Under Colorado law, all counties must reappraise real properties every two years. The Notice of Valuations (NOV) must be mailed to the property owners on or before May 1st, on odd numbered years (2017). The taxes will be for the following 2 years. The tax rates are set in December each year. For most properties, 2018 (Intervening tax year) taxable value…
Continue Reading →The taxes you owe on the sale of an investment property is made of 2 parts: 1) Tax on the gains Taxable Gain = Sale Price – Cost of the Sale – Adjusted Basis*. 2) Tax on total cost recovery (depreciation) Tax on the total cost recovery taken is at the maximum of 25%. For Example, You purchased a property…
Continue Reading →Adjusted basis refers to the total cost of acquiring a property less any cost recovery (depreciation). So, Adjusted Basis = Purchase Price + Acquisition Costs + Capital Improvements – Cost Recovery. Example, You purchased a property for $80,000; paid 1.5% mortgage origination fee; Put a new roof for 5,000; and, kept the place for 10 years. The land is, say,…
Continue Reading →Single filers can exclude from their income up to $250,000 and married couples up $500,000 of gains from the sale of the primary home meeting the time-test. The seller(s) must have lived in the house 2 years out of 5 years prior to the sale. The 2 years does not have to be consecutive. There are other rules and exceptions…
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