“It’s not how much you make that counts,” my father told me many years ago, “but how much you keep of what you make.” I did not really understand that old adage at the time, but he was passing on some wisdom that his father had given him. It’s just common sense, but it is … Read more
HISTORICALLY, Americans have never had a great affection for being taxed. The great author and political commentator Mark Twain, once stated that the difference between a tax collector and a taxidermist is that a taxidermist only takes your skin. Thus, it usually sparks great interest whenever the Internal Revenue Service may appear willing to allow … Read more
The exchange of 1031 properties is a complex transaction. Many things can go right leaving you to enjoy a more secured future with steadily increasing real estate investments and revenue. You can also learn some painful lesson when things go wrong along the way. You can reduce the risk of 1031 properties gone wrong by … Read more
<!– @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } –> Property owners may sell like-kind properties and defer taxes on the profits by meeting the requirements of Internal Revenue Code (IRC) 1031 exchange. The purpose of the 1031 Exchange is to allow sellers of like-kind property to buy replacement property of like-kind within … Read more
Do you have an investment property that you would like to sell, but defer the capital gains taxes? If so, then you need to consider a 1031 exchange: A 1031 exchange, otherwise known as a “tax deferred exchange” is a strategy and method for selling one investment property and then proceeding with an acquisition … Read more