Real Estate Safe Harbor – Rental Real Estate – IRC Section 199A “Qualified Income Deduction”

Congress enacted IRC Section 199A to provide a deduction to non-corporate taxpayers of up to 20 percent of the taxpayer’s qualified business income from each of the taxpayer’s qualified trades or businesses, including those operated through a partnership, S corporation, or sole proprietorship, as well as a deduction of up to 20 percent of aggregate …

TM or SM? Use of Trademark (TM) and Service Mark (SM) Symbols

One common question related to the use of a trademark surrounds the use of the symbols “TM”, “SM” and ®. There can be some confusion about which symbol to use with a particular trademark and also when a symbol should be used with a trademark. The “TM” and “SM” symbols should be used to designated …

Bonus Depreciation – Late Elections for Bonus Depreciation

On July 31, 2019, the IRS issued Rev. Proc. 2019-33, which allows taxpayers to change their elections regarding bonus depreciation for property acquired after September 27, 2017 and placed in service during the taxpayer’s 2016 or 2017 taxable year. Under the revenue procedure, a taxpayer may make late elections to use bonus depreciation on such …