If you take a loan to buy investment assets, any interest that you pay on that loan is called an "investment interest expense." Under some circumstances, the IRS allows you to deduct investment ...

Interest expense, net income, and EBIT are three related financial metrics that all have to do with the profitability of a company. Here's what you need to know about calculating each one, and how ...

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Yes, within limits. Because of the substantial tax benefits that can result when a taxpayer’s interest expenses are large compared to the amount of income realized from the investments at issue, ...

A common question among clients is whether the interest they paid on a loan is deductible. The answer depends on whether the loan proceeds can be traced to personal, investment or business activities.

In a letter to the editor (“The Treatment of Business Interest Expense, Continued,” Tax Notes Federal, May 17, 2021, p. 1074), George Callas addresses a few points I made in a recent article (Kyle ...

In Notice 2018-28, the IRS answered questions about the new business interest limit in Sec. 163(j), as amended by P.L. 115-97, known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), and asked for general comments ...

An accrual has occurred but has not yet been paid for. This can include work or services that have been completed and ...

In 2022, the average interest rates on farm loans skyrocketed from record lows at the beginning of the year to decade highs by December. While that jump is remarkable and expected to continue, a ...