
Part 4: Tax Planning for Real Estate Investors: Applying the “Carried Interest” Strategy to Partnerships
Budding real estate investors may not realize that their tax bill could be dramatically impacted by their decision on how to hold their properties. Whether
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Helping Homeowners Lower Their Property Tax Bills: Look for Signs of an Over-Assessment
News headlines are making it clear that homeowners across the country are experiencing similar pains—a dramatic rise in their latest property tax bills. The average

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Tax Implementation Guides: Forming a New Entity
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Tax Proverb #2: Implementation Comes Down to Resources, Timeline, and Goals
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Tax Proverb #1: Make Implementation Part of Your Tax Plan
An experienced tax planner will tell you that you can put together the best techniques, angles, and methods for creating a tax plan, but none

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Tax Strategies for Real Estate Investing: Converting a Residence to a Rental Property
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Sidestepping the SALT Cap with the Pass-Through Entity Tax
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Acts (TCJA) of 2018 stirred up mixed responses by introducing a $10,000 cap on state and local tax (SALT) deductions