Category: Home & Property
NJ ANCHOR Benefit 2026: What Homeowners Get, When Payments Land, and the November 2 Deadline
NJ ANCHOR pays homeowners $1,000-$1,500 for 2025. Confirmation letters went out August 10, auto-filing starts September 15, and the deadline is November 2, 2026.
Airbnb and Short-Term Rental Host Tax Deductions (2025)
Renting out a spare room, a whole house, or a vacation property on Airbnb or Vrbo turns you into a landlord in the eyes of the IRS, and that comes with a long list of deductible expenses most first-time hosts never claim. Whether you rent a few weekends a year or run multiple listings full-time,…
Rental Property Tax Deductions for Landlords: The Complete 2025 Guide
Owning a rental property comes with real headaches — leaky faucets, late-night maintenance calls, and tenant turnover — but it also comes with one of the most generous sets of tax deductions available to any small business owner. Here’s a complete breakdown of what landlords can write off in 2025. Rental Income Is Reported on…
Casualty and Theft Loss Tax Deduction: What Still Qualifies in 2025
Losing property to a fire, storm, or theft is stressful enough without discovering that the tax deduction you remember from years ago has gotten much narrower. Current law limits casualty and theft loss deductions significantly compared to before 2018, but the deduction hasn’t disappeared entirely. The Federally Declared Disaster Requirement Under current rules, personal casualty…
Florida Tax Deductions Guide 2025: What Floridians Can (and Can’t) Write Off
Florida is one of a handful of states with no personal income tax, which simplifies tax season considerably for residents. But Florida still has property taxes, sales tax, and a unique homestead exemption system that shapes what residents and business owners can deduct on their federal return. No State Income Tax Return to File Florida…
Texas Tax Deductions Guide 2025: What Texans Can (and Can’t) Write Off
Texas has no state income tax, which means Texans skip an entire layer of state tax planning that residents of most other states deal with every year. But “no state income tax” doesn’t mean there’s nothing to plan around — property taxes, sales tax, and business taxes still shape what Texas residents and business owners…
Home Office Deduction for NJ Remote Workers: What You Can (and Can’t) Deduct
NJ remote workers can only deduct a home office if they’re self-employed — the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act made the federal suspension for W-2 employees permanent, and NJ hasn’t carved out an exception the way Pennsylvania has. How the rules work and what employees can do instead.
Pennsylvania Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program 2026: How to Apply and What You Get
Pennsylvania’s PTRR program provides rebate checks up to $1,500 for qualifying seniors, widows/widowers, and people with disabilities. The 2026 deadline was extended to December 31 — here’s who qualifies, how much you can get, and how to apply through myPATH.
NJ Property Tax Deduction 2026: How Much You Can Deduct on Your NJ-1040
New Jersey homeowners can deduct up to $15,000 in property taxes on their NJ-1040, separate from the federal SALT cap — which jumped from $10,000 to $40,000 in 2025. How the NJ deduction, the $50 credit alternative, and the higher federal cap all fit together.
NJ First-Time Homebuyer Tax Guide: What You Can Deduct After Buying in New Jersey (2025)
Just bought a home in NJ? Here’s every deduction available: mortgage interest (no NJ cap), the $15K property tax deduction, ANCHOR in year one, mansion tax basis treatment, and what new NJ homeowners get wrong.