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Taxes and Personal Finance

Taxes and Personal Finance

Keeping track of your business's finances can be a tricky task, especially when you consider the amount of money you will invest into your real estate career. Having an efficient way to keep record of these expenses and understanding how they effect real estate agents are essential to your long-term success. We break down and explain all the tools and information needed for agents like you for supporting your balance sheets and growing your profit margins.

Filing Taxes as a Real Estate Agent in 2024
Blog
by The CE Shop Team

Filing taxes as a real estate agent can be a complicated process, but don’t worry — it’s totally doable if you commit to planning ahead and staying organized.

Episode 88: Taxes as a Real Estate Agent
Podcast
by The CE Shop Team

Tax season is coming, and it’s best to be organized and prepared. In this episode, we’ll touch on the differences between filing taxes as an employee versus being self-employed, as well as what kind of deductions are applicable for real estate agents and how to qualify for them.

What Are Qualified Opportunity Zones?
Blog
by The CE Shop Team

The tax-deferment vehicle known as Opportunity Funds could diminish taxes on your capital gains while helping underserved communities thrive.

Tax Deductions
Video
by The CE Shop Team

In this video, our COO Dan Harris explains the importance of tax deductions for independent real estate professionals and how regular record-keeping can help you keep more of your hard-earned commissions come tax time.

Don't Shoot the Tax Man: What Reform Is Coming in 2021?
Blog
by The CE Shop Team

We can all agree: Taxes are terrible (but unfortunately necessary). Keep up to date with 2021 tax changes for real estate agents with this helpful guide.

Real Estate Agents and Personal Finance: 3 Must-Have Apps
Blog
by The CE Shop Team

These three apps will help you keep track of tax write-offs and more, saving you money working as a real estate agent.

Your Business Plan For Launching Your Real Estate Career
Ebook
by The CE Shop Team

If you’re searching for a business plan guide for starting your own real estate career or company, look no further than this in-depth ebook.

These are the fees you might encounter as a real estate agent.
Blog
by The CE Shop Team

Knowing your costs and limiting them is important when joining the industry. These are the top expenses and other fees you might encounter as a real estate agent.