Non-investors hate real estate tax loopholes. It always seems like the wealthiest landlords, apartment owners, or short-term rental hosts walk away with not only massive income but little-to-no tax bills at the end of the year. Are investors unethically avoiding taxes OR are they carefully, quietly using the tax code to build wealth and bring their tax burden down to zero? And if the big investors can do it, can average investors use the same strategies? Whether you own one, ten, or a thousand rental units, Matt Bontrager, CPA at TrueBooks, has a solution for you. He’s been working with real estate investors for years to help them minimize their tax burdens and maximize their portfolio values. And unlike most CPAs, Matt can explain these strategies in a way that excites you, instead of slowly lulling you into a depreciation-induced dream. Matt touches on the most powerful ways to eliminate your taxes in 2022. These tax strategies work for almost every type of investor, whether you’ve got a full-blown business or just a short-term rental side hustle. These tax tactics, when used correctly, can allow you to walk away from 2022 with a bigger refund, no tax bill, or years’ worth of losses to roll over so you walk into 2023 in a better reposition than ever before. In This Episode We Cover: The massive short-term rental tax “loophole” most investors are unaware of Tax preparers vs. advisors and when you should start hiring these team members Cost segregation studies and using them to eliminate years’ worth of tax bills Bonus depreciation write-offs and why every investor MUST take advantage of this before the end of the year Real estate professional status, its benefits, and what you need to do to obtain it Tax avoidance strategies the wealthy use that almost any investor can mimic And So Much More! Links from the Show Find an Investor-Friendly Real Estate Agent BiggerPockets Youtube Channel BiggerPockets Forums BiggerPockets Pro Membership BiggerPockets Bookstore BiggerPockets Bootcamps BiggerPockets Podcast BiggerPockets Merch Listen to All Your Favorite BiggerPockets Podcasts in One Place Learn About Real Estate, The Housing Market, and Money Management with The BiggerPockets Podcasts Get More Deals Done with The BiggerPockets Investing Tools Find a BiggerPockets Real Estate Meetup in Your Area David's BiggerPockets Profile David's Instagram Rob's BiggerPockets Profile Rob's Youtube Rob's Instagram Rob's TikTok Rob's Twitter Understanding Rental Property Depreciation—A Real Estate Investor’s Guide 4 Real Estate Tax Strategies That Can Protect You From Inflation Books Mentioned in the Show Tax Strategies by Amanda Han & Matt MacFarland Advanced Tax Strategies by Amanda Han & Matt MacFarland Connect with Matt: Matt's BiggerPockets Profile Matt's Instagram Matt's Website Click here to check the full show notes: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-689 Interested in learning more about today’s sponsors or becoming a BiggerPockets partner yourself? Check out our sponsor page! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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