269: How the New Tax Code Affects Your Real Estate Investments with Amanda Han and Brandon Hall

<p>Big changes are underway in the U.S. tax code—and it could make a huge difference to your bottom line. Thankfully, today on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/" target="_blank">the BiggerPockets Podcast</a>, we get to sit down with two CPAs who focus entirely on helping real estate investors navigate the tax code!&nbsp;<strong>Amanda Han</strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Brandon Hall</strong>&nbsp;join us today as we dive deep into the new changes—plus tackle some of the most common questions new real estate investors ask!</p><p>In This Episode We Cover:</p><ul><li>Who are&nbsp;<strong>Amanda and Brandon?</strong></li><li>Changes of the new&nbsp;<strong>tax bill</strong></li><li>What is&nbsp;<strong>passthrough deduction?</strong></li><li>Increasing the&nbsp;<strong>depreciation schedule</strong></li><li>The concept of&nbsp;<strong>cost segregation</strong></li><li>The&nbsp;<strong>1031 exchange</strong>&nbsp;provisions have been modified</li><li>Using&nbsp;<strong>1031</strong></li><li>Business&nbsp;<strong>interest limitation</strong></li><li>What is a&nbsp;<strong>tax shelter?</strong></li><li><strong>Section 179</strong>&nbsp;— write off 100 percent as an asset</li><li>What can a&nbsp;<strong>investor</strong>&nbsp;do now?</li><li>When do you need&nbsp;<strong>a CPA</strong>?</li><li>Some more free&nbsp;<strong>tax advice</strong></li><li><strong>And SO much more!</strong></li></ul><p>Links from the Show</p><ul><li><a href="http://biggerpockets.com/forums" target="_blank">BiggerPockets Forums</a></li><li><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/moneyshow" target="_blank">BiggerPockets Money Show</a></li><li><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/forget-brrrr-try-barrrr/" target="_blank">Forget BRRRR: Introducing the BARRRR Strategy for Investors</a>&nbsp;(Blog)</li><li><a href="https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040se.pdf" target="_blank">IRS Schedule E</a>&nbsp;(PDF)</li><li><a href="http://biggerpockets.com/blog" target="_blank">BiggerPockets Blog</a></li><li><a href="https://www.b