Sep 25, 2019 | Income Tax
Capital Gains and Losses Capital Assets Most property you own and use for personal or investment purposes is a capital asset. For example, a house,furniture, car, stocks, and bonds are capital assets. Non-capital Assets A capital asset is any property held by you... 
Sep 23, 2019 | Income Tax
Hobby or Business? If an individual, partnership, estate, trust, or an S corporation engages in an activity that is not conducted as a for-profit business, expenses (other than cost of goods sold) are not deductible. This rule does not apply to corporations, other... 
Sep 18, 2019 | Income Tax
Here’s a heads-up. The 30 percent residential solar credit drops to 26 percent for tax year 2020, drops to 22 percent for tax year 2021, and terminates in 2022. Also, unlike the 30 percent commercial solar credit, where you can qualify for the 30 percent tax credit... 
Sep 18, 2019 | Income Tax
If you own a condominium, cottage, cabin, lake or beach home, ski lodge, or similar property that you rent for an “average” rental period of seven days or less for the year, you have a property with unique tax attributes. Seven days example. Say you have a beach home... 
Sep 16, 2019 | Income Tax
You don’t often get the opportunity to even consider making a tax-saving double play. But your personal residence combined with a desire for a rental property can provide just such an opportunity. The tax-saving strategy is to combine the tax-avoidance advantage of... 