Tax Guides Archives - Accolade Accounting Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:07:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://accoladeaccounting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/favicon-150x150.png Tax Guides Archives - Accolade Accounting 32 32 188260981 Rental Property Repairs vs. Improvements: What the IRS Requires https://accoladeaccounting.com/rental-property-repairs-vs-improvements-irs-rules Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:27:18 +0000 https://accoladeaccounting.com/?p=8811 Many real estate investors focus on property selection and financing, but give less attention to how rental income is taxed. The tax structure of a rental property includes depreciation, passive activity rules, repair-versus-improvement classification, and entity-structure decisions.
Understanding how these rules interact can change how much tax an investor pays each year. For example, depreciation allows rental property owners to deduct a portion of the property’s value annually, while passive loss rules determine whether those losses offset other income.

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]]> 8811 Real Estate Investor Tax Guide https://accoladeaccounting.com/real-estate-investor-tax-guide Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:11:17 +0000 https://accoladeaccounting.com/?p=8702 Many real estate investors focus on property selection and financing, but give less attention to how rental income is taxed. The tax structure of a rental property includes depreciation, passive activity rules, repair-versus-improvement classification, and entity-structure decisions.
Understanding how these rules interact can change how much tax an investor pays each year. For example, depreciation allows rental property owners to deduct a portion of the property’s value annually, while passive loss rules determine whether those losses offset other income.

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]]> Many real estate investors expect rental property taxes to be simple. Rent comes in. Expenses go out. The remaining profit is taxed.

The first tax return often reveals a different outcome. A property producing steady cash flow may still show a tax loss. Another investor with a similar property may report a completely different result.

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