According to IRS Rev Proc 2017-29 (assuming IRC 168(k) applies) 1st year magic numbers are: $11,160 for passenger autos $11,560 for Trucks and Vans The rev proc also details lease inclusion amounts. Be sure to understand whether additional first year depreciation deductions apply under Internal Revenue Code Section 168(k) We...
Excess Depreciation Claimed - Now What? Justin Fundalinski of Jim Saulnier & Associates, who I met while volunteering time for the betterment of the Financial Planning Association, asked me a procedural question about a fascinating situation he encountered regarding depreciation and disposition of residential rental real...
Tax practitioners often times tend to judge each other by the quality of our client's respective asset lists and depreciation schedules. Truth is MANY practitioners get listed property limits WRONG because they simply do not understand the limits. Hence this post to help us all...
Back in June 2014 I blogged about the new IRS Regulations governing tangible personal property. These regulations prompted a vigorous debate over the last 7 months between the most astute students of the US Tax Code as to what constitutes the need to file IRS...
According to 26 U.S. Code § 280F - Limitation on depreciation for luxury automobiles the first year's depreciation expense for a newly procured vehicle should be prorated over the tax year based on the in service date not to exceed the limitations spelled out in IRS...
Many people have built impressive residential real estate portfolios one property at a time, living in the property while fixing it up thus declaring it their primary residence for income tax purposes and then moving onto a new house to fix up and subsequently rent...
That's right Y'all this is another one of those quite game changers for owners of tangible property concerned about keeping the IRS at bay by actually adhering to the specific US Tax Code and subsequent IRS Revenue Procedures. My apologies for being so brazen but I more...
A certain important person in my reality - my wife - is becoming increasingly interested in the business end of biomass refineries. You go girl. Funny but this interest also happens to correlate with a new file I am developing involving a farmer who owns...
With my family snugly content midst a long holiday season I felt compelled to pen some thoughts regarding the ubiquitous US Tax Code and all its myriad of seemingly scary changes looming around the proverbial corner. This post lists 10 tax matters to be aware...
How to calculate stock and loan basis in an S Corp for tax purposes? Or as my hippie friends call it, "The secret of the Golden Flower." Seemingly elusive and yet oh so real. If you are a shareholder of an S corporation you are responsible for keeping...
