ticket, while single-family housing values plummeted.
Your Vacation Home and the 1031 Exchange
Consider the following. You own a lakeside vacation home. Over the years, that home has been a great place for family gatherings, and to hang out on weekends. Now, the family is grown and you are ready to dispose of the property, hopefully without paying a boatload of capital gain taxes.
Constructive Receipt Of Funds: A 1031 No-No
We’ve written extensively on how you can take advantage of the Internal Revenue Code’s Section 1031 to defer tax liability on relinquishing property. We’ve also noted that the time period in which you can find a like-kind asset, and then buy it, is strict. If you miss the 45-day deadline (in which to identify a replacement asset) and the 180-day window (during which you must close on that replacement asset), the exchange might no longer be valid, and you end up owing taxes.
Digging Deep Into Depreciation And Proposed Tax Reform
Part 5 in the Realized Series "2017 Tax Reform Impact on Real Estate" We’ve been writing extensively on tax reform issues, and for a very good reason. If the GOP’s Blueprint, entitled “A Better Way, Our Vision for a Confident America,” and President Donald Trump’s one-page “2017 Tax Reform for Economic Growth and American Jobs” end up becoming the new U.S. guide for taxes, look for changes on how real estate is acquired, held, and sold.
Disasters and 1031 Exchanges (Part 1)
August and September 2017 have been highlighted by a series of catastrophic storms. Hurricane Harvey roared ashore in South Texas, then parked on top of the Houston area, dumping more than 50 inches of rain in some areas. And, as of this writing, we are just beginning to assess the damage caused by Hurricane Irma.
Tax Reform And Mortgage Interest Deductions
Part 4 in the Realized Series "2017 Tax Reform Impact on Real Estate" Much of the recent news coming from President Donald Trump’s administration has been focused on healthcare and the wall. Though Trump tax reform has been on the back burner, there are indications that Congress and the President will begin the process of tax overhaul in fall 2017. It’s uncertain how tax reform will impact the overall economy. However, based on the limited information we have, tax reform could have a profound change on how you invest, and what type of capital might make the most sense.
