How Capital Gains from the Sale of a Home Are Taxed

For most of us, our home represents our largest asset. Over time, the management of this asset can make a big difference in our overall financial outlook. One of the largest planning opportunities home ownership brings is the favorable tax treatment afforded the sale of a primary residence. The gain on the sale of a … Read more

Avoid Paying Capital Gains Tax with Exchange 1031

As a common cliché would have put it, taxes are inevitable.  However, we break tradition in this article as we discuss a method to avoid paying taxes. Exchange 1031 is a provision that allows the homeowner to keep the entire proceeds for the sale of a real estate property by exemption of payment of capital … Read more

The 1031 Tax Deferred Exchange Important Strategies for Real Estate Property Investors

If for some reason the investor is unable to sell the relinquished property within the strict 180 day deadline, the EAT will transfer title of the new property to the investor. The investor will end up owning both the replacement property and the relinquished property which was not sold. A failed reverse exchange will not … Read more

Qualified Intermediary Rules for 1031 Tax Exchanges

  Considering a 1031 tax exchange for your next real estate transaction? If so, you’re already on the right track: a 1031 exchange represents a great opportunity for real estate investors to temporarily defer payment of capital gains taxes on their investments. The legal 1031 tax exchange has helped many investors rapidly grow the value … Read more

Commodity Forex Online Trading Secrets

What is commodity forex online trading? To a new forex trader, the idea of trading commodities and trading currencies at the same time is confusing. Surely currency is the thing that we are trading? What do commodities have to do with it? The answer lies in economics. Commodity forex trading is based on a specialized … Read more