The CPA Zone: Tax Strategies for Small Businesses

Buying With Seller Financing

Join Ryan as he simplifies seller financing for buyers, covering key tax rules, legal protections, and practical tips from interest and depreciation to balloon terms and proper documentation to help you close successful investment deals.
 
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Seller Financing & Taxes

Ryan breaks down seller financing and its tax advantages on The CPA Zone, showing entrepreneurs and real estate investors how installment sales can reduce upfront taxes and create steady income.
 
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The Power of Using Leverage

In this episode of The CPA Zone, Ryan dives deep into the concept of leverage in real estate—explaining how using borrowed funds can multiply your buying power, boost returns, and unlock major tax advantages through deductions and depreciation, while also cautioning investors to use leverage wisely, manage risk, and keep healthy reserves to avoid getting overextended.
 
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History of 1031x Rules

Join Ryan in this episode of The CPA Zone as he unpacks how one family’s bold tax move reshaped real estate investing — revealing the history, rules, and game-changing lessons behind the 1031 exchange.
 
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Frank Aragona Trust v Commissioner

In this episode of The CPA Zone, Ryan breaks down the Frank Aragona Trust vs. Commissioner court case, explaining how a trust can qualify as a real estate professional under the passive activity loss rules—and what real estate investors and trustees need to know to stay compliant and maximize tax benefits.
 
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Are STRs Right for Me?

Ryan dives deep into the realities of short-term rentals—clearing up common misconceptions about “easy money” and tax loopholes, explaining how to qualify for the short-term rental tax benefits through material participation, and highlighting key pitfalls like personal use rules, local regulations, and poor recordkeeping that can cost investors thousands.
 
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Biggest Tax Mistakes Real Estate Investors Make

In this CPA Zone episode, Ryan dives into the most common tax mistakes real estate investors make—from commingling funds to missing 1031 deadlines—and shares practical tips to avoid them and protect your profits.
 
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Should a Corporation Own Your Buy & Hold Real Estate?

Ryan breaks down the hidden tax traps of placing buy-and-hold real estate in S-Corps or C-Corps and highlights why LLCs are the smarter, more profitable choice.
 
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Protecting Your Rentals: Legal & Tax Insights with Snapper Tams

Attorney and real estate investor Snapper Tams joins Ryan on The CPA Zone to discuss crucial legal protections for landlords, including Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (VRLTA) compliance, observing LLC corporate formalities to avoid piercing the corporate veil, and leveraging the tax advantages of cost segregation studies.
 
Get in touch with Snapper: Email: snapper.tams@exprealty.com Phone: (571) 498-7075 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/snapper-tams Website: https://snappertams.exprealty.com/
 
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Estate Planning

Ryan shares practical tax strategies, estate-planning insights, and accounting tips to help entrepreneurs and real estate investors protect and grow their wealth.
 
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