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Not Good For Real Estate Loss When Tax Court Judge Says Purports

Not Good For Real Estate Loss When Tax Court Judge Says Purports

This is something that a lot of people trip up on, because these rules are so confusing.  The real estate pro status just gets you out of the “per-se” rule.  You still have to show that you “materially participated” in each of your properties.  The gold standard of material participation is 500 hours, which, of course, is impossible if you have several properties.  You are, however, allowed to elect to aggregate your properties into a single activity for purposes of measuring participation.  The Bugarins failed to make the election.

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Freedom Rider Asks To Give Peace A Chance – Peace Tax Fund Act Of 2013

I am also in favor of the bill, although I would not take advantage of it myself.  Personally, I think that, on net, the Armed Forces of the United States of America are mainly occupied with convincing people that it is an extremely bad idea to organize folks to fly airplanes into our office buildings or things like that.  Like an all volunteer military, though, I think the fund would put an important brake on the government’s ability to resort to force.

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Over and over again courts have said that there is nothing sinister in so arranging one’s affairs as to keep taxes as low as possible. Everybody does so, rich or poor; and all do right, for nobody owes any public duty to pay more than the law demands: taxes are enforced exactions, not voluntary contributions. To demand more in the name of morals is mere cant.