Establishing Land Value in a Real Estate Purchase
When purchasing real estate, the acquisition price often represents a single lumpsum amount that includes both the land and any improvements, such as buildings, parking lots, or other structures. Before depreciation can be calculated, the purchase price must be allocated between the non-depreciable land and the depreciable improvements.
2026 Tax Deadlines You Can’t Miss
As 2026 unfolds, tax preparers and their clients are facing more than just routine filing deadlines. This year represents a convergence of expiring incentives, evolving IRS guidance, and statute-driven planning windows, which create significant planning opportunities. Many of these opportunities are time-sensitive, meaning that you must take advantage of them or the benefit will be lost.
New IRS Relief for §163(j) Elections
On March 18, the IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2026-17. This guidance allows taxpayers to withdraw certain elections that were previously treated as irrevocable.
The relief applies to taxpayers who elected to be: a real property trade or business, an electing farming business, or an excepted regulated utility trade or business. Eligible taxpayers may amend their 2022, 2023, and 2024 tax returns to revoke these elections.
Interim Guidance on 100% Bonus Depreciation Creates Opportunities
The IRS released Notice 2026-11, which explains how taxpayers can use the permanent 100% bonus depreciation deduction starting on January 19th, 2025.
How to Turn Self-Rental Losses into Tax Savings
When business owners buy or build a property for their business, they often set up a separate entity (usually an LLC) to own the building and land
Your Guide to Cost Segregation
Tax planning can often feel overwhelming, especially for real estate owners trying to navigate a maze of strategies to minimize their tax liability. One tool that’s both powerful and underutilized is cost segregation.
