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What are the tax implications if we sell a property that is currently in a trust to ourselves way below market value?
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Answered on October 02, 2016
If all the beneficiaries want to keep the property, why would you have to purchase it? Just deed it to yourselves in equal shares. Your basis would...
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Does the IRS not know you work for a company as an independent contractor unless the company issues a form 1099?
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Answered on October 02, 2016
First, companies are required to issue a 1099 to anyone they paid $600 or more. Second, you are legally required to report all your income, even if...
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Can I use IRS Publication 523 to report my mobile home sale?
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Answered on September 30, 2016
If it's your primary residence, yes. If it's just something you use for vacations, no. Did you really make that much gain? Remember, it's the gain...
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Do I have rights to a fight for my now deceased grandmothers house?
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Answered on September 30, 2016
Your grandmother's house should be distributed according to the most current valid will. According to what you say, it should go jointly to your...
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My dad and his brother own a home 50/50, can his brother have Durable POA and end up taking his half of the house?
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Answered on September 30, 2016
I'm kind of confused about your father's living situation. You say "he can be home alone for a week but then should be checked on" and then say "he...
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Tax advantage to building a garage
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Answered on September 29, 2016
You (as an individual) could rent the space to your S-Corp at market rate rental for that amount of space. That would be a business expense to the...
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What is the benefit of selling a house that is in probate without court supervision
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Answered on September 29, 2016
What that means is that the court wouldn't have to approve the sale. So if you thought she was taking the first (low) price and could have done...
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Are they trespassing? or squatters?
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Answered on September 29, 2016
As Mr. Shields said, they will need to file an Unlawful Detainer (eviction) proceeding. There are attorneys who specialize in this; they should...
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Will I be exempt from capital gain taxes, selling my rental property?
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Answered on September 29, 2016
You will pay tax on the gain. Because you have been depreciating it for years, your basis will be reduced by all that depreciation. So you may have...
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Does receiver need to pay tax on cash settlement in divorce ?
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Answered on September 28, 2016
No, there's no cash effect to a monetary settlement. That is, you don't owe taxes on it, and your ex-spouse can't deduct it.
Often, the...