Gift Property May Cost Recipient In Taxes
Giving the gift of property may cost the recipient a lot of cash in taxes. There are other options for a person than giving away the property, so as not to cost the recipient much money in gift taxes. The person could give a portion of the property or the person can purchase the land and the giver…
Life Estate On Home Could Lead To Gift Tax
Receiving a life estate in a home means the home belongs to you and you can do as you wish with the property, except for sell or transfer upon death of the holder. Giving someone a life estate could result in a gift tax. Talking with a real estate attorney should help determine a way to use a life…
Property As Gift: How To Avoid IRS Gift Tax
If you are going to give someone the gift of property, there are ways to minimize or avoid the gift tax. You can give the property and pay the gift taxes for the person. You can also give the property in increments of $12,000, the maximum amount anyone can give without having to pay the IRS' gift…
Adding Someone To The Title Of Your Home
Adding an additional person to your title but not the mortgage is usually not a good idea. Essentially you are giving that person half the value of your home, but none of the responsibility or liability.
IRS May Want Equity Forms For Quit Claim Deed Transfer
What do you have to do in terms of taxes if you gift your share of a property using a quit claim deed? It depends on how much equity you own in the property. If you have less than $11,000 in equity in a property you likely don't have to do anything. If you own more equity than that, then you may…
Seller Financing May Work To Transfer Real Estate
When you're buying property from a family member and don't want to incur a lot of taxes, what can you do? Should the property be put into a trust or should the deed be transferred into the new owners' names? One option is to do a seller financing deal, where you pay your family member as if he or…
No Need For Quit Claim Deed To Pass Inheritance
Is a quit claim deed is the right answer for ensuring that beneficiaries avoid probate and that a home will ultimately go to your children? Quit-claim deeds often cause considerable problems for both the homeowner and the homeowners-to-be. A trust might be better for ensuring that inheritance avoids…
A Trust Versus Quit Claim Deed
If you wish to leave property to your heirs, a quit claim deed while you're still living isn't the best way to go. Transferring ownership by a quit claim deed can cause a big tax problem and possible gift tax. Putting assets in a trust is a better solution than using a quit claim deed.
Tax time again! Whether you are using a paid tax preparer or filing solo, you'll need to stay on top of the tax laws. Using software and filing online helps keep track of the myriad of changes to the tax laws each year. If you don't know what deductions you can take, the IRS's website offers…
Financing A Mortgage On An Investment Property Without U.S. Citizenship
Financing a mortgage for an investment property where one of the owners is not a U.S. citizen can be tricky. Most mortgage lenders are reluctant to finance a mortgage on an investment property to an immigrant who does not have a long-term visa or has become a resident of the United States. Ilyce and…
Estate Planning Helps Avoid Excessive Taxes
When you have rental property that you want to bequest to your children you should do some estate planning. You can change the real estate title while you're alive or wait until your passing depending on your estate planning. Depending on how you pass along the property your children may face an…
Gifting Real Estate With Minimum Gift Taxes
When you're giving property as a gift, do you're homework to minimize the gift taxes. If you want to give real estate as a gift and not pay high taxes to the IRS, you have to take a few important steps, and consulting an attorney will help you take them. Ilyce Glink walks you through the basics of…
Selling To Family Without Paying Gift Tax
Home owners wonders how to structure a deal where they sell their home to their daughter for a price less than value of the property. They must first determine if the transaction is a gift or a loan and how to deal with the IRS. If it is a gift, they need to talk to an estate planner to determine…
Gift Tax On Cash Given To Kids To Pay Mortgage, Buy Home
Parents who want to sell their home to a child are better off giving their kids cash toward the down payment for the home or the mortgage. The IRS allows you to give $11,000 as a cash gift tax-free each year, which the kids could use to pay the mortgage when buying the home. Giving your child enough…
Gift Tax Or Capital Gains: Know Tax Rules When Selling A Home
A new condo owner is confused about whether she owes gift taxes or capital gains on the sale of her mother's home. Ilyce explains the rollover replacement rule and gift taxes versus capital gains. Always get a real estate attorney and tax adviser when selling a home when taxes like the gift tax or…
Estate Planning: Joint Tenant Ownership Of Parent's Home, Or Will Estate Later?
Should you add your name to your parent's house as a joint tenant or whether the home should be provided for in the will as part of your parent's estate planning? Ilyce explains what would happen if you became a joint tenant, such as whether the IRS would levy a gift tax, as the make estate planning…
Avoid Gift Tax When Receiving Property
When receiving property from family members, not through inheritance, make sure you are careful to structure the arrangement to avoid triggering the gift tax. One way to structure the deal would be to "purchase" the house. You purchase the house from her and she acts as the bank and finances 100…
It's not even the end of the year, but fall is the perfect time to start thinking about your taxes. With plenty of time left to spare in the year, you can make sure you pay the right amount next April 15, or even maximize your deductions.
Gift Taxes Associated With Real Estate Inheritance
What are the gift taxes associated with real estate inheritance? The person who is giving the land should think about the gift taxes that may be incurred if the real estate is given as an inheritance. Ilyce suggests a conversation about the current owner's wishes and a meeting with an estate…
