Federal and state taxation, including proposed regulations
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The 2025 Federal Budget: What Tax Changes Might Impact Real Estate
President Biden has released his 2025 budget and supporting tax revenue proposals, commonly known as the Green Book. While the Green Book serves as a conceptual starting point for discussions with Congress, it provides insight into Democratic tax policy. These proposals are subject to legislative approval (which may be unlikely in the Republican controlled House) […]
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Tax Hedging in a Volatile Interest Rate Environment
Real estate companies often add significant debt loads to their balance sheets when acquiring rental properties. In a rising interest rate environment, a real estate company’s profit margins can quickly erode if the company has issued floating rate debt. Conversely, in a declining interest rate environment, a real estate company could suffer adverse P&L consequences […]
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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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Intersection of Current Tax Legislation and Opportunity Zones?
Opportunity zone legislation has been proposed several times over the past two years, but the current political uncertainty makes its future uncertain.
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Live Local Florida’s Proposed Impact, One Year Later
Passed in March 2023, Florida CS/SB 102 (“Live Local Florida”) provides funding and incentives for real estate developers and homebuyers – such as tax benefits and the ability to bypass traditional zoning procedures – when activities relate to increasing the availability of affordable housing. Changes to local government zoning approvals under Live Local Florida With […]
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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 […]