The Basics Of REIT Taxation A Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) is a tax designation for a corporation investing in real estate reducing or eliminating corporate income taxes.Real estate investment trusts (REITs) have established themselves as a means for the smaller investor to directly participate in the higher returns generated by real estate properties. Like every … [Read more...]
Tax Theory of Dividends
Putting together a dividend tax theory to match a buy-and-hold investment strategy is much complicated by shifting tax laws. Types If you have held a stock for 60 days, dividends paid from the profits of a domestic publicly traded company are "qualified" dividends and currently are taxed at a maximum 15 percent, which is lower than the marginal tax rate for most investors. … [Read more...]
Difference Between ETF & REIT
ETF - Exchange Traded Fund An exchange traded fund, or ETF, is an investment company organized under the same laws as mutual funds. Investors own shares of the fund which is a pool of assets and securities. ETFs are designed to track a specific index such as the S&P 500 or a commodity like the price of gold. Function Shares of ETFs trade on the stock exchanges. You … [Read more...]