As an investor, I love looking at houses wherever I go. In fact, I am probably like most investors who always have real estate on the mind. However, contrary to popular belief, just because I happen to work on my real estate during my trip does not automatically mean it’s a tax deductible trip.

Do you want to take advantage of all the tax savings that are available to real estate investors under the new tax reform? As a tax advisor by day and real estate investor by night, I’m here to share eight tax strategies you must know for 2019.

One of the least publicized—yet most powerful—tax benefits that came out of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 was the Opportunity Zones program. Investing in Qualified Opportunity Zones offers three powerful tax advantages to real estate investors, including paying $0 on capital gains. Learn how ...

Even though the government was shut down, apparently the IRS was still hard at work. It recently released new details that may be of benefit to real estate investors—namely, how rental income may qualify for the Section 199A tax benefit! Find out more from expert tax strategist and CPA Amanda Han.

Contrary to popular belief, the IRS is not as terrible as one may think. A lot of loopholes are written into the tax code that taxpayers are invited to use. For instance, as long as the primary purpose of a trip is business related, you may still write off certain travel expenses.

Unfortunately, we often see investors who focus so much on creating wealth that they neglect to learn the most tax efficient ways to pass that wealth on to future generations. Now is the time to start planning so that you leave your wealth to your beneficiaries, not to Uncle Sam.

Remember towards the end of 2017 when everyone was talking about tax reform? While many thought it was a done deal, those of us in the tax profession knew that the tax changes were far from bein...

This article is an excerpt from The Book on Tax Strategies for the Savvy Real Estate Investor by Amanda Han and Matthew MacFarland. ...

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After much debate and several rounds of changes, the U.S. Congress has passed one of the most comprehensive tax changes in recent history. Within the tax reform, many deductions will be taken aw...

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