These expenses
include investment interest expense (not interest from your mortgage), investment advisory and brokerage fees, expenses related to rental and royalty income, tax - preparation fees, state and local income taxes, and fiduciary fees (for an estate or trust).
Also, if some of the earnings are long - term capital gains and you choose to deduct the
corresponding investment interest expense, then those capital gains are taxed as ordinary income instead of at the favored LTCG rate.
When you take a loan and invest the proceeds, the interest that you pay on the loan is deductible on Schedule A, Line 14 of your Federal income tax return under the category
of Investment Interest Expense.
Itemized deductions that are not limited include medical and dental expenses,
investment interest expenses, casualty and theft losses and gambling losses.
The bigger question is whether one can deduct the interest paid on a deal with the Devil as
an investment interest expense.
If you have
investment interest expense that isn't deductible because you don't have enough net investment income, you may benefit by making the election to include your child's investment income on your tax return.
When you borrow money to buy property for investment purposes, any interest you pay on that borrowed money becomes an «
investment interest expense.»
If he filed as an investor, the bulk of this interest expense would have been nondeductible because of
the investment interest expense limitation.
For example, if you have $ 400 of
investment interest expense or other investment expenses, and 75 % of your investment income is taxable, then only $ 300 of the deduction would be allowed.
You can only take a deduction for
investment interest expenses that is lesser than or equal to your net investment income.
Exempt interest dividends may affect your deduction for
investment interest expense and other investment expenses.
The instructions for Form 4952, «
Investment Interest Expense Deduction,» and Form 6251, «Alternative Minimum Tax — Individuals,» instruct taxpayers on how to compute the correct taxes under both systems.
This rule applies to
investment interest expense and also other types of investment expenses.
To arrive at your alternative minimum taxable income, the form either eliminates or reduces some of the deductions and losses you originally claim such as your medical and dental deduction, net operating losses and
investment interest expense, to name just a few.
I guess the difference between this option and the margin loan is the tax treatment of the interest is not
a investment interest expense.
In previous years when the tax laws called for reduction in the Schedule A deductions for high - income earners,
this investment interest expense was exempt from the reduction.
Dividends from stocks and mutual funds;
investment interest expense and other investment expenses.
Additionally, several previously itemized deductions have been eliminated, including employee business expenses, tax preparation costs, and
investment interest expenses.