Surgent's Real Estate Taxation: Critical Considerations
Overview
This course is a ‘deep dive’ into many aspects involving the taxation of real estate for the mid-level practitioner moving into this complex area. You will deepen your understanding of the complex considerations and strategies that individuals must navigate in acquiring, operating, and selling real estate. You will leave the course able to navigate critical issues associated with the relevant returns and plan strategically for your company or clients. We will discuss in detail the impact that recent tax changes have had on the real estate industry, as well as new credits that are available after the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
Highlights
- The impact of recent tax legislation on the real estate industry
- Depreciation and recapture
- Determining the basis when acquiring real estate
- Passive activity losses
- Calculation of gain or loss on sale of real estate
- Rental operations
- Installment sales
Prerequisites
Some experience preparing tax returns involving real estate holdings and transactions
Designed For
Accounting and Finance Professionals who advise clients or their company on issues related to the acquisition, operating, and selling of real estate
Objectives
- Understand the most commonly used forms of ownership for real estate holdings and the scenario-based advantages and disadvantages of each
- Know and be able to apply the key considerations in determinations surrounding depreciation and recapture, like-kind exchanges, and the determination of passive activity losses
- Recognize how recent tax legislation impacts commercial real estate
- Recognize how recent tax legislation impacts homeowners
- Identify components for determing a property's tax basis
Preparation
None
Notice
This course is offered by a 3rd party vendor and will not be accessible in the My CPE Tracker section of the ISCPA website. Course access information will be emailed directly to you by Surgent Professional Education.
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
David Peters, Peters Professional Education LLC
DAVID R. PETERS, CPA, CFP, MST, CPCU, CLU
David Peters is the Founder and Owner of Peters Professional Education and Peters Tax Preparation & Consulting, PC. He is also a financial advisor for Peters Financial, LLC. David has over twenty years of experience in financial services, including 3 years in the hedge fund industry and 14 years in the insurance industry. David was the first-ever Chief Financial Officer at Compare.com - a position he held for more than three years.
In addition to running his own professional education website, David is a National Instructor for the AICPA, Surgent, Kaplan, and Don Farmer Tax Seminars. He was a recipient of Surgent's Outstanding Discussion Leader award in 2019 and 2022, as well as the AICPA's Outstanding Facilitator Award in 2021 and 2023. He regularly teaches courses in accounting, finance, insurance, financial planning, and ethics throughout the United States. David holds four masters degrees, and is currently pursuing his PhD in Financial Planning. He contributes regularly to various CPA publications, including NCACPA's Interim Report, SCACPA's CPA Report, and VSCPA's Disclosures. David was also a co-author of the 2018, 2019, and 2020 Virginia CPA Ethics courses - a required course for all CPA's licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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Non-Member Price $209.00
Member Price $159.00