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Step-Up in Basis: How to Lower Taxes When Passing Appreciated Real Estate to Your Children

  What is the Step-Up in Basis? Learn how this powerful tax rule can help you pass on appreciated assets like real estate or stocks to your heirs, potentially eliminating a massive capital gains tax bill. Have you ever watched an investment, like a house or a stock portfolio, grow in value over the years…

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OBBBA Unlocks Rural Opportunity Zone Investing with New 50% Improvement Rule

  Investing in Rural Opportunity Zones just got easier, but how? This guide breaks down the new OBBBA rule change that cuts the investment requirement in half for rural area projects, potentially unlocking massive tax benefits for savvy investors. Have you ever looked at an investment opportunity in a developing area and thought, “This has…

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IRS Tax Relief for Drought: A Farmer’s Guide to Deferring Gains on Livestock

  Facing drought and had to sell your livestock? You might be eligible for special IRS tax relief. Discover how you can get more time to replace your animals and defer capital gains tax. It’s been a tough year. Watching the land dry up and knowing you have to make hard decisions about your livestock…