In this episode, Associate Director of Tax Services Adam Fisher explains passive activity loss rules and how they benefit real estate investors.
The United States continues to be a destination for foreign citizens to invest their assets, conduct business and, in many cases, make their permanent home. Those individuals seeking U.S. residency often find the path to citizenship lined with a wealth of opportunities, a broad range of new responsibilities and costly liabilities, including U.S. income tax, […]
The U.S. government first enacted the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) over a decade ago to combat the global issue of tax evasion and make it more difficult for individuals and businesses to hide assets offshore and outside the purview of U.S. tax authorities. While foreign financial institutions bear much of the responsibility for […]
Companies considering a purchase of certain tangible business assets may want to accelerate those acquisitions in 2022 before they lose the full benefit of 100 percent bonus depreciation, which will begin phasing out at the end of the year. Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed into law in 2018, businesses gained the ability […]
At the end of 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act introduced the concept of Qualified Opportunity Zones (QOZs) to help incentivize private investment into revitalizing economically distressed communities throughout the U.S., the District of Columbia and five U.S. territories. In return for their investments into these state designated QOZs, private individuals and businesses can […]
The IRS has extended until Feb. 15, 2023, various tax-filing and tax-payment deadlines for individuals and businesses recently impacted by Hurricane Ian, which made landfall on Florida’s west coast on Sept. 28, 2022. The postponed deadline applies automatically to taxpayers with homes or businesses located anywhere in the states of Florida, North Carolina and South […]
While construction cranes continue to dot the skylines of cities across the world, the construction industry is facing a challenging time. Soaring demand for projects are being hampered by rising costs of construction materials, delivery delays due to supply chain disruptions and a shortage of skilled laborers. In this environment, real estate developers, building owners […]
The sweeping Inflation Reduction Act approved by Congress and signed into law on Aug. 16, 2022, did not include any of the previously proposed restrictions to the beneficial tax treatment of carried interest typically paid to general partners, fund managers or others in connection with their performance. Consequently, qualifying taxpayers may continue to treat carried […]
During the last week of July, Democrats in the U.S. Senate introduced the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which provides a new package of spending and tax measures designed to decrease the federal deficit while expanding adoption of clean energy, health insurance coverage and IRS compliance efforts. Among the policy changes recommended to help pay […]
According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners’ (ACFE) Report to the Nations, occupational fraud continues to plague the construction sector, which reported the fourth highest median losses of $203,000 among a total of 22 industries. Topping the list of the industry’s most common fraudulent schemes was corruption followed by improper billing practices and duplicitous […]