dealer status

dealer status

See also dealer. Determined by the intent of the party. The courts have arrived at several areas they will examine in order to determine intent.The most significant are

1. Taxpayer's purpose for the acquisition and sale
2. Number and frequency of real estate sales
3. Duration of ownership
4. Time spent by taxpayer in promoting the sale
5. Use of outside brokers in making the sale
6. Extent of taxpayer improvements to the property