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Opportunity Funds: Deferred and Tax-Free Gains
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 brought several new opportunities to reduce your tax burden. A few previous options have been reduced or eliminated. First the bad news.
Like-kind exchanges are now limited to real estate. Capital gains in real estate can be deferred into a replacement property if complicated tax rules are followed. The same cannot be said for business property any more.
The good news comes to us in what is known as §1400Z-2 and §1016(a)(38) as added or modified by the Act. This might sound like a mouthful, but once you understand the implications your mouth is sure to start salivating. In a language normal people understand this means ALL capital gains can be deferred with some gains even tax-free at some point. It also means future gains (for a limited time only as we’ll discuss shortly) can be completely tax-free!
Your favorite accountant has received multiple requests to cover these new Opportunity Funds and Zones in detail due to the conflicting and limited information published elsewhere. In this post we will dig deep into the subject, unveiling the nuances you can use to take a serious bite from your tax liability.
The History of Polarized Politics in the U.S. and Money
In recent times we were told the U.S. was caput because a womanizer like Clinton was president. Did anyone take the time to research Franklin and Jefferson? Caput! I think not!
Then Bush was a sign of the End Days. Nope! President George W. Bush proved to have human failing, but we did fine.
President Obama was the worst. I had clients who came into my office saying their life;s mission was to prevent Obama from getting a second term. What a waste of time! The economy grew, the stock market was up and America and the world did great after a serious economic debacle.
And now we have the hated President Trump. Many tears have been shed. The Supreme Court is forever tainted (unless you read few history books where you’ll discover it was always tainted). I’m not a fan of Trump. I disagree with many of his policies. But not all! An honest person will find issues where agreement exists. Who doesn’t like lower taxes? We can debate who gets how much and the fairness of taxes, but com’on! I also agree with more infrastructure spending. I’m against tariffs which are nothing more than a tax on consumers. Call it a quasi value added tax, if you will.
The Best Conference on Money
Large conferences are hard to understand before attending first. FinCon has multiple cultures under one roof. Virtually every interest in the financial community is covered. Finding people with similar interests is easy. Finding sessions tailored to your goals is equally easy. So why did I fail the first year and sail the second?
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