Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: Crucial Changes Affecting Real Estate Taxation (Currently Unavailable)

Author: Greg White

CPE Credit:  2 hours for CPAs
2 hours Federal Tax Related for EAs and OTRPs
2 hours Federal Tax Law for CTEC

Apply Tax Reform Changes to Real Estate Tax Issues - Including Notice 2018-64 Regarding Sec. 199A Regs

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) made big changes to taxes for many businesses. Chief among those are any businesses with real estate holdings as part of their business. Changes to depreciation, expensing, interest deductability, and the new qualified business income deduction (QBID) mean your clients or your business will have much new to consider for 2018 tax filings. Now is the time to get a head start on these issues with the help of experienced tax instructor Greg White, CPA. This two-hour CPE course will provide insight into the most critical changes and allow you time to make adjustments and plan for how these changes affect your clients or business.

Included in this presentation by experienced practitioner and nationally know presenter Greg White, CPA, will be a discussion of the IRS Proposed Regulations released on August 8, 2018 covering Section 199A. These proposed regs open planning opportunities as well as clarifying the provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.

Publication Date: August 2018

Designed For
All CPAs, EAs, tax professionals, and tax staff who work with clients or their firms' real estate oritented businesses

Topics Covered

  • Bonus depreciation after the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
  • §179 and its application to real property
  • How and when the de minimis rules can be used on residential real property remodels
  • The QBID (20% pass-through deduction)
  • Interest deductibility under §163(j)
  • Capitalization of interest on self-constructed assets
  • Notice 2018-64 - A Taxpayer Wish List Fulfilled?

Learning Objectives

  • Determine the best depreciation method for real estate improvements, including Tax Cuts and Jobs Act changes
  • Identify effective dates for the new rules
  • Recognize and apply the new rules for de minimis expensing updated for changes in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
  • Identify changes made to interest deductibility area. Should some real estate owners "elect out" even though their gross receipts are significantly below $25 million?
  • Describe the new QBID rules (20% "pass-through deduction") to real estate rentals
  • Recognize how the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) applies to interest capitalization on self-constructed assets.
  • Differentiate qualified improvement property (QIP)
  • Identify bonus depreciation applies to various types of property
  • Recognize requirements of qualified real property

Level
Intermediate

Instructional Method
Self-Study

NASBA Field of Study
Taxes (2 hours)

Program Prerequisites
Basic Understanding of federal income taxation concepts as applied to real estate ownership.

Advance Preparation
None

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