More about Carey M. Heyman, CPA

  • Carey M. Heyman, CPA
  • Managing Principal of Industry - Real Estate
  • CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
  • Century City (Los Angeles)
  • (310) 288-4220

Carey is the Managing Principal of the Real Estate Industry at CLA. He is a trusted advisor with close to 20 years of experience providing accounting, assurance, tax, and consulting services to real estate industry owners, operators, family offices, developers and syndicators. Carey has a strong track record of helping clients build and retain capital by leveraging tax- and cost-saving strategies and employing tax credits and incentives. He also consults with high net worth individuals, large family groups, and owners of closely-held businesses on all aspects of tax planning, estate planning, and retirement planning.


Blog Posts by Carey M. Heyman, CPA:

  • Extending but Still Filing Before the Original Due Date

    As a refresher with the upcoming filing due dates approaching, the Bipartisan Budget Act (BBA) partnership audit rules, which affect all partnerships except those that make an annual election out, significantly changes the way partnership tax returns can be adjusted after filing.  Under these rules, partnerships are barred from using an amended Form 1065 and […]

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  • Property Tax Appeals

    The commercial real estate industry continues to face challenges with high interest rates, looming debt maturities, low transaction volumes, wide bid/offer spreads, and reduced property values.  It would be easy to assume that local property tax assessors would take these widely publicized issues into account with their assessments.   Jack Schinder says otherwise:   “You might […]

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  • Sale-Leaseback Transaction: An Attractive Option in Today’s Market?

    In today’s high interest rate environment, sale-leaseback transactions are becoming more and more common.  In this type of transaction, the owner sells a property, then leases it back from the purchaser, which subsequently makes the seller the lessee and the purchaser the lessor.   Before we get into the advantages and disadvantages of this type of […]

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  • The New (and Improved?) IRS Form 8308

    Partnerships are required to file IRS Form 8308, Report of a Sale or Exchange of Certain Partnership Interests, to report the sale or exchange by a partner of all or part of a partnership interest where any money or other property received in exchange for the interest is attributable to unrealized receivables or inventory items.  […]

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  • Bipartisan, Bicameral Tax Proposal in the News

    House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO – 08) and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D – OR) announced a bipartisan, bicameral tax framework that would “promote the financial security of working families, boosts growth and American competitiveness, and strengthens communities and Main Street businesses.”  The proposal is titled, “The Tax Relief […]

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  • Chicago’s Proposed Documentary Transfer Tax Increase Hits a Roadblock

    The Chicago chapter of the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) filed a lawsuit last week to block a referendum vote on Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposal to increase documentary transfer taxes on real estate property sales.  Documentary transfer taxes in Chicago are currently imposed at a flat rate of 0.75% on the sales price of […]

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  • Our Top 10 Blog Posts of 2023

    The end of the year is a great time to reflect on the year that was and to express gratitude for those that made an impact on our lives. On behalf of my colleagues and fellow bloggers, Courtney DeVane, Brian Duren and Jeremy Siebert, we sincerely thank you for your loyal readership and engagement.  In […]

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  • Workforce Housing Tax Credit Introduced in Congress

    Earlier this month, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR), Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AL), and Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) and Mike Carey (R-OH) jointly introduced the Workforce Housing Tax Credit (WHTC) Act.  The proposal aims to increase the supply of affordable housing for middle-income families, generally deemed as those who earn too much to qualify […]

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  • The Power of the Real Estate Professional

    In general, rental activities are passive activities even if a taxpayer materially participates in them.  But, if a taxpayer qualifies as a real estate professional, the rental real estate activities in which the taxpayer materially participates are not considered passive activities.  To say it differently, a real estate professional who materially participates in a real […]

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  • Reporting Like-Kind Exchanges to California

    The State of California generally conforms to Internal Revenue Code Section 1031, as revised by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.1  Like-kind exchanges are reported on California Form 3840 when there is an exchange of one or more California real properties for one or more real properties located outside of California; and if […]

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