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- From: pkrause@triton.unm.edu (Paul Krause CIRT)
- Subject: Re: Builder wants to settle before year end?
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- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 92 18:57:24 GMT
- Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
- References: <rohrernl.46@helix.nih.gov>
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- In article <rohrernl.46@helix.nih.gov> rohrernl@helix.nih.gov (Nathan Rohrer) writes:
- >I am buying my first home with a settlement date set for late January. The
- >builder recently had the real estate agent call me about closing before the
- >end of the year. Is there a reason why the builder would want to do this?
- >
- I assume he is trying to do some year end tax planning. It sounds like he
- has some losses he wants to offset, or expects to have a big year next
- year and is trying to shift profits to the current year.
- Paul
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