The CPA Zone: Tax Strategies for Small Businesses

Material Participation and Passive Activities

In this episode of The CPA Zone, Ryan breaks down material participation and passive loss rules to help entrepreneurs and real estate investors unlock smarter tax strategies.
 
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Section 1202 QSBS Updates

Join Ryan on the CPA Zone as he shares QSBS updates and tax strategies, revealing powerful opportunities and showing real estate pros how to maximize QSBS tax benefits.
 
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Mirch V Commissioner TC Memo 25-128

In this episode of The CPA Zone, Ryan dives into Mirch v. Commissioner (TC Memo 2025-128) and highlights key lessons on real estate professional status, time logs, passive loss rules, and the dangers of ignoring IRS notices.
 
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Vehicle Deductions 2025

Ryan breaks down how business owners and real estate investors can deduct their vehicle—from mileage vs. actual expenses to depreciation, Section 179, bonus depreciation, and the common IRS rules and traps to watch out for.
 
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Mobile Home Parks

In this episode of The CPA Zone, Ryan explains how mobile home parks can unlock powerful tax benefits through depreciation and cost segregation.
 
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Opportunity Zones 2.0

Ryan explains how the new Opportunity Zones 2.0 program can help real estate investors defer taxes and maximize long-term gains.
 
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Fix and Flips

Ryan breaks down how fix-and-flip real estate profits are taxed, common IRS pitfalls, and smart entity strategies that can help investors keep more of their hard-earned money.
 
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Section 754 Elections

Ryan explains how a Section 754 Election can unlock major depreciation benefits for real estate investors and prevent costly tax mistakes.
 
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Preferred Returns

In this episode of the CPA Zone, Ryan breaks down preferred returns in real estate investing, explaining how they work, how they’re structured in deals, and how they’re taxed for investors.
 
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Deficit Restoration Obligations

On the CPA Zone, Ryan reveals how DROs can unlock major tax losses—or trigger massive obligations—so investors know exactly what they’re signing up for.
 
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