Posts Tagged“tax deductions”

What exactly is a 170 exchange, and how can it benefit me?

Recently, an old part of the federal tax code has been increasingly used to benefit non-profits, while making sellers considerable amounts of money. It’s called a 170 exchange, and it’s time you learn about how it works. What is a 170 exchange, anyway? A 170 exchange is a real estate transaction that permits owners of real estate to sell their properties, and use some of the proceeds of that sale as a tax deduction. This is achieved due to its status as a charitable donation, as the owner sells their property to an entity that is a registered non-profit. The…

Planning to save: How to prepare for the year-end

As the old saying goes, there are only two things certain in life, death and… Yeah, you know the rest. While it might be impossible to avoid taxes, there are most certainly ways that you can plan and increase your after-tax returns. We’re not talking about anything that’s illegal here either, or anything that would be deemed as borderline. Any reputable accountant, with Steve Pybrum being a prime example, will provide suggestions to clients on how to use the country’s tax code properly and effectively. To give a better idea of what we mean, we’ll now go through some of…