In an economy still struggling on many fronts, installment sales offer a useful tool for many taxpayers to create liquidity to buy and sell property in an otherwise "credit-sparse" environment. With ...

In cases where a taxpayer does not receive payment immediately after a sale, the taxpayer may be able to recognize the income from those sales over a period of time, rather than when the sale is made.

The installment method of reporting deferral of gain does not apply to depreciation recapture. Therefore, the portion of gain attributable to depreciation recapture must be reported in the year of ...

Today, I’m kicking off my annual “Taxes from A to Z” series. As part of the series, I plan to focus on tax terms that might not get much play on a day to day basis… If you’re wondering what the heck ...

Salaried employees normally have part of their paychecks withheld for taxes. However, many U.S. taxpayers, such as the self-employed, must make lump sum installment payments of some or all of their ...

When alternative structures to sell a closely held corporation are under consideration, a sale of stock to an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) may offer tax benefits to the seller. Among those ...

I have an LLC that makes roughly $400,000 per year. If I buy land with that money and then resell it by carrying the note will I have to pay tax on the $400,000 or just the payments and intrest payed ...