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Maximizing Business Property Depreciation Under the New Tax Law

Landlords and commercial property owners may want to take advantage of more favorable property depreciation rules that were part of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act, which are now in effect. The depreciation rules can be applied to most tangible property, including buildings, furniture, machinery, equipment and vehicles; but depreciation cannot be applied to land. […]

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New Law Increases Holding Period for Carried Interests

On the campaign trail, President Trump pledged that tax reform under his leadership would target carried interests — more widely known in the real estate industry as the “promote” in partnership agreements or operating agreements for limited liability companies (LLCs) that are treated as partnerships for tax purposes. In the end, the Tax Cuts and

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Captive Insurance Strategies Can Pay Off For Real Estate Operators

Federal tax law has permitted U.S. businesses to form so-called “captive” insurance companies for many years, and numerous large companies have done so. It’s only relatively recently that the arrangement has gained traction with smaller public and privately owned companies. Could your real estate business benefit from pursuing captive insurance strategies? To find the answer,

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How New Lease Accounting Rules May Impact Landlords and Tenants

By Richard Hirschen, CPA, CGMAGray, Gray & Gray, LLP Changes to the way leases are treated for accounting purposes were issued back in 2016 but are just now becoming effective. The new standard significantly changes how leases are recorded and will have an impact on both tenants and landlords. The new Financial Accounting Standards Board

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5 Red Flags of License Royalty Payment Problems

By Kevin F. HowleyGray, Gray & Gray, LLP If you are a licensor of intellectual property, royalty payments are at the core of the value of your business. Your investment of time, talent and capital is repaid in installments from licensees. They are not sharing in their success, but fulfilling their end of a business

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New IRS Partnership Audit Rules

The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (BBA) included a provision which created new partnership audit rules.  It is important to recognize that partnerships (including LLCs taxed as a partnership) will be subject to these new rules for years beginning on or after January 1, 2018. The reason Congress passed the new rules are pretty simple:

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