Archive for April, 2009

where on line can I find some useful information on estate planning and tax avoidance?

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

scrooge asked: mind you I said tax avoidance, not tax evasion, so spare me your smart comments, they will just earn you a violation of email.Deborah

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How do I buy tax liens for real estate?

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

slider_20012003 asked: I have been seeing allot of John Beck infomercials lately on, how to buy real estate “free and clear” through tax lien certificates. It has caught my attention. How easy is it to buy real estate this way? There is obvously a catch, otherwise everyone would be doing it.Ermelinda Emo

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Assessment Value (real estate tax) vs. Purchase Price?

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

tygger asked: I purchased my first place about 6 months ago and just received my first real estate tax pro-rated bill showing my assessment value.
The assessment value on the bill was about 2/3’s of what I paid for the place. Is that normal or did the value drop that drastically in the past 6 [...]

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Do I need to pay inheritance tax on real estate properties?

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

Magnix2k asked: After my dad dies, I have sold my dad’s 14 rental houses and distributed the money to my siblings (and myself). Do I need to pay pay inheritance tax on what I’ve received from those houses? Its about $75K in hand.
I understand I DO need to pay taxes on rental incomes.
Thanks!
Whats capital gains [...]

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What can you tell me about tax liens in real estate?

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

Bdd asked: Ok so I am 14 and I am reading Cash flow Quadrant by Robert Kiosk. He said he used a tax lien which I think means he payed the property taxes for that house but as soon as the owners stop paying he can get the housed for as little as $3500. [...]

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I want to know how an estate with 3 heirs is taxed?

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

flash asked: Assuming I have 3 heirs with equal shares of my estate and my estate is worth 3 million, each heir would receive 1 million. This years estate federal tax exemption is 2 million so my question is that since each heir receives 1 million, would they owe estate tax ? Based [...]

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My dad recently passed. His estate is worth less than 900.000 will I have to pay any tax? I am ahead of estate

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

Deborah S asked: The major amount of his estate is his pension and will be divided between me and my brothers. I know we will individually have to pay income tax on this but will we have to pay estate tax? The state we are dealing with is Connecticut.Ann

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Is there any tax advantage for a landlord if she/he is a real estate professional?

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

ArashBabaki asked: If I buy s real estate property to rent it out, is there any advantage for in terms of tax deduction if I am a real estate professional and am involved in te management of the that property?Randal Isaacson

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Real estate tax deductions and credits, please explain the difference?

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

drf2684 asked: Mortgage interest is tax-deductible and I heard so is PMI (private mortgage insurance), does that mean you get that money back or that it is money that isn’t taxed? I have a 1200$ mortgage with a 150$ PMI cost per month. Can someone break this down?-thanksChristie Ciganek

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What is the estate tax?

Monday, April 20th, 2009

george_a_lutz asked: Is it correct to say that the estate tax on estates over $1million and under $2 million is 1.6%?
My source is this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estate_tax_in_the_United_States
Looks like the max estate tax is now 23%.
My only confusion is regarding the Tentative Tax discussed in this same article in which the rates are much heavier. I [...]

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