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Understanding the passive activity loss rules
Are you wondering if the passive activity loss rules affect business ventures you’re engaged in — or might engage in? If the ventures are passive activities, the passive activity loss rules prevent you from deducting expenses that are generated by them in excess of...
Material participation key to deducting LLC and LLP losses
If your business is a limited liability company (LLC) or a limited liability partnership (LLP), you know that these structures offer liability protection and flexibility as well as tax advantages. But they once also had a significant tax disadvantage: The IRS used to...
Real estate professional vs. investor: Why it matters
Income and losses from investment real estate or rental property are passive by definition — unless you’re a real estate professional. Why does this matter? Passive income may be subject to the 3.8% net investment income tax (NIIT), and passive losses generally are...
What every entrepreneur needs to know about material participation
You can only deduct losses from an S corporation, partnership or LLC if you “materially participate” in the business. Without material participation, your losses are generally “passive” and can only be used to offset income from other passive activities. Any excess...
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