According to the National Association of Tax Preparers the key to reporting transactions that involve land easements is to first determine whether the payment represents rental income or sale proceeds. If the taxpayer was leasing a land easement for a specific period of time to...
According to IRS Publication 590, chapter 1 section "Recognizing Losses on Traditional IRA Investments" you can indeed deduct for tax purposes a loss on IRA plans if you cash out all funs out of all IRAs of the same type be they traditional IRAs Roth IRAs. For...
A substantial benefit for those individuals who have formed small to mid-sized C corporations before the end of 2010. IRC §1202 has been previously used by taxpayers to exclude one half of the capital gain they realize when they sell qualifying §1202 stock at a gain. To qualify, the stock had to be...
Everything you own and use for personal or investment purposes is a capital asset including a home, household furnishings and stocks and bonds held in a personal account. When a capital asset is sold, the difference between the amount you paid for the asset and...
Question: Tax payer produced Form 1099-S from the sale of property she owned jointly with her brother. The Form 1099-S had the full amount reported to her and the brother did not receive a Form 1099-S. What should be done? Answer: The IRS explains in the...
On October 3, 2008, President George W. Bush signed the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. Tucked away in the Act is a provision that moves the responsibility of basis determination from the shoulders of the taxpayer to the shoulders of the securities industry. After December 31,...
The IRS wants you to know these ten facts about gains and losses and how they could affect your tax situation. Almost everything you own and use for personal purposes, pleasure or investment is a capital asset. When you sell a capital asset, the difference between the...
While most income you receive is generally considered taxable, there are some situations when certain types of income are partially taxed or not taxed at all. To ensure taxpayers are familiar with the difference between taxable and non-taxable income, the Internal Revenue Service offers these common...
If only you could sell, you would be able to exclude from your income up to $250,000 if you are single or $500,000 if you are married of the capital gains on the sale of your home. You must use the home as your principal...
According to the instructions for Schedule D (page 6), instead of entering the details of each transaction separately on Schedule D or D-1, you can attach a statement containing all of the same information as Schedules D and D-1 as long as it is in...
