Estate, income tax planning vital for real estate investors. (Special Report: Commercial Real Estate)
Estate, income tax planning vital for real estate investors Proper planning of estate and income taxes is very important to the real estate investor. With tax laws continuously changing and becoming more complex, it is imperative that plans be drafted before properties are purchased and that the

Publication: Westchester County Business Journal

Taxes & real estate: the clench connection; federal and local revenue schemes are combining to put the pinch on an already vulnerable industry. (includes related information on savings and loan association crisis and Tax Act)
TAXES & REAL ESTATE: The Clench Connection The near-desperate plight of the U.S. real estate industry is apparent to anyone in this country who even casually reads a newspaper or magazine these days. The Resolution Trust Corporation, the government entity charged with administering the

Publication: Buildings

Tax escalation clause. (real estate)
Most commercial leases contain a tax escalation clause which provides that the tenant will pay as additional rent his proportionate share of any increase in real estate taxes on the entire building. Thus, if the real estate taxes on an office building in any given year exceed the real estate taxes

Publication: Real Estate Weekly

Converting from real estate taxes to sales taxes: worth the switch?
The city of Naperville currently assesses real estate taxes on homes. Suggestions are being made to replace a portion of the city's real estate taxes with sales taxes. As proposed, increased sales taxes will be offset by an equal reduction in real estate taxes. When evaluating the wisdom of such a

Publication: Naperville Sun, The (IL)

Tax considerations for New York real estate businesses.
Buying, selling, and managing real estate in New York involves a number of complex tax issues. Following is a brief introduction to several important tax considerations for those in the business to consider. Which Entity Should Yon Choose? Choosing an entity involves several tax and non-tax

Publication: Real Estate Weekly

NEW STUDIES SUPPORT MORE EQUITABLE CAPITAL GAINS TAX TREATMENT FOR REAL ESTATE.(Brief Article)
Arguments by the real estate industry that current tax law is biased against real estate received a boost with the recent release of two new studies supporting the claim. At issue is the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 (TRA 97) that lowered the general capital gains tax rate to 20 percent (from 28

Publication: Units