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Diane Kennedy's the Bomb!
I heard her speak at a recent eBay convention & she's a great speaker with great ideas.The book is a must-read for anyone contemplating selling on eBay.She is a professional with good, sound advice.

Great Book, lots of good tips!
Very useful for online sellers and anyone getting some kind of income from casual ebay sales or any other comparable site. Lots of money saving tax tips.

5+++++ stars!!!!
Even if you don't have an Ebay business, this book is so informative for those of us who just don't understand the behind-the-business scene. My husband and I have had a business for years and FINALLY, I now understand what the heck an "S" corporation is and why we have one, as opposed to the "c" corp that we used to have. I HIGHLY recommend this book to ANYONE starting a small business, whether its Ebay or not. Thanks to the authors for putting it in plain English. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Computer - Internet    2. Computer Books: General    3. Computers    4. Consumer Finance    5. E-Commerce - General    6. Electronic Commerce    7. Income tax    8. Law and legislation    9. Personal Finance - Taxation    10. Popular works    11. Tax planning    12. Taxation    13. United States    14. Business & Management    15. Computers / Electronic Commerce   

Subjects:  1. Building Construction    2. Construction    3. Construction - General    4. Construction contracts    5. Engineering - Civil    6. Engineering Construction Management    7. Science/Mathematics    8. Taxation    9. Technology    10. Technology & Industrial Arts    11. United States    12. Construction industry    13. Contract law    14. Law / Construction    15. USA   

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The Book to Get
I've just acquired several rental properties and needed a book that had tax information all in one place. I got a couple other books, but this one is the one that I use all the time. It's easy to read and understand while still explaining the nuances of tax law, and has good strategy and planning ideas for repairs/improvements etc. It also addresses what is and is not deductible as you are starting out (i.e. before you actually buy a property).
A must read!
This is a great book.It has the info, is easy to read and understand.I plan on reviewing this every year.Even if you have someone else do your taxes, it helps you in making business decisions with respect to taxes for your property.

How to maximize profits and stay legal.
Landlords know the main benefit of owning residential rental property is the many tax deductions which stem from such ownership, covering everything from improvements to expenses. This second edition has been updated to reflect the latest tax information and numbers: it covers everything from how to keep tax records and supporting documentation to deducting losses. Maximize profits and stay legal: keep EVERY LANDLORD'S TAX DEDUCTION GUIDE's latest edition on your desk.
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Subjects:  1. Business / Economics / Finance    2. General    3. Income tax deductions    4. Landlord And Tenant    5. Landlords    6. Law    7. Law and legislation    8. Popular works    9. Real Estate - General    10. Real Estate - Investments    11. Reference    12. Rental housing    13. Tax Law    14. Taxation    15. Taxation - General    16. United States   

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Learned alot
I think that it is a good book for people who are just getting into real estate investing.It gives you information on many creative things that can be done.I learned alot and plan to use some of the suggestions and tools soon.

Plug for other products - all fluff
The authors of this book touch on many subjects, giving very little detail in any of them.The legal and accounting loopholes are very basic - and they keep referring you to other products and sites they've written/published - making this book one big commercial.In one area, when talking about the benefits of real estate investment, the fail to even mention costs associated with using equity, cash flow, repairs, etc.I am a new entrant to real estate investing, and would not recommend this book to anyone.It is no different than the get rich quick schemes you see on tv/internet.

Good for starters so you can talk the talk with your lawyer
The concepts in the RichDad series book Rich Dad, Poor Dad are basic concepts.It was a book to introduce the reader that working hard your whole life is not the way to create real wealth.In Real Estate Loopholes, the concepts for investing in real estate are pretty much the same amount of detail as in RDPD.It's a short read intended to give the reader some surface level knowledge of real estate tax advantage and legal issues to avoid by setting up LPs and LLPs.By reading this book, I'm able to ask more intelligent questions for my real estate attorney.Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Personal Finance - Investing    5. Real Estate - General    6. Real Estate - Investments    7. Real estate investment    8. Real property and taxation    9. Tax planning    10. United States    11. Business & Economics / Real Estate    12. Business ethics    13. Investment & securities    14. Personal finance    15. Property & real estate   

Subjects:  1. Architectural contracts    2. Construction    3. Construction contracts    4. Engineering contracts    5. Handbooks & Manuals    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. Reference    8. United States   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Consumer Finance    4. Personal Finance    5. Personal Finance - Taxation    6. Business & Economics / Personal Finance / Taxation   

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Business & Financial    3. Law    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Securities    6. Taxation    7. Taxation - General   

Subjects:  1. Building laws    2. International    3. Legal Reference / Law Profession    4. Reference    5. Yearbooks & Annuals    6. Civil Engineering, Surveying & Building   

Subjects:  1. Accounting - General    2. Law    3. Legal Reference / Law Profession    4. Taxation    5. Taxation - General    6. Business & Economics / Taxation / General    7. USA   

Reviews (4)

Nice supplement...
I am taking a federal income tax course that uses a textbook which consists mainly of court cases.. and written in hard-to-understand "judicial language". We discuss the cases and go over the problem-solving questions at such a fast pace that sometimes I just blindly jot down notes and try to make sense of them afterwards.
A must for a policy-heavy law school tax class
Clear and concise, helpful explanations. Great for a general tax course. If you are using the ..., Bankman, et al textbook, this is is MUST. If you are studying business tax (unless home/small business), this is not the book for you. Griffith rocks!!!

Tax
This book is helpful in regards to giving you a general overview of the material.However, I purchased this book to better understand annuities, discharge of indebtedness and section 1031 of the tax code.These were the topics that the authors did a horrible job of explaining.Unfortunately, these topics are very important.I have only read up to the start of chapter 3 in this book and I am worried that further reading will only further confuse me.
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Subjects:  1. Income tax    2. Law    3. Law and legislation    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Problems, exercises, etc    6. Taxation    7. United States    8. Taxation law    9. USA   

Reviews (42)

Information Packed Book! Lots of Great Tips
I thought this book was excellent! I learned quite a lot from reading it and hope to really apply what I have learned to my finances. It was jam packed with helpful tips and ideas on how to take full advantage of tax loopholes. I would recommend this to any small business owner!!

simplistic
Not very well written. Its is simplistic & somewhat condescending.
Read it and weep
This book makes a lot of assumptions.It assumes that the reader is EXTREMELY well versed in corporate tax advantages.It assumes that the reader already owns a corporation.It assumes that the book will be read with a dictionary of financial terms close at hand.(It should be.The book is poorly written, with key terms lacking adequate defenition.)I support the Rich Dad series.It is a great way for a beginner to get their feet wet.This book assumes that the reader can already swim!Even the seasoned incorporator would probably not be pleased with this book.Tell you what, if you are considering buying this book, save yourself some money and just send me ten bucks.I'll then call you (on my own dime) and summarize the book for you.Oh, what the heck, I'll do it now, for free...surround yourself with a competent team of advisors. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Corporations    5. Real Estate - General    6. Tax planning    7. Taxation    8. Taxation - Corporate    9. United States    10. Business & Economics / Personal Finance / General   

Subjects:  1. Contracts    2. Contracts (Law)    3. Foreign licensing agreements    4. Intellectual Property - General    5. Law    6. Law Of Intellectual Property    7. Legal Reference / Law Profession    8. License agreements    9. United States    10. Business & Management    11. Intellectual property, copyright & patents    12. Law / Intellectual Property    13. USA   

Subjects:  1. Accounting - General    2. Business & Economics    3. Business / Economics / Finance    4. Business/Economics    5. Taxation    6. Taxation - General    7. Accounting    8. Business & Economics / Taxation / General    9. Taxation law   

Editorial Review

Just about everyone has heard a story about a corporate secretary or twentysomething Microsoft employee who retired early--as a millionaire--not because of winning the lottery, but because she exercised the stock options granted by her company.The fact is, many, many working Americans have access to stock and option plans in the workplace, and although it is a bit of a stretch to assume that such plans are a guaranteed ticket to riches, equity compensation can be an intelligent means for building wealth.The trick, according to Kaye A. Thomas, is understanding and handling it properly, and this is where Read more

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Mandatory Options Reading!
Barring an extensive endeavor to compile the various option programs offered by industry on you own, Thomas' "Consider Your Options" is an extremely helpful text for both individuals new to the options sphere as well as experienced program administrators to pick up on the nuances of the various qualified and unqualified differences.Definitely a must-have for either executives or financial advisors who work with executives to use as a tool to help establish a strategy to protect and enhance their wealth.A solid addition to your desk reference library.4 Stars.

Covers the basics, but not strategy or advice
This book is good in that it covers all the basic mechanics of stock options -- Incentive and Non-Qualified, and ESPP plans. However, this basic information can easily be found on the web or from your employer. If you have any stock options, GET THIS BOOK!
This is the perfect book for anyone who has any stock options or who can participate in their company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).It starts very simply, and in a series of short, but complete chapters, covers the spectrum of stock ownership, vesting, ISOs vs. NQOs, the effect of AMT, and much more.Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Consumer Finance    4. Investments & Securities - General    5. Investments & Securities - Options    6. Personal Finance    7. Personal Finance - Investing    8. Personal Finance - Taxation    9. Securities    10. Stocks    11. Taxation   

Reviews (5)

3.5 stars
very good book that addresses contemporary tax issues (i.e. savings vehicles, organizational format, tax arbitrage, international, M&A, etc.) by consistently using a few concise, clear frameworks (all parties, all taxes, all costs AND 1 pocket 2 another, 1 time to another, 1 type to another.
Solid treatment of material
We used this book as the text for a masters level course in our masters of accouting program. Students responded well and appeared to enjoy the book. They found the treatment of the material to be at an apporpriate level, and they rated the book a five on a five point anonymous rating. The only suggestion they proferred was for some companion piece covering a few of the more currently used planning techniques.

Great Text For a Complex Subject
As another reviewer states, the material for this book was used in the Taxes & Business Strategy class at both the University of Chicago and Stanford's business schools. Compared to other texts on this subject, it is actually readable and, more importantly, understandable to a non-tax professional. The are an abundance of examples that you can apply directly to situations which arise in real world situations. The 2nd edition has been updated to reflect most recent changes in the tax law.Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business enterprises    3. Business/Economics    4. Law and legislation    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Tax planning    7. Taxation    8. Taxation - General    9. United States    10. Business & Economics / Taxation / General    11. Business strategy   

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Comprehensive, Useable, and Readable
The book was a long read and made some challenging conclusions but provided me with specific, valuable knowledge in serious construction scheduling topics such as extension of time claims and time impact analysis.The examples included are many as are the case studies.The book opened my mind as to the significant capability the construction schedule can have on making or breaking the profitablility of a compressed project or one that is prone to delays.The book is a must read for consultants on the matter but also important to senior project controls staff. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Construction    2. Construction contracts    3. Construction industry    4. Contracts    5. Law    6. Law and legislation    7. Legal Reference / Law Profession    8. Production scheduling    9. United States   

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The tittle is somewhat misleading
[...]After reading the book, (BTW, I bought it nearly one year ago) I realized it doesn't provide detailed solutions that might help us do-it-yourself folks to prepare tax returns, if, for instance, you're a Security trader.
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Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Finance    5. Investment Finance    6. Investments    7. Investments & Securities - General    8. Law and legislation    9. Securities    10. Tax Accounting    11. Tax planning    12. Taxation    13. Taxation - General    14. Taxation of bonds, securities,    15. United States    16. Business & Economics / Finance    17. Investment & securities   

Subjects:  1. Accounting - General    2. Business & Economics    3. Business / Economics / Finance    4. Business/Economics    5. Taxation    6. Taxation - General    7. Accounting    8. Business & Economics / Taxation / General    9. Taxation law   

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Retire Secure-Solid Advice For All
Reading "Retire Secure" will not alone make you rich. However, if you read and follow Mr. Lange's advice, you will build wealth and then protect it to the fullest extent possible. The book outlines a very clear path to maximize savings using the most effective vehicle available to you. Then it goes on to provide a thorough roadmap to minimizing your tax consequences and maximizing your after tax returns. Finally the book provides several different strategies for passing along wealth to your heirs while once again factoring in the greedy hands of Uncle Sam. The author not only provides you with the theory, as many financial planners do, but backs up his recommendations with solid proofs and confirms them with amusing case studies. Overall this book is an excellent source for information on the use of retirement funds for wealth building and hopefully inheritance to pass on.

Good for Advisors and Investors
James Lange's Retire Secure, offers great techniques to help persons planning for retirement.He is on the right track - to postpone and minimize the impact of taxes - in order to maximize the retiree's money and extend the spendable income.This book makes a valuable contribution to the field of personal finance - for both the consumers and the professional advisors who serve them.
My Roadmap
I find James Lange's book to be excellant. When we want to go someplace we're not familiar with, who uses MapQuest? Why? It gives us the starting point and the ending point. This book gives so much valuable information. I'll be retiring in 10 to 11 years, so my interest is quite serious. I stumbled accross Mr. Lange's website and find that to also be a fine source of information. As a 'boomer' I'm amazed at what the internet has done for our culture i.e. sharing of information.
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Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Individual retirement accounts    3. Law and legislation    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Pension trusts    6. Personal Finance    7. Personal Finance - General    8. Personal Finance - Retirement Planning    9. Practical Guides    10. Tax planning    11. Taxation    12. United States    13. Business & Economics / Personal Finance / General    14. Finance & Accounting   

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Codes are Fun!
Could studying building codes actually be fun?Much to my surprise, when you combine this book with the companion study guide workbook it is.The author presents the information on the codes clearly and in logical order.I am studying for my NCIDQ exam and was really nervous about the "codes questions" until I got this book.

The Codes Guidebook for Interiors- professional peer review
I own each of the 3 editions of this book, and have found the information to be a well source of sound, practical advise concerning the application of codes as they relate to interior projects. I am an Interior Designer and I refer to my copy of Codes Guidebook for Interiors regularly for projects I am involved in. This book and the companion study guide are part of the recommended resources for studying and preparing for the NCIDQ examination. I believe this book should be a part of every commercial practitioners library, whether they be an architect or interior designer.

Informative
The Codes Guidebook for Interiors is a simple, straight forward guide to understanding how building codes regulate design.The guidebook builds a chapter by chapter systematic approach to code research and applicationthat can be followed by every practictioner regardless of building locale. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Architecture    2. Building Codes    3. Building laws    4. Buildings    5. Construction - General    6. Interior Design    7. Interior Design - General    8. Interior Design - Professional Reference    9. Interior architecture    10. Reference    11. Specifications    12. United States    13. Architecture / Interior Design    14. Building construction & materials