tech_taxpayer

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by tech_taxpayer 6y ago
Be careful with the opportunistic view. Nothing wrong with being optimistic, but if from a fundamental business analysis something doesn't seem to make sense at the moment, then take caution before diving in. Of course this is by no me
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by tech_taxpayer 6y ago
yeah so two points on that, first the gain at sale can be avoided through 1031 sec of tax code, effectively providing tax shelter, similar to how unrealized gain in stock but even more flexible as it allows you to switch asset classes (like
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by tech_taxpayer 6y ago
Whatever that solution to your example is, pls don't raise tax. It's already too high.
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by tech_taxpayer 6y ago
I like this idea very much. Although given the incumbents and their aggressive pricing, it's hard to eventually productize something and build a business, if that's your goal. The space is also complicated with regulations that ar
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by tech_taxpayer 6y ago
Yeah i think that makes a lot of sense - the main benefit on RE though is in the tax shield if you invest DIRECTLY so the tax benefits can pass through, vs. a REIT. The depreciation recapture can be avoided if you handle it in the correct w
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by tech_taxpayer 6y ago
It's mainly because the tax code has much better treatment (or more remaining loop holes intentionally unpatched) for RE in particular, due to its depreciation and interest expense write-offs. Stock market in general has a slower avg r
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by tech_taxpayer 6y ago
Not founder's share I was granted equity award pre-IPO, and these are also RSUs so not even possible to do 83(b) at grant time I believe. So these all show up as W2 regular income, and on that note, it might be hard to do charitable, g
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by tech_taxpayer 6y ago
It's all relative. If another guy next to me who has the exact income but are 'passive income' i.e. from stocks, real estate, etc. then there's a multitude of ways to pay little to no tax. That's probably what I sho
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by tech_taxpayer 6y ago
I like the idea of doing good. These probably have 1:1 write-off ratio though, while the land easement shit has a larger multipler on the write-offs.
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Ask HN: W2 income exceed 1M but taxed at 51% after IPO
2 points by tech_taxpayer 6y ago|14 comments