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 ofTax preparers vs. advisors and when you should start hiring these team membersCost segregation studies and using them to eliminate years’ worth of tax billsBonus depreciation write-offs and why every investor MUST take advantage of this before the end of the yearReal estate professional status, its benefits, and what you need to do to obtain itTax avoidance strategies the wealthy use that almost any investor can mimicAnd So Much More!Links from the ShowFind an Investor-Friendly Real Estate AgentBiggerPockets Youtube ChannelBiggerPockets ForumsBiggerPockets Pro MembershipBiggerPockets BookstoreBiggerPockets BootcampsBiggerPockets PodcastBiggerPockets MerchListen to All Your Favorite BiggerPockets Podcasts in One PlaceLearn About Real Estate, The Housing Market, and Money Management with The BiggerPockets PodcastsGet More Deals Done with The BiggerPockets Investing ToolsFind a BiggerPockets Real Estate Meetup in Your AreaDavid's BiggerPockets ProfileDavid's InstagramRob's BiggerPockets ProfileRob's YoutubeRob's InstagramRob's TikTokRob's TwitterUnderstanding Rental Property Depreciation—A Real Estate Investor’s Guide4 Real Estate Tax Strategies That Can Protect You From InflationBooks Mentioned in the ShowTax Strategies by Amanda Han & Matt MacFarlandAdvanced Tax Strategies by Amanda Han & Matt MacFarlandConnect with Matt:Matt's BiggerPockets ProfileMatt's InstagramMatt's WebsiteClick here to check the full show notes: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-689Interested 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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