Provides real estate professionals with clear explanations of complex real estate tax laws, and guidance on avoiding potential problems and tax traps. Includes worked-out examples and case studies illustrating the rules explained in the text. Discusses, amongst many others: tax rates, credits, capital gains and losses, depreciation of real property, deductions: including interest, taxes, repairs and losses, vacation homes, installment sales, charitable contributions, accounting, compliance and reporting requirements, professional responsiblity, tax exempt bond financing of real estate, family planning for real estate investors, low-income housing credit, liability, and alternative methods of valuing real estate for estate tax purposes.
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