Posted on June 12, 2020
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Eric Green
On June 4, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the IRS issued another round of guidance relaxing certain deadlines and requirements that Qualified Opportunity Zone (QOZ) investors and funds must meet in order to obtain preferential tax benefits. As a reminder, the QOZ program, introduced by Congress in December 2017 provides investors with potential […]
Posted on April 30, 2020
Here are the slides from our webinar held on April 30, 2020. Real Estate Webinar Slides April 2020
Posted on April 27, 2020
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Art Lieberman
The COVID-19 crisis has caused major economic hardship for many companies, making it imperative for businesses of all kinds to increase cash flow to ensure survival. Taxpayers should not overlook the potential to reduce 2019 taxes and/or generate refunds of taxes previously paid from 2014 through 2018 by making an election to deduct eligible 2020 […]
Posted on April 27, 2020
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Eric Green
Investors and other taxpayers involved in Section 1031 tax-deferred exchanges during the COVID-19 pandemic may now have additional time to identify and/or close on replacement property without losing the preferential tax treatment afforded by these transactions. Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code allows real estate investors to defer recognition of capital gains on the […]
Posted on April 09, 2020
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Art Lieberman
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a variety of commercial transactions to a screeching halt. For businesses and investors involved in the Qualified Opportunity Zone (QOZ) program, this temporary pause can delay their ability to meet the program’s statutory time constraints, which may expose them to excise-tax penalties. However, relief from some deadlines currently is available […]
Posted on April 01, 2020
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Angie Adames
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) grants a 15-year depreciation period to qualified improvement property (QIP), making it eligible to bonus depreciation. With this legislation, businesses with commercial real estate holdings may immediately write-off expenses incurred to improve the interiors of non-residential buildings rather than depreciating those costs over 39 years. This […]
Posted on March 24, 2020
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Steve Messing
In response to COVID-19 and its impact on U.S. taxpayers, the IRS officially postponed the 2019 federal income tax filing and payment deadlines from April 15, 2020, to July 15, 2020. These automatic filing and payment extensions apply to all individual taxpayers (including the self-employed), trusts and estates, C corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies (LLCs) and other […]
Posted on February 20, 2020
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Eric Green
The IRS issued final regulations on the Qualified Opportunity Zone (QOZ) program at the end of 2019, two years after Congress introduced it as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). While the final regulations are generally taxpayer favorable and clarify many unanswered questions about the new tax-saving program, they do not make […]
Posted on February 04, 2020
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John Ebenger
The sale, exchange or liquidation of partnership interest in appreciated property, such as real estate, is a common occurrence among partners and members of partnerships and LLCs taxed as partnerships. Whether due to disagreements among the partners, the death or divorce of a partner, or the addition of new partners, these transactions can result in […]
Posted on December 05, 2019
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Ken Vitek
In November 2019, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) strengthened its efforts to combat money laundering by reissuing its Geographic Targeting Order (GTO) program for U.S. real estate transactions. Under the renewed GTO, which is extended through May 9, 2020, title insurance companies must collect and report the identities of certain beneficial owners behind holding companies and legal […]
