Tax Aspects Of Real Estate Transactions

Legal, Tax and Accounting Strategies for the Canadian Real Estate Investor begins and ends with the premise that buying property in Canada can be a smart, safe and successful way to invest your money. However, like most things in life, success requires hard work. You need to do your homework, understand what you are buying, and know the pros and cons of various decisions. Most importantly, you also need to know how to structure and maintain your investment. That's where we come in. Experience is a good teacher-but its lessons can be nasty and, in the real estate business, mistakes can cost you big bucks. Our goal with this book is to help you do it right-the first time. Rest assured that this book covers a vast range of topics and you're going to appreciate its breadth and depth if you're wondering about things like whether: You should opt for a sole proprietorship versus a partnership or corporate ownership strategy. There are things you can do to manage the way HST impacts your real estate investment business. You need information about the tax implications of a real estate disposition. You can change your bookkeeping system to better meet your needs and those of your accountant. Who Are We? This book was written by two individuals whose collective experience in helping Canadians make wise property investment decisions spans several decades. Steve Cohen is a securities lawyer with a great deal of experience in the real estate sector. George Dube is a chartered accountant whose knowledge is based on many years of helping clients with their property buying needs. Both Steve and George are real estate investors themselves. Working from this foundation, we have put together the definitive guide on how to build a successful real estate portfolio in Canada from a legal, tax and accounting perspective.

Written for real estate licensees, attorneys, investors and owners, with emphasis on California transactions, the objective of this book is to fully provide buyers, owner-operators and sellers of real estate complete knowledge of the federal tax consequences that accompany all real estate transactions. For buyers, owners and sellers of homes, business premises, income-producing properties and investment real estate, it is crucial to understand and apply tax rules in their real estate transactions. For brokers or agents, this book will aid in giving clients knowledgeable advice regarding the tax consequences of real estate transactions. On completion of this book, brokers and agents will be able to competently articulate various income tax consequences, analyze the application of federal tax rules to various real estate transactions, use worksheets to back up their advice, and represent buyers and sellers on ever higher-valued properties.

Rev. ed. of : Environmental aspects of real estate transactions : from brownfields to green buildings.

Analyze the many different ways of structuring the disposition of real estate in order to take advantage of the tax preferred treatment of real estate transactions under the Internal Revenue Code. Taxation of Real Estate Transactions cover all aspects of the Federal Taxation of the acquisition, operation, and disposition of all real estate, including personal real estate holdings, real estate held for investment purposes, and business properties. The proposed new product will include many examples and planning points that will review the alternative tax methods of dispositions, including tax-free and tax-deferred exchanges, debt acquisitions, structuring and financing the sale, and characterization of gain from the sale of real estate. Moreover, Taxation of Real Estate Transactions will highlight how the '97 Tax Act altered the tax consequences of the sale of a personal residence and will offer estate planning considerations in the acquisition, disposition, and holding of real estate.