Unlock powerful tax deductions and avoid costly recapture surprises with expert planning techniques.

Depreciation can be a very large and important deduction for owners of rental properties and small businesses. It can allow these taxpayers to be cash flow positive while declaring significantly less taxable income. However, this gets tricky. Are there elections we can make that may help us in later tax years? When does depreciation need to be recaptured? And when can missed depreciation deductions be made up?
Using easy-to-follow examples and discussion, we will explore these issues and many others, so that we can get the best results possible for this unique group of clients!
Who Should Attend:
Tax and financial advisors who have clients with small businesses and rental property.

CPA, CFP, CLU, CPCU, MST, MBA
David Peters is the Founder and Owner of Peters Professional Education in Richmond, VA. He is registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an Investment Advisor Representative (IAR) with Peters Financial LLC. He brings over 20 years of experience in financial services, including three years in the hedge fund industry and six years in insurance. David was the first Chief Financial Officer of Compare.com, where he served for more than three years. He holds four master’s degrees, contributes frequently to professional publications, and is a nationally recognized CPE instructor and discussion leader for Surgent seminars and a former instructor for Don Farmer. David received the AICPA Outstanding Facilitator Award in 2021, 2023, and 2024 as well as Surgent's Outstanding Discussion Leader awards in 2019 and 2022. He also co-authored the Virginia CPA Ethics course in 2018, 2019, and 2020, which is a requirement for all CPAs licensed in Virginia. Through Peters Professional Education, David is the author and instructor for over 125 recorded on-demand CPE courses and leads private trainings, in-person tax seminars, and quarterly live tax update webinars. His areas of instruction include accounting, finance, insurance, financial planning, and ethics, and he regularly teaches professionals across the United States.