Once you’ve filed your income tax return, you may be ready to put some distance between you and the IRS and turn your attention to other things. If you’re employed, you probably can take a breather, since your employer will handle ongoing income tax payments for you through the wage withholding process. But it’s a […]
4 Tips for Saving Money on Real Estate Taxes
If you’re a real estate investor, saving money on your taxes can be just as crucial to your bottom line as the deals you make daily. While numerous tax strategies that you can implement to save on taxes exist, a few of them are more valuable than others. Here, we discuss four of the top […]
How To Deal With a Past-Due Tax Return
“Better late than never” applies when it comes to filing income tax returns. Here’s what you should know. Maybe you didn‘t get your 1040 done in time in a previous year and you figured you couldn’t still file your income taxes. Or maybe you thought you’d owe money that you didn’t have. Or perhaps you […]
Understanding Installment Sales
The majority of sales and purchases of property are usually settled by the buyer paying the seller an agreed on lump sum up front. However, there are circumstances when it makes sense to structure the sale of property so that payments will be received in installments over a number of years. What are those circumstances […]
Revisit and Review Your Last Tax Return
Carrying out a post-tax season review of your income tax return can be very helpful way to gain new insight into your financial situation. It’s a bit like looking at a familiar place from a different and fresh perspective — you never know what you might discover. See what a review of your federal income […]
Storing Your Tax Records
Once you’ve filed your tax return, you may be tempted to clean house and get rid of some of your old records that are taking up space. The guidelines that follow will help you decide which items can go and which should stay in your files.1 Income and Expenses Keep for at least three years […]