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The $10,000 SALT Limit and the Rental Real Estate
The $10,000 SALT Limit and the Rental Real Estate
Under the recently enacted Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, State And Local Tax (SALT) deductions are limited to $10,000. How does this affect the individual taxpayer?
QUESTION: Are SALT payments made on my rental real estate subject to the $10,000 cap?
ANSWER: Generally, under the old law, all SALT payments were deductible. However, the new law caps deductible SALT at an aggregate of $10,000 for individual taxpayers.
OF SALT, TAXES & MORTGAGES…
OF SALT, TAXES AND MORTGAGES…
Do you pay State and Local Taxes (SALT)? If you live in any of New York, California, New Jersey, Connecticut, or any other of the so-called high-tax states, you likely pay more than the national average in SALT. Prior to 2018, you were allowed to itemize all of your SALT payments on your federal tax returns. However, the recently passed law, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, curbs the deductibility and otherwise affects you disproportionately, compared with the rest of the country. The changes to the deduction of State and Local Taxes (SALT) on federal tax returns are generally as follows
AN ANALYSIS OF THE TAX CUTS AND JOBS ACT
January 2018
AN ANALYSIS OF THE TAX CUTS AND JOBS ACT
On December 22, 2017, after much, well-publicized legislative skirmishes, President Donald Trump signed into law H.R. 1, otherwise known as the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.” Provisions affecting individuals are generally effective beginning December 31, 2017 and expire on December 31, 2025. Most business-related provisions are permanent and are effective beginning December 31, 2017.
This new law is, by all accounts, the most significant revisions to the U.S. tax code since 1986, affecting almost all individual and business taxpayers. Our firm’s general assessment of the new law will therefore be a two-part series: this first part covers changes to individual taxpayers, and the second part will cover changes to business taxpayers.
Tax Treatment of Business Entities Part 5: S Corporations
Startup business owners must consider the legal and tax considerations associated with selecting a particular type of business structure. This is the fifth part of a series of blogs on the tax treatment of business entities. This final segment will address the tax treatment of S corporations.
S corporations are entities that elect to pass corporate income, losses, deductions, and credits through to their shareholders who report any flow-through income and losses on their personal tax returns and taxed at individual income tax rates, similar to a partnership. Thus, S corporations avoid double taxation on corporate income, unlike C corporations. However, S corporations are responsible for tax on some capital gains and passive income at the corporate level. The rules for Subchapter S corporations are found in Subchapter S of Chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code.
Tax Treatment of Business Entities Part 3: Partnership
Startup business owners must consider the legal and tax considerations associated with selecting a particular type of business structure. This is the third part of a series of blogs on the tax treatment of business entities. This blog will address the tax treatment of partnerships.
A partnership is an association of two or more persons who carry on a trade or business. Each partner shares in the profits and losses of the business enterprise, while contributing money, property, labor or skill to its operation.
Tax Treatment of Business Entities Part 2: LLCs
Startup business owners must consider the legal and tax considerations associated with selecting a particular type of business structure. This is the second part of a series of blogs on the tax treatment of business entities. This blog will address the tax treatment of limited liability companies (LLCs). LLCs are used by many business owners because, like corporations, their owners typically have limited personal liability for the debts and activities of the LLC. In contrast, some features of LLCs are similar to a partnership, such as pass-through or flow-through taxation.
Tax Treatment of Business Entities Part 1: Introduction
When starting a business enterprise, one of the most significant and important decisions to make is the choice regarding the legal form to use in operating the business. The alternatives include sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation (C corporation), S corporation, and limited liability company (LLC). Startup business owners must consider the legal and tax considerations associated with selecting a particular type of business structure. This is the first part of a series of blogs on the tax treatment of business entities.
The (Trump’s) Net Operating Loss (NOL), Explained
At the beginning of October, the New York Times released pages from Donald Trump’s Connecticut, New Jersey and New York 1995 tax returns, apparently reflecting that the Donald declared “other income” of negative $916 million and was prepared to forego any federal income tax liability for up to 18 years by carrying forward this “net operating loss” (NOL). So what is a net operating loss?
Yes, Olympic Medals and Prize Money Are Taxable
The Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro recently concluded and many Americans took home gold, silver, and bronze medals. To be precise, 46 gold, 37 silver, and 38 bronze medals were won by American athletes. But not only were U.S. athletes like Michael Phelps and Kevin Durant raking in the gold in Brazil, so was the U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service. Yes, big surprise, the U.S. government has a stake in the Olympics as it taxes Olympic winnings as income.