Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) Tag

Latest News

Nov 24, 2020

The IRS released final regulations providing guidance under IRC Sec. 1031 to implement recent changes for like-kind exchanges. Sec. 1031 allows for the deferral of gain recognition on the sale of business property if the relinquished property is replaced with a similar type of property. Prior to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), both personal property and real property qualified for like-kind exchange treatment, but now only real property qualifies....

Read More
Aug 08, 2018

The U.S. Treasury Department and the IRS has issued proposed regulations (REG-104397-18) providing guidance on Section 168(k), which was amended by P.L. 115-97, known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). The TCJA increased the allowable first-year depreciation deduction for qualified property from 50% to 100% for property acquired and placed in service after Sept. 27, 2017. This will get phased down by 20% per year beginning after Dec. 22, 2022. The biggest change that arose from tax reform was the ability to now take bonus depreciation on used property by waiving the original-use requirement. ...

Read More
Feb 04, 2018

With the signing into law of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”), Congress has enacted the biggest tax reform law in thirty years, one that will make fundamental changes in the taxation of businesses, particularly those who own real estate. For real estate investors, there are numerous opportunities to reduce tax, but there are also several misconceptions....

Read More