Benjamin Yazersky CPA wrote:
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Or Enrolled Agent (EA)!

ChEAr$,
Harlan Lunsford, EA n LA

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Mr. Adams,

I want to express my gratitude for your continued support
of this group, glitches and all. My experience is that every
change one must make with the ISP leaves more than one set
of teeth marks.

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I want you to know that I give to my favorite charity
(my wife) every year on your behalf!

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<dr_phill123[at]yahoo.com> wrote:

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I'm a CPA - I don't do real estate closings - I do tax
planning & tax return preparation & attorneys who do real
estate closing don't do tax planning or tax return
preparation However, I do work along with attorneys on
various matters - usually tax related

So, you should engage your own CPA

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<dr_phill123[at]yahoo.com> wrote:

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Depreciation recapture is the difference between the actual
amount of depreciation you claimed on your tax return and
the amount you would have claimed if you had used straight
line depreciation.

Relying on a real estate attorney for tax advice makes
slightly more sense as relying on a bartender for tax advice.

Find a local tax pro, be it a CPA, an Enrolled Agent, or a
Tax Attorney. You are running a business and a lot of money
is involved. You do not need to have errors on your tax
return

Dick

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Let me know if my calculations below are correct:

I bought a property for 130k three years ago and plan to
sell it in the next few months for 150k. So essentially I
owe uncle Sam:

15% * ( difference in selling price )
plus 25% * ( depreciation claimed over the three years )

Is it recommended to higher a CPA for this? Or can I use the
attorney who will do the closing ? I plan to do this several
times in the near future, so would prefer to learn the
correct way to do it myself.

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