Arranging debts to reduce tax liability part 2

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In reference to this question, please also see the answer to your previous question. If a property owned by a trust has a loss, this loss must remain in the trust for the trust's use only. It is carried forward and offset against future profits and cannot be given to the beneficiaries for them to use in reducing their personal income tax liability in any way. Whether or not the interest on the $500,000 loan will be tax deductible will depend on the purchase price of the commercial property and how the loan is structured by the bank.

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