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Gross proceeds are the total amount that the seller receives from the sale of the home. Net proceeds are the amount that the seller actually pockets after paying the mortgage balance and various ...
“The idea is less commission means people will be willing to take less on their homes,” Gernelle Bokuniewicz, a Realtor and founder of Lively Real Estate in Volusia County, Fla., told Yahoo ...
Commissions: The average real estate commission is between 5 and 6 percent of the home’s sale price. So, if you sell your home for $400,000, you would likely pay commissions totaling somewhere ...
Gross profit from sale of inventory. The sales price, net of discounts, less cost of goods sold is included in income. [12] Gains on disposition of other property. Gain is measured as the excess of proceeds over the taxpayer's adjusted basis in the property. [13] Losses from property may be allowed as tax deductions. [14]
The commission is usually a percentage of the sales price of the property, ranging from 2 or 3% up to about 10%, but usually in the range of about 3 - 7% for houses. The commission could also be a flat fee or some combination of flat fee and percentage, based on the rate you negotiate. Commission rates and fees are negotiable and not regulated.
Doyle v. Mitchell Bros. Co., 247 U.S. 179 (1918), was a United States Supreme Court case defining gross income. The case held that gross income includes the gain on sale of assets, i.e., the proceeds less cost basis. An alternative theory that gross income should be the gross proceeds, and the cost basis should be allowed as a deduction, was ...
Alternatively, you could consider working with a low-commission real estate agent, who will likely charge much less than a traditional agent would (usually 1 to 1.5 percent of your home’s sale ...
The installment sales method, is used to recognize revenue after the sale has occurred and when sales are stipulated under very extended cash collection terms. [3] In general, when the risk of not being able to collect is reasonably high and when there is no reasonable basis for estimating the proportion of installment accounts, revenue recognition is deferred, and the installment sales method ...