Truth about the 2013 Real Estate Tax of 3.8%
Posted by Tim Bray on
To start, I must say that I am not a tax professional or an attorney. In fact, I have no desire to be involved in either of these professions (though I respect them) and urge you to seek counsel from someone other than a real estate professional writing a blog post.
First of all, it is not a sales tax nor does it impose any transfer tax or recordation tax. It is called a “Medicare Tax” because the money received will be allocated to the Medicare Trust Fund, which is part of the Social Security System. This tax will not affect everyone and in fact will impact a very small percentage of people selling.
People are confused for good reason. The actual legislation will make your head spin…take a look.
SEC. 1411. IMPOSITION OF TAX.
(a) IN…
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