The fight over who meets the definition of a “real estate professional” is not a new one. Fortunately, the taxpayer’s burden for satisfying that definition has only been eased by the expansion of digital tools available for tracking time. That being said, the United States Tax Court’s (Court’s) memorandum opinion in Hairston v. Comm’r of [...]
There are many tax and social benefits to gifting a conservation easement. Unfortunately, some taxpayers are in too much of a hurry to make the contribution and do not complete all of the steps necessary to receive all of the tax benefits. The U. S. Tax Court, in Minnick and Lienhart v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo [...]