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The last place you want to find yourself is in the Internal Revenue Service’s crosshairs. In a tax audit, the IRS puts your entire financial life under the microscope – your income, your assets, and your expenses. And if you…
One of the great advantages of real estate investing is the tax benefits. Investors can intentionally structure their real estate investments to minimize their taxes on multiple forms of income, including real estate profits. But like so much of the…
The gig economy is big and getting bigger. According to a 2018 Gallup poll, 36% of American workers participate in the gig economy. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Between income diversification, less dependence on an employer, flexibility,…
Homeowners benefit from appreciation, forced savings in the form of principal repayment toward mortgages, and often lower annual housing costs compared to local renters. These advantages are compounded by a tax code that favors property owners. Beyond simple homeownership, real…
When you hold an asset like an investment property for longer than one year and sell it for a profit, you pay capital gains taxes on that profit. Maybe. Or maybe not if you use tax loopholes like a 1031…
Preparing your federal tax return is hard enough when you live in the U.S. But as an expat living in another country? Fuhgeddaboudit. I spent four years living in the United Arab Emirates and now live in Brazil. And while…
If you were one of the millions of people who became a homeowner between 2008 and 2010, whether it was your first time or your fifth, your purchase will have quite a noticeable effect on your taxes. That’s not only…
Whether you’re new to the world of investing or thinking of selling stocks, bonds, or real estate you’ve had for some time, you need to understand how you’ll be taxed on the income you generate. When you sell an investment, you pay…
I like to think I know more about credit cards than the average person. I’ve written dozens of credit card reviews for Money Crashers and personally tried out more credit cards than I’d like to admit. So I was surprised…
The tax resolution industry has a reputation for sketchy, even predatory behavior. By the time you’re tens of thousands of dollars in debt to the IRS, you’re willing to believe pie-in-the-sky promises of fast, painless fixes to wipe out most…
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