Year-End Tax Planning with Holiday Cheer As the holiday season approaches, there never seems to be enough time to plan your gatherings and celebrations with family and friends. Yet, it pays to spend a few moments to take stock of your taxes before the end of the year to mitigate your tax exposure, boost your […]

IRS Finalizes QBI Deduction Safe Harbor for Rental Real Estate On September 24, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Revenue Procedure 2019-38 that has a safe harbor allowing certain interests in rental real estate, including interests in mixed-use property, to be treated as a trade or business for purposes of the qualified business income (QBI) […]

Background The new QBI deduction, created by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) allows many owners of sole proprietorships, partnerships, S corporations, trusts, or estates to deduct up to 20 percent of their qualified business income. Eligible taxpayers can also deduct up to 20 percent of their qualified real estate investment trust (REIT) […]