CPAs: an untapped resource for real estate investments.

• Position: Survey Says - Brief Article

While CPAs can lend plenty of real estate-related tax planning advice, clients usually don't take advantage of that expertise, according to a survey of 700 CPAs conducted by the AICPA's Insider newsletter.

Specifically, a CPA's knowledge of Internal Revenue Code Sec. 1031 is often overlooked by clients.

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While a majority of CPAs are familiar with the tax deferral benefits of Sec. 1031, almost 50 percent of...