This comprehensive training is designed to get the accountant up to speed quickly with the complex passive activity loss (PAL) rules that apply to certain investments in trades or businesses and rental activities. The cornerstone of the course is the in-depth coverage of the detailed tax law and regulations applicable to passive activities under IRC §469 and how and when the 3.8% net investment income tax under §1411 applies. Each attendee will receive the most comprehensive passive activity reference manual with numerous practice aids and real-world examples.
Presented by J Patrick Garverick
Target Audience
Tax professionals (i.e., CPAs, accountants, and other financial professionals) that need an in-depth training course on the passive activity loss rules and how they apply to certain investments in trades or businesses and rental activities.
Course Objectives
Identify what activities are subject to the PAL rules and the exceptions to them including those for certain real estate professionals
Define a passive activity, rental and trade or business under IRC §469
List the seven ways to materially participate in an activity and the six exceptions to the definition of a rental activity
Calculate the passive activity income and losses allowed and the tax ramifications of passive activity dispositions
Recognize what passive activity investments are potentially subject to the 3.8% net investment income tax under IRC §1411
Subjects
Detailed coverage of the passive activity rules under IRC §469 (and related regulations), how the 3.8% net investment income tax under §1411 and qualified business income (QBI) deduction under §199A applies to rentals and passive activities, and what is a trade or business rental is under §162
How the PAL rules apply to rental real estate activities and investments in S corporations and partnerships
Definition of activity and the activity grouping and disclosure rules
Real estate professional exception to the PAL rules for investments in non-passive rentals
Special $25,000 loss allowance for rental real estate with active participation
Material participation safe harbor rules
Events that trigger suspended PALs
Limitations on tax credits generated by passive activities
Special rules that re-characterize passive income to non-passive income
What rentals are subject to self-employment tax under §1402
