Tax Guru-Ker$tetter Letter
Tuesday, June 05, 2007
The Perils of Holding Real Estate in a Corporation – Besides the never-ending question of what type of business entity is appropriate for a particular business activity, another important issue is how to hold title to business and investment assets. While, as with practically every aspect of taxes, there is no one size fits all answer to this, there is one key way in which to frame the question. Is the asset expected to increase or decline in value, because the real differences crop up with assets that will be sold at a gain.