Today TaxMama hears from Ray in the Tax Parlor, who tells us. “Two friends and I own some rental homes. One of us says he can deduct not only the total interest paid on one of the properties, but also what he calls the “deferred interest.” In other words, the unpaid interest by which the […]
Category Archives: Homeowners
Today TaxMama hears from Gaetano in the Tax Parlor, who asks “When you do a section 1031 exchange for investment real estate are you “required” to use a qualified intermediary to receive the funds from the sale of the first property or is this just an advisory to make sure you do the exchange within […]
Today TaxMama hears from Angie in the Tax Parlor who says, “I purchased a manufactured home last year. Is the rent I’m paying on the land deductible in any way? I use Turbo Tax since it is more affordable for me and I don’t see this any where in there.” Hi Angie, Nope. Not a […]
Today TaxMama hears from Manny from the Tax Parlor has a question, “On the 1040, Schedule A, where do I put my closing costs?” ~~~~ Hi Manny Uh….nowhere. You can’t deduct your closing costs. However, some of the costs on the HUD statement that you may deduct include property taxes that were paid in escrow […]
Today TaxMama hears from Char in the Tax Parlor who tells us, ” I have a friend who got a divorce last year, 2006. He and his wife owned a house together. Rather than sell the house and split the profit of the sale, the wife chose to keep the house and buy her husband’s […]
Today TaxMama hears from Christine from Yahoo! who tells us, ” My dad passed away in Aug 2005. He left me his mobile home, on which he still owed $48,000. The finance company sent me a tax form showing how much interest I paid on the loan. But it shows my dad’s Social Security number. […]
Today TaxMama hears from Manola in the Tax Parlor, who says, “I sold a house, the closing was on 12/29/06. The proceeds were to be wired to my acct. on that date, but it posted 1/2/07. Do I pay my taxes on the monies (it is not a primary residence), on 1996, 1997, or whenever is […]
Today TaxMama hears from Ronald in Tucson, AZ who asks: “Is it legal to sell my residence to my C corp and be exempt from capital gains tax?” OK, my friends, this is one of those questions we tax professionals look at, and cringe! Let me try to answer this one, briefly. OK? Well Ronald, […]
Today TaxMama hears from Fred in NY who says, “I live in a co-op that is subsidized by the city in the form of a very low interest mortgage and reduced taxes. A consequence of this arrangement is that we do not build any equity in our shares. The corporation is now “going private” by […]
Today TaxMama hears from Gaetano in Pennsylvania, who asks “If an individual purchases an old home with the intention of fixing it up (significantly or substantially) and then turning it over (selling it), is this treated as a capital gain asset or as ordinary income? The individual is not in the construction business but works […]
Today TaxMama hears from Ruth in Washington state who tells us, “I’ve just registered a vehicle in WA state after moving from AZ. They require out of state registrants to pay a “use/sales tax” on motorhomes. Mine was almost $3,000. Will I be able to deduct this from IRS taxes?”
Today TaxMama hears from Gerald in Kansas, who tells us. “I have talked to my mother-in-law and my wife about your advice on selling the house. We like the idea of refinancing the house rather than selling it and paying taxes the very large gain. And this will still leave my mother-in-law with a stream […]