Surgent's Tax Planning for Rental Real Estate
Overview
The taxation of real estate is tricky. Taxpayers can own real estate in a number of different ways, including direct and indirect investments. There are numerous exceptions to being classified as a rental activity. How do you know if someone is a real estate professional? In this course, we will explore all these issues and many more. Through real-world examples and discussion, this course will delve into exceptions to rental status, qualifications for material participation, and requirements for active status. Additionally, we will cover the QBI and Section 1237 safe harbors and touch on some planning ideas related to depreciation recapture.
Highlights
- Rental activities and passive activities
- Material participation
- Real estate professional status
- Active participation status
- Depreciation recapture – Sections 1245, 1250, and 291
- Vacation homes rented out
- QBI deduction and rental properties
- Section 1237 safe harbor for divided parcel sales
- Practitioner considerations
Prerequisites
None
Designed For
Accounting and finance professionals who wish to know about the taxation of rental real estate
Objectives
- Understand exceptions to rental status
- Identify the different types of depreciation recapture that apply to rental properties
- Recognize tax planning opportunities for personal and vacation properties
- Identify how the Section 1237 safe harbor may be used to avoid ordinary income tax treatment on divided land parcel sales
Preparation
None
Notice
This course is offered by a 3rd party vendor and will not be accessible in the My CPE Tracker section of the ISCPA website. Course access information will be emailed directly to you by Surgent Professional Education.
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
David Peters, Founder & Owner, Peters Professional Education LLC
David R. Peters, CPA, CFP, CLU, CPCU, MST, MBA
David Peters is the Founder and Owner of Peters Professional Education. He is registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an Investment Advisor Representative (IAR) with Peters Financial LLC. He brings over 20 years of experience in financial services, including three years in the hedge fund industry and six years in insurance.
David was the first-ever Chief Financial Officer at Compare.com - a position he held for more than three years. David holds four master's degrees. contributes frequently to professional publications and is a nationally recognized CPE instructor and discussion leader for Surgent seminars and a former instructor for Don Farmer.
David received the AICPA Outstanding Facilitator Award in 2021, 2023, and 2024 as well as Surgent's Outstanding Discussion Leader awards in 2019 and 2022. He also co-authored the Virginia CPA Ethics course in 2018, 2019, and 2020, which is a requirement for all CPAs licensed in Virginia. He regularly teaches courses in accounting, finance, insurance, financial planning, and ethics throughout the United States.
Non-Member Price $229.00
Member Price $179.00