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Warning ix
Introduction xi
1 Understanding Capital Gains 1
What Is a Capital Asset? 1
Capital Gains Tax Rates 3
Holding Periods for Capital Assets 4
Multiple Holding Periods 7
What Is "Basis"? 7
Settlement, Closing, or Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Costs 10
Sales of Business Property (Noncapital Property) 16
Cancellation of Debt 20
Conclusion 21
2 Your Personal Residence 23
Home Mortgage Interest Tax Rules 23
Real Estate Taxes 26
Exceptions to the Two-Year Rule 30
How to Compute Reduced Capital Gain Exclusion 34
Vacant Land 35
Converting Rental Property to Your Personal Residence 36
The Home Office and Exclusion of Capital Gains 36
Sale of a Home in the Year of Divorce 37
Unmarried Couples and the Exclusion 37
Sale of a Home in the Year of Death of One Homeowner/Spouse 38
Incapacity 38
First-Time Homebuyer Credit 38
Loss on the Sale of a Personal Residence 39
Tax-Free Rental Income 39
Foreclosure of Primary Residence 39
Conclusion 40
3 Deductions for Rental Property 41
What Is Rental Income? 41
Common Rental Property Tax Deductions 43
The Real Estate Professional and Rental Property Losses 62
Tax Credits for Rental Properties 66
Recordkeeping Requirements for Rental Properties 67
Conclusion 68
4 Like-Kind Exchanges and Section 1031 69
Simultaneous Exchanges 71
Deferred (Nonsimultaneous) Exchanges 72
The Identification Period 73
Reverse (Starker) Exchanges 76
How to Permanently Eliminate the Gain on the Transfer of Property Through a Like-Kind Exchange 83
Losses 86
Real Estate Dealers 86
Business Entities 86
Tenant-in-Common Interests and Like-Kind Exchanges 87
Last-Minute or Broken Exchanges88
Related-Parly Issues 89
Basis of Property Received 90
Refinancing 91
Sale Expenses 91
When Not to Use a Like-Kind Exchange 93
Conclusion 93
5 The Dealer Issue 95
What Is a Dealer? 95
Tax Consequences of Being a Dealer 96
Tax Planning Strategies 101
Conclusion 105
6 Installment Sales 107
What Is an Installment Sale? 107
Installment Sales Between Related Parties 110
Opting Out of Installment Sale Reporting 114
Installment Sale of Your Primary Residence 115
Use of Escrow Account for an Installment Sale 115
Considerations Related to Installment Sales 116
Default Under Installment Agreements 17
Conclusion 119
7 Passive Activity Rules Related to Real Eatate 121
Participation 123
Modified Adjusted Gross Limitation 125
Former Passive Activities 131
At-Risk Limitations 134
Dispositions and Installment Sales 135
Conclusion 136
8 Trusts, Trusts, Trusts! 137
Land Trusts 137
Private Annuity Trusts 140
Charitable Remainder Trusts 142
Conclusion 145
9 Individual Retirement Accounts 147
IRA Rules and Plan Types 147
Necessary Steps to Using an IRA for Real Esta 152
Buying Notes or Liens in an IRA 153
Prohibited Transactions with Real Estate in a Retirement Account 153
The Use of Financing in an IRA 154
Conclusion 155
10 Depreciation Issues with Real Estate 157
How Is Basis Computed? 158
What Is the Recovery Period for Property Subject to Depreciation? 159
What Methods of Depreciation Are Available? 162
Depreciation Rates for New Property 163
Component Depreciation 166
Section 179 Deductions 170
Must Depreciation Be Claimed? 170
Conclusion 172
11 Business Entities and Real Estate Inve 173
The C Corporation 173
The S Corporation 180
The Limited Liability Company (LLC) 186
The Limited Partnership 188
Conclusion 194
Conclusion 195
Appendix A IRS Tax Forms 197
Appendix B Checklists and Forms 261
Notes 263
About the Authors 271
Index 273
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