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With housing prices softening and interest rates at all-time highs, now is a good time to consider creative strategies for diversifying your real estate portfolio. Like-kind exchanges present one such opportunity.

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Originally published 10/6/2023 and updated 2/17/2023 to include a current example of risk-free rate. 

Your discount rate, which impacts both lease liability and lease classification, is a key item to understand and determine as you begin implementation of Accounting Standards Update No.

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Cost segregation is a popular tax strategy that real estate investors can use to accelerate their depreciation deductions, increase their cash flow, and reduce their federal and state taxes paid on rental income.

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In 2021, the State of Washington enacted a new 7% tax on long term capital gains realized by Washington residents and by nonresidents with respect to certain transactions occurring within the state.

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Substantial changes are underway for lessee accounting under Topic 842, Leases. However, lessor accounting remains relatively unchanged under the new lease standard. Changes under the new standard are intended to align lessor accounting with lessee accounting guidance,

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The statement of cash flows often gets a bad rap due to the complexity of its preparation. However, it is my hope that once you understand what activity goes into each section,

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With over 20 years of experience as a CPA, I have found the most successful client/CPA relationships are the ones where conversations occur throughout the year. Too often, people speak with their CPA only once a year,

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A Quality of Earnings (QoE) report is a common ingredient to a smooth and successful merger or acquisition transaction. This report is gaining a lot of traction in the mid-market,

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The new leasing standard ASC Topic 842 Leases has been in the works for a number of years but is effective for private companies and certain not-for-profit organizations for annual periods beginning after December 15,

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