Real Estate and Taxes: What Every Agent Should Know (6-Credit Hours) - Associate Broker

Tax laws that help you and your clients.

Learn how to demystify tax laws to help your clients make smarter housing decisions. You’ll obtain a thorough background on basic tax issues, calculations, and formulas in order to gain the knowledge and practice to better assist clients on tax-related questions and issues. You’ll learn the general requirements for deductions and explore how gains or losses are computed. Discover what’s included in the selling price and what may be included as selling expenses.

Filled with pertinent and thought-provoking case studies, this course will leave you with a clear understanding of available deductions and what it takes to qualify within existing tax laws. Stop guessing and start knowing about tax deductions that can help you and your clients. Enroll today!

Topics Include:

• Home mortgage interest deductions
• Taxation of profit
• The exclusion rule for gain on the sale of a principal residence
• Applying passive loss rules to real estate professionals
• Office-in-home rules

Choose the training method that works best for you! This course is offered a variety of training methods to fit your learning style. 

• Online Video - Kaplan's prerecorded, instructor-led video courses are just what you need. Learn from charismatic, respected instructors while being able to stop, start, and resume your courses as needed. 
• Home Study - Complete courses when and where it is convenient for you using this textbook-based format. This option is perfect for anyone looking to learn and study offline.  This course includes a physical textbook that ships upon enrollment and an online component to complete unit quizzes.

Key Points:

• Updated content includes tax law changes and current real estate industry trends
• Case studies, with discussion questions, provide real-world application of core real estate tax concepts
• Interactive exercises included in every unit