Benefits of Separating Business and Real Estate Ownership By: David M. Reape Does your business rely on real estate for operations, or do you currently hold property in your business’s name? It may be time to reconsider this approach. Separating the ownership […]
Do You Know When Your Nonprofit’s Debt-Financed Income is Subject to Tax? By: Helen Weeber If your nonprofit has investment income, dividends, interest, rents and annuities, they’re generally excluded when calculating unrelated business income tax (UBIT). However, income from debt-financed property typically is taxable. So […]
Advantages and Disadvantages of Claiming Big First-Year Real Estate Depreciation Deductions By: David M. Reape Your business may be able to claim big first-year depreciation tax deductions for eligible real estate expenditures rather than depreciate them over several years. But should you? It’s not as […]
Depreciation-related breaks on business real estate By: David M. Reape What you need to know to file your 2018 return Commercial buildings and improvements generally are depreciated over 39 years, which essentially means you can deduct a portion of the […]