Angel investing in small business opportunities offers many tax benefits. For example, losses realized resulting from investments in start-up companies that fall under Internal Revenue Code, Section 1244(which defines "qualified small business tax treatment") are deductible against ordinary income taxes.One-half of any gains realized from investing in "qualified small businesses", under section 1202 of theIRS code, if held for a specific period of time, can be excluded from capital gains tax. Regardless of theholding period, any gains realized from a Section 1202 "qualified small business", qualifies for a 1045,
tax free exchange into a new "qualified small business". (See your accountant for specific details.)For further details on Angel Investing guidelines, please refer to Internal Revenue Service or SecuritiesAnd Exchange Commission |