by Jack Boyes | Aug 21, 2019 | Business planning, Foreign Investing, Tax Planning
By Kristie Parker, Esq. I was recently watching a TV series where “regular Americans” were searching for their dream property…in Honduras. More and more frequently we hear from clients who want to purchase real estate in a foreign country. Because there are over 195...
by Mat Sorensen | Sep 18, 2018 | Business planning, Real Estate, Small Business, Tax Planning
What is a Qualified Opportunity Zone Fund? Here’s the short version, it’s a new break that allows you to re-invest gains from any assets (real estate, stock, etc.) into qualifying go-zone funds. You get both tax deferral and some tax reduction as a result...
by Jarom Bergeson | May 9, 2018 | Business planning, Law, Small Business, Tax Planning
It seems like you can’t talk business at all these days without hearing something about the “gig economy.” For those unfamiliar with the term, the gig economy is a combination of two factors. It’s an environment where many people have a ‘side gig’ to make ends meet,...
by Lee Chen | Dec 28, 2017 | Business planning, Real Estate, Small Business, Tax Planning
Real estate has always been a major step in achieving the American dream and so there was plenty of concern within the industry that major changes in the taxes affecting owners and investors of real estate would negatively impact the industry and the tax benefits of...
by Jarom Bergeson | Dec 28, 2017 | Tax Planning
Well, folks – it’s finally here. Congressional Republicans spent most of the fall crafting, arguing over, and adding and deleting provisions from a sweeping tax reform bill, and President Trump just signed it into law (and held up his huge signature to the cameras). ...
by Lee Chen | Nov 6, 2017 | Retirement Planning, Tax Planning
For many Americans, saving for retirement is like exercising or eating healthy, we know we should do it but most of us don’t. In fact, a survey published by the Washington Post reported that over 70% of Americans are not saving enough for retirement and a study by...