#RealEstateTax Archives | Hutchinson and Bloodgood LLP

Tax planning for real estate investors

Taxes can affect the economics of an investment property from the time you buy it through the time you sell it. Find out the potential tax consequences of decisions you make about your involvement in rental activities, improvements to the property, and the timing and structure of a sale.

September 1, 2026

Many individuals invest in real estate to help diversify their portfolio, create an income stream for themselves from rental income and build net worth over time. Often, this is a side activity to a career in another field or running another type of business — not the individual’s primary source of income. Holdings might range […]

#RealEstate, #RealEstateInvesting, #RealEstateTax

Find Out More

Cost Segregation

Cost segregation studies can reveal substantial tax savings

Does your business own commercial real property? A closer look at your building costs could change how quickly you can deduct those expenses. A cost segregation study can uncover tax savings hidden in plain sight.

May 4, 2026

H&B

0

Businesses that own commercial real property may be sitting on an overlooked treasure chest of tax savings — and a cost segregation study can be the key to unlocking it. This is a strategic tool that combines accounting and engineering techniques to identify building costs that are properly allocable to tangible personal property rather than […]

#CostSegregation, #RealEstateTax, #TaxSavings

Find Out More

Tax Planning

Are you a tax-favored real estate professional?

Miniature,wooden,houses,and,a,red,arrow,down.,the,concept

March 31, 2025

H&B

0

For federal income tax purposes, the general rule is that rental real estate losses are passive activity losses (PALs). An individual taxpayer can generally deduct PALs only to the extent of passive income from other sources, if any. For example, if you have positive taxable income from other rental properties, that generally counts as passive […]

#PassiveIncome, #RealEstateTax, #RentalProperty, #TaxPlanning

Find Out More