A closer look at the wage limits for pass-through entities

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provides a valuable new tax break to noncorporate owners of pass-through entities: a deduction for a portion of qualified business income (QBI). The deduction generally applies to income from sole proprietorships, partnerships, S corporations and, typically, limited liability companies (LLCs). It can equal as much as 20 percent of […]
Look closely at real estate investment ventures

Not all offers to invest in property are created equal. The IRS recently announced that it plans to treat one real estate investment strategy that is growing in popularity as a tax scheme. On Dec. 23, 2016, the IRS announced that syndicated conservation easement transactions amount to tax avoidance transactions. This is the latest move […]