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Leveraging Depreciation As A Multifamily Investment Tax Benefit

One of the major benefits of commercial multifamily investment is that, under IRS rules, property owners and investors are entitled to “depreciate” the value of their asset each year, which reduces the property’s taxable income and the associated tax liability.

Deferred Sales Trusts: A Real Estate Tax Strategy

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A deferred sales trust is a method used to defer capital gains tax  when selling real estate or other business assets that are subject to capital gains tax. Instead of receiving the sale proceeds at closing, the money is put into a trust and only taxed as the funds from the sale are received.