Why Buy Your Parent’s Home and Rent it Back to Them

why buy your parent's home and rent it back to them

There are several ways to handle a parent’s home depending on their particular health or financial situation. At a bare minimum, your parents should have a Revocable Living Trust to ensure the orderly and effectively transfer of the home to the family and avoid probate in states where the expense is significant.

Ways to Succeed at Tackling Student Debt

ways to succeed at tackling student debt

Student loans cause a great deal of stress in the lives of many Americans. From keeping track of payment deadlines or living in constant fear of not being able to make their next payment, the whole process can be overwhelming. The bottom line is even if you are making payments and chipping away at your […]

Avoiding problems with the IRS and the “Dirty Dozen”

avoiding problems with the IRS and dirty dozen

All of us want to save taxes, but at the same time stay out of trouble with the IRS. In fact, I would hope we would even have a higher standard of being honest and ethical in the manner in which we all report our income, deductions and file our tax returns. We live in […]

Pay Your Taxes by Credit Card and Score Some Points!

pay your taxes by credit card and score points

How many of you build, track and utilize credit card points for personal benefit? You can pay your taxes using a major credit card or a debit card online. Individuals can make these payments 24 hours a day and seven days a week.

199A Deduction for Rental Real Estate Investors

199A deduction for rental real estate investors

If you have rental losses, you DO NOT want your enterprise to be considered QBI and included in the 199A Deduction calculation, BUT you (or your spouse) DO want to be considered a real estate professional in order to deduct the losses against your other ordinary income.