Top-Line Facts: * Spending: The cost of the bill is .5 trillion over 10 years of full implementation (2014-2023). * Taxes Increases: Taxes will go up 3.6 billion—nearly half a trillion dollars. * Medicare Cuts: Medicare will be cut 4.6 billion—another half a trillion dollars. * Total Number of Pages: 2074 * Government Plan: The … Read more
If you are looking at making a quick hundred-thousand on real estate flipping, you may find it is quick, but not as lucrative as you thought. With housing prices on the rise across the nation, flipping has become the hottest investment trend. You buy a property and quickly resell it at a higher price. Most … Read more
When you sell your interest in investment property, you may incur federal capital gains taxes and, in some states, state taxes as well. Your attorney, tax advisor, or real estate professional may suggest a tax-deferred exchange under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code. A 1031 tax-deferred exchange allows you to dispose of investment properties and … Read more
The Obama Administration has proposed a 2011 federal budget intended to steer the economy toward recovery and create new sources of revenue to reduce our country’s deficit. If enacted, the tax proposals in the budget would affect individuals, businesses, and estates. Individual Provisions Perhaps the most wide-reaching provision in the budget proposal allows the maximum … Read more
A 1031 exchange refers to Section 1.1031 of the Internal Revenue Code which was passed in 1990. Normally, when you sell all real and personal property, the tax code requires the payment of the Capital Gains Tax. That is to say, when you sell your office for 0,000 more than you bought it for, you … Read more