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		<title>Expedition To Find 1031 Alternatives</title>
		<link>http://askmattcpa.com/2009/11/expedition-to-find-1031-alternatives/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:54:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>matt cpa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[1031 exchange allows investors to shield a real estate deal from hefty tax bite.  As heroic as it is to many, it has its share of complains.  You have to buy another property within a short time and you have to continue to buy more expensive new property.  Basically, it is restrictive and rigid.  Formality [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exit Gracefully &#8211; A Hybrid 1031 Won&#8217;t Do</title>
		<link>http://askmattcpa.com/2009/11/exit-gracefully-a-hybrid-1031-wont-do/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:04:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>matt cpa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In real estate investment, it is very important to have an exit plan.&#160; Either you want to cash out completely, or you just want to change to different property holding, each move will cost you in term of tax.&#160; 
Tax is quite a fortune in real estate deals.&#160; Needless to say, you have to find [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Phantom of Capital Gain</title>
		<link>http://askmattcpa.com/2009/11/phantom-of-capital-gain/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:39:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>matt cpa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whenever you sell things, you will pay tax on the profit.&#160; Selling inventory is ordinary income, but selling investment asset is capital gain.&#160; Capital gain is taxed at a lower rate.&#160; Alright, so, what is the misery?&#160; Capital gain is not always what you think it is.&#160; It is sometimes just a phantom.
Current Rates
The highest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Little Journey with IRA</title>
		<link>http://askmattcpa.com/2009/11/a-little-journey-with-ira/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:40:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>matt cpa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you find investment a worthwhile goal of life, start soon and start with basics.&#160; IRA, an saving account, loaded with tax incentives, is the best way to get a head start.&#160; I will use a story below to illustrate how it help you to go a long way.
Humble Beginning
You start with budgeting in order [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sun Tzu and Wealth Building</title>
		<link>http://askmattcpa.com/2009/10/sun-tzu-and-wealth-building/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:12:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>matt cpa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.  He who knows when he can fight and when he cannot, will be victorious. Invincibility lies in the defense; the possibility of victory in the attack.
These are bunch quotes from Sun Tzu, the ancient Chinese war strategist.  Basically, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gift Tax Exclusion</title>
		<link>http://askmattcpa.com/2009/10/gift-tax-exclusion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:59:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>matt cpa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Estate tax is a total different kind of animal as opposed to the income tax.&#160; It is a tax on wealth transfer, so the tax is calculated on your total wealth.&#160; In 2009, if your total wealth is higher than $3.5 million, you will pay 45% tax on the excess over this the $3.5 exemption.&#160; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Quick Plan for House Hunting</title>
		<link>http://askmattcpa.com/2009/10/a-quick-and-simple-plan-for-house-hunting/</link>
		<comments>http://askmattcpa.com/2009/10/a-quick-and-simple-plan-for-house-hunting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:56:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>matt cpa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wealth]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[...it could be the gold-rush opportunity to you. It is time to get your first home or pick out your next investment property. Expect many bumps in the road. Looking at the terms scattered around the real estate ads: short-sale, foreclosure, and REO, you know it is a new landscape out there for both the agents and buyers.]]></description>
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		<title>One Thing Good About Bad Market</title>
		<link>http://askmattcpa.com/2009/10/one-thing-good-about-bad-marke/</link>
		<comments>http://askmattcpa.com/2009/10/one-thing-good-about-bad-marke/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:30:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>matt cpa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Taxes]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://askmattcpa.com/?p=174</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Problem with real estate investment is that it drains your cash regularly as in maintenance expenses, property management fees, mortgage interest, insurance and a property tax.  Property tax is usually one of the big ticket items.
Game strategies
A few things I picked up from my favorite video game &#8220;Build-a-lot&#8221;, a real estate investment simulation, include [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wealth Building 101 From a Game</title>
		<link>http://askmattcpa.com/2009/10/wealth-building-101-from-a-game/</link>
		<comments>http://askmattcpa.com/2009/10/wealth-building-101-from-a-game/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>matt cpa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneur]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am not very much into computer games, but I am told that creativity comes when you keep an open mind and try new things out of comfort zones.  So, I started playing a computer game named Build-a-lot.

Wealth building
It is a real estate strategy game.  I am usually given with little money at [...]]]></description>
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