How To HUD Settlement Statements and Refi’s Question

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QUESTION from Becky:
Hi Mike,

I just joined as an annual member today and have a few questions. I’m trying to get through as many videos as possible as quickly as possible in order to get the books done for a client of mine who has 25 LLCs, each with multiple rental properties and properties he has bought and sold. Unfortunately I don’t have time to watch the full series as I am in a major crunch at the moment.

I’m specifically looking for videos that will explain how to enter a HUD from a purchase when there is a loan involved and a line item referring to “improvement escrow account” as well as “down payment reserve account”

Also, what I am seeing him do on a regular basis, is take out a loan with the line items mentioned above, and then refinance a few months later. So i am looking for the refinance side of that as well.

Could you point me in the right direction on where to find this information?

Thanks!

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QuickBooks Pro – Buying Non-Performing Mortgages

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QUESTION from Joseph:

We are creating a investment syndication for buying and working out non-performing mortgages in an LLC entity.

Each member will require a capital account for their investment dollars and be able to receive pro-rata shares of profits, return of capital and losses (if any).

Will the Investor Books software support the bookkeeping for the syndication?

Thanks,

Joseph

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Can an S Corporation Own An Interest in Another Business Entity?

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An S corporation may own an interest in another business entity.

An S corporation can be a member of an affiliated group by owning 80 percent or more of the stock of a C corporation. The group then can elect to file on a consolidated basis, if other affiliated group rules are met. But the S corporation itself cannot join the consolidated group.

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IRA Rollover Tax Update from J. Michael Grinnan CPA

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How Do I? Follow the new-for-2015 one-IRA rollover-per-year limit?

As most people know, a taxpayer can take a distribution from an IRA without being taxed if the taxpayer rolls over (contributes) the amount received into an IRA within 60 days. This tax-free treatment does not apply if the individual rolled over another distribution from an IRA within the one-year period ending on the day of the second distribution.

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Tax Updates for Real Estate Investors from Mike Grinnan CPA

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POST Election Congress Grapples with Extenders as Lawmakers Plan for 2015

The results of the mid-term elections create a new dynamic in Congress with Republicans poised to take control of both the House and Senate in January. Prospects for tax reform may have brightened for 2015. In the meantime, the lame-duck Congress must deal with some urgent tax bills, most notably the tax extenders.

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QuickBooks Q & A – Real Estate – 3 companies, Invoices, Receipts, Tenants, Deposit

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QUESTION from William:

Hello Mike,

My name is William and I am Jim’s bookkeeper since February. Since that time, I have updated the QuickBooks company files for his three companies and have been processing invoice payments through the QB accounts payable system and maintaining the cash balances, but we have some catching up to do on the accounts receivable side. I have several months worth of invoices to post and receipts to receive against these invoices (right now the receipts are just booked as deposits hitting Cash and Rental Income, A/R account is not being used yet). With regards to QuickBooks Pro, should I enter the invoices for the tenants using QuickBooks and process the payments using the normal A/R process, or do I need to enter the invoices using QuickBooks Pro (basically a chicken or the egg question, does QB feed from QB Pro or visa versa)?

Thank you,
William
-Pennsylvania

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INVESTOR BOOKS, Multiple Entities, TENANT TRACKING