UNLIMITED LOSS DEDUCTIONS FOR REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS

Owning rental property may yield large financial gains in healthy markets.  Recently, however, fluctuations in the real estate and housing markets have produced conditions which can lead to great financial losses.  Because owning real estate is considered a “passive activity” by the tax code, there are certain restrictions and limitations...

How to deduct unlimited real estate losses against other income while avoiding the pitfalls of tax laws.

Much of this post was originally posted in the San Francisco Business Times in December 2008 Qualifying and claiming the Real Estate Professional Tax Status allows passive losses to be deductible against ordinary income on tax returns without limits, dramatically lowering tax bills. Moskowitz LLP is a one-stop shop for...