本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛算了,还是再给你上上课。你的理解和信息完全是站在经纪的角度。这没错!但是我现在和你讨论的是一个税务问题。在经纪的角度报discount和expense的最后的net income都是一样的。但是实质上这个不是expense。因为它并不满足expense的条件。我没有提供任何的products 或者是service。稍微懂点accounting的人应该明白我在说什么。这里就不具体多解释了。目前这一块对于CCRA也是比较新的问题,所以我们在网上找不到完善的税法。美国已经很明确了,no tax on realtor commision rebate。
Tax reporting for commission rebates
In today's difficult housing market it has become commonplace for brokers to offer buyers a cash rebate of a portion of their commission. A common question many brokers and buyers have is whether such rebates are taxable income that must be reported to the IRS on Form 1099-MISC. The answer is no.
The IRS says that a cash rebate paid to a buyer of property at or after closing is an adjustment in the price, and is therefore not taxable income to the buyer. Rather, the buyer should subtract the amount of the rebate from the home's basis. This will, of course, increase any potential profit when the home is sold.
Since they are not taxable income, such rebates need not be reported on Form 1099-MISC. Thus, brokers should not send 1099s to buyers reporting such rebates. Any buyer who has received a 1099 that reports such a payment in error should ask the broker to correct or withdraw it更多精彩文章及讨论,请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net