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A 27-year-old man set his 40-year-old physically challenged cousin on fire over a property dispute on Wednesday. Accused Santosh Katele was embroiled in a property dispute with his cousin Sunil, who was physically challenged and could not walk, said the police. Sunil, who earned a living by selling electrical lighting flowers he made at home, lived alone in a ground-floor apartment in Motilal Nagar and Santosh lived on the second floor. The incident took place on Wednesday around 10.05 am when Sunil was sitting near his flat’s balcony.

Santosh showed up on the balcony, poured petrol on Sunil, and set him ablaze. Hearing Sunil’s shrieks and noticing smoke, residents rushed to Sunil’s house, broke open the door, and doused the fire. They immediately rushed him to a hospital and alerted the police. Santosh, who was trying to flee the spot, was nabbed by building residents and handed over to Goregaon police.

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We had first registered a case of a murder attempt and arrested Santosh. Sunil had suffered almost 90% burns and was in a critical condition. After he succumbed to his injuries, we added a section of murder against Santosh,” said an officer from Goregaon police station.

The Alternative Minimum Tax is a significant consideration for taxpayers who own real estate because just about every tax rule applying to real estate is different for the AMT than for the Regular Tax. This article on Real Estate and the AMT will address those situations where the individual holds the real estate as an investment, typically as a rental property. The differences in tax treatment between the Regular Tax and the AMT can be significant.

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Interest paid on the mortgage was taken out to acquire the property is fully deductible, both for the Regular Tax and the Alternative Minimum Tax. Unlike itemized deductions that allow a tax benefit for what amounts to personal expenses, the tax law generally allows all deductions a taxpayer has to make in the pursuit of business income. Thus, the limitations discussed in the previous article on home mortgage interest do not apply.

If, however, the equity in the rental property is used as security for an additional loan – a second mortgage, for example – then the taxpayer must look to how the proceeds of that loan are used to determine interest deductibility. If the proceeds are used for a car loan or to finance a child’s education, for example, then the interest is nondeductible personal interest. If the proceeds are used to improve the rental property, the interest is deductible. Suggestion – it is best that taxpayers keep personal borrowings separate from business borrowings. Mixing the two creates recordkeeping challenges and can result in disputes with the IRS.

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Property taxes paid on rental or investment property are allowed in full both for Regular Tax purposes and the Alternative Minimum Tax. Planning idea – if you have an opportunity to pay your property tax bill either this year or next, pay it in a year when you have enough income from the property not to generate a rental loss. This strategy can help avoid triggering the passive activity loss limitations described below.

For example – in Florida, property tax bills are mailed in October and are payable under the following discount schedule: November – 4%, December – 3%, January – 2%, February – 1%. If you have a loss from the property in 2010 but expect to generate income in 2011, do not pay your bill in November or December – forgoing that small discount could help you avoid the loss-limitation rules.

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Depreciation

Depreciation is allowed for property held for investment. The portion of the cost allocable to land is not depreciable, but for the building itself and the furniture, appliances, carpeting, etc., a depreciation deduction may be taken. Real property (this is the legal definition of the house or other building) held for rental/investment may only be depreciated for Regular Tax purposes under the “straight-line” method over a useful life of 27.5 years. Thus, a property with $275,000 allocated to the building would be depreciated at the rate of $10,000 per year.

Personal property (this is the legal definition of things such as furniture, appliances, carpeting, and the like) may be depreciated for Regular Tax purposes under an “accelerated” method over a useful life of five years. An accelerated method allows a larger depreciation deduction in the early years to recognize the obsolescence or decline-in-value factor that you see in new property (cars are a good example).

However, for purposes of the AMT, personal property may be depreciated only by using a straight-line method. Thus, an AMT item will be generated in the early years if the accelerated method is used the hour of code Minecraft. Planning idea – for personal property, consider electing the straight-line method for Regular Tax purposes. While giving up a little tax benefit from the greater depreciation in the early years could mean avoiding paying the AMT.

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Active/passive investment rules and the “at-risk” rules A taxpayer who is not “active” in managing investment property may not use losses from rental property to offset other income such as salaries and wages, dividends, interest, capital gains, etc. Instead, these losses are deferred until the taxpayer either sells the property or generates passive income from this or other passive investment sources. The at-risk rules similarly deny using these types of losses to the extent the taxpayer has acquired the investment with borrowed money and does not have personal liability on the debt.

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If these loss limitations apply, consider the planning ideas mentioned above to minimize the losses generated each year. They are not doing you any good anyway.

Sale of the property

Several different AMT issues can arise on the sale of rental/investment property. One is that your gain or loss may be different for the AMT than for Regular Tax purposes. This would be caused if different depreciation methods were used. For example, if the personal property were depreciated using an accelerated method for Regular Tax purposes, then the basis in that property when calculating gain or loss on the sale would be different because the straight-line method had to be used for Alternative Minimum Tax purposes.

Gain on the sale of investment property generally is capital gain, although a portion may be treated as ordinary income depending on the accelerated depreciation method was used. Capital gains in and of themselves are not an AMT item, but they can result in AMT being paid. This is because the AMT exemption amount is phased out for taxpayers at certain income levels, so this additional income can reduce the exemption, which in turn increases taxable income for purposes of the Alternative Minimum Tax.

Jenna D. Norton
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