It is spring. Flowers are blooming; the rivers swell with snowmelt from the mountains; newly thawed Northern ponds welcome the return of their ducks and geese; Florida convulses with an annual migration of revelers. It is only natural for the mind to turn to one of the two inevitabilities: Taxes.
Tax time
As the Ides of April approach for individual tax filers, a mad dash to find tax savings is underway. Many real estate investors and professionals are quite familiar with the tax saving potential of a 1031 Exchange. Named after a section number of the tax code at 26 U.S.C. § 1031—which ...
Local governments—generally counties—impose property taxes on real estate pursuant to state law. Sometimes called ad valorem taxes, these property taxes are set based on the assessed value of the property. When a landowner does not pay their property tax, the law allows the county to foreclose on the property and sell it to another person.
The purpose of this sale is to make the county whole for the tax debt. In most states, if the property sells for more than the debt and there are excess proceeds, then the landowner receives the surplus after valid lienholders with priority are ...
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