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Protecting Your Business from Real Estate Fraud

RogerRossmeisl

Whether your company acquires businesses that own real estate or you invest in real estate directly, fraud poses an ever-present threat. Buying and selling real estate is complicated, and it’s relatively easy for crooks to manipulate the process.

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Understanding Taxes on Real Estate Gains

RogerRossmeisl

Let’s say you own real estate that has been held for more than one year and is sold for a taxable gain. Perhaps this gain comes from indirect ownership of real estate via a pass-through entity such as an LLC, partnership or S corporation.

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Advantages of Keeping Your Business Separate From It’s Real Estate

RogerRossmeisl

Does your business require real estate for its operations? With long-term tax, liability and estate planning advantages, separating real estate ownership from the business may be a wise choice. Or do you hold property titled under your business’s name? It might be worth reconsidering this strategy.

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Claiming Big First-Year Real Estate Depreciation Deductions

RogerRossmeisl

Your business may be able to claim big first-year depreciation tax deductions for eligible real estate expenditures rather than depreciate them over several years. 179 deduction can be claimed for real estate qualified improvement property (QIP), up to the maximum annual allowance. But should you? Importantly, the Sec.

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Can Homeowners Deduct Seller-Paid Points as the Real Estate Market Improves?

RogerRossmeisl

The recent drop in interest rates has created a buzz in the real estate market. The post Can Homeowners Deduct Seller-Paid Points as the Real Estate Market Improves? appeared first on Roger Rossmeisl, CPA. Potential homebuyers may now have an opportunity to attain their dreams of purchasing property.

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Companies are Prioritizing Agility and Risk Reduction in 2023 Real Estate Portfolios

CPA Practice

A new survey from lease optimization software provider Visual Lease has found that, while 70% of senior real estate executives reported that their businesses are looking to add space as a part of their 2023 real estate strategy, 88% are planning for physical space needs just one year or less in advance.

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How the Tax Code Can Help Investors Keep Their Real Estate Wealth Stable During Retirement

CPA Practice

Since individual investors (not corporate entities) own more than 70% of residential rental real estate , you likely have some clients who hold property assets and act as landlords for those properties. By David Wieland. With rising interest rates and prices, clients with investment properties may be feeling a pinch in income.