Locating an expert real estate CPA Indianapolis is essential for any real estate investor or landlord. You should not pay more cash tax than you should. This professional should be well-versed in the nuances of the industry, capable of optimizing your tax planning, and stay updated on the latest legislative changes to help boost your after-tax income and minimize your cash taxes for both current and prior tax years.
Here are key qualifications and expertise that you should look for when hiring a Real Estate CPA:
In State Tax and Depreciation Management:
- Ensures conformity with State tax depreciation.
- Navigates State gain or loss treatment.
- Manages entity or LLC State taxes paid.
- Plans State taxes for real estate activities.
- LLC or Entity level State taxes planning.
In Short-Term Rental Activities Tax Treatment:
- Strategizes short-term rental income tax strategies.
- Qualifies you and is familiar with material participation rules to maximize your tax benefit.
- Maximize tax deductibility benefits from STR real estate investments.
In Multiple Tax Structures of Real Estate Investing:
- Advices and understand your specific activities to assist you in legal entity structuring.
- Familiar with tax rules of General Partners or Limited Partners.
- Explores investing through retirement accounts for you.
- Understands tax aggregation strategy of multiple real estate activities.
Expertise in Tax Depreciation Optimization on Properties:
- Utilizes bonus depreciation for property that qualifies.
- Engages in Cost Segregation studies planning with you.
- Executes Changes in Accounting Procedures to maximize your taxable position.
- Updates on previously placed-in-service asset depreciation.
In Optimizing Your Specific Tax Position:
- Masters your suspended passive losses.
- Understands if you qualify Safe Harbors and Partial asset dispositions.
- Apply tax elections and analysis for repairs vs. improvements.
- Knows proper categorization of expenses for strategic planning.
In Real Estate Professional Status (REPS):
- Understands passive activity rules.
- Knows the qualifications to designate you as a REP.
- Leverages material participation rules to reduce your non-real estate source income.
Performs Strategic Planning for Property Exits:
- Forecasts taxable gains.
- Advise tax deferment on gains like 1031, QOF (OZ), and others.
- Exit a real estate property investment tax-efficiently.
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If your current tax accountant or CPA has never brought up these key tax strategies, then it’s very likely that he does not have expertise in real estate tax and is not optimizing tax strategies. As result, you might be overlooking some of potent cash tax saving strategies that are available to you by investing in real estate.
If you are considering a new CPA and would like to take advantage of the real estate tax applications mentioned above, consider working with an experienced real estate specialized CPA.
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