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Zurple Celebrates Its 4th Anniversary of Turning Real Estate Leads Into Clients and Enjoys Revenue Growth Over 7000%

Friday, October 25th, 2013


Carlsbad, California (PRWEB) October 21, 2013

Zurple, Inc. (zurple.com) today celebrated its fourth anniversary since incorporation. The company was recently recognized as #33 on Inc.s fastest growing companies list with three year revenue growth over 7,000%.

Said co-founder Ryan Owen: Im proud of what weve done in four years. We knew from our initial experience with one Coronado real estate agent that when an agent sends emails to real estate leads that reference the portal behavior of the lead, response rates go way up, and conversations ensue. Conversations ultimately lead to closings. We are proud to have brought that success to 3500+ Realtors over the last four years.

Robert Schulte, CEO of Zurple, stated: We know from having studied the data that real estate lead generation systems are nothing unless they can turn the lead into a conversation. Zurple does just that.

About Zurple

Zurple uses data analytics to drive deals for Realtors. Zurple software analyzes a real estate leads click stream behavior and uses insights gained from it to start conversations between the real estate lead and Realtor. Zurple software also identifies which real estate leads are transaction-ready and informs the Realtor so that the Realtor can quickly act.







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New Trend of Americans Wishing to Hold Foreign Assets Without IRS Reporting Turning to Solo 401(k) Plan & Self-Directed IRA, According to IRA Financial Group Attorney

Saturday, August 24th, 2013


Miami, FL (PRWEB) August 16, 2013

IRA Financial Group, the leading provider of self-directed IRA and Solo 401(k) Plans, has seen a surge an interest for the self-directed IRA and Solo 401(k) product as a vehicle to hold assets outside of the United States without triggering any U.S. reporting requirements. The main trigger for cutting ties with U.S., several lawyers say, is the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, or Fatca, which requires foreign institutions to disclose the overseas assets of U.S. green-card holders and citizens to the U.S. government. The main objective of Fatca is to identify people who may be evading taxes through offshore investment vehicles.

U.S. citizens, U.S. individual residents, and a very limited number of nonresident individuals who own certain foreign financial accounts or other offshore assets must report those assets using IRS Form 8938. In general, taxpayers with a total value of specified foreign financial assets below a certain threshold do not have to file Form 8938. If the total value is at or below $ 50,000 at the end of the tax year, there is no reporting requirement for the year, unless the total value was more than $ 75,000 at any time during the tax year. It is important to remember that the new Form 8938 filing requirement does not replace or otherwise affect a taxpayers obligation to file Form TD F 90-22.1 (Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts), stated Adam Bergman, an in-house tax attorney with the IRA Financial Group. According to Mr. Bergman, individuals must file each form for which they meet the relevant reporting threshold.

According to Mr. Bergman, when using retirement funds to make foreign investments, either via a self-directed IRA or a qualified retirement plan, such as a Solo 401(k) Plan, the IRS under the FBAR rules and IRS Form 8938 exempt retirement accounts from such filings. As a result of the very stringent foreign bank account filing requirements, there has strong interest in U.S. persons wishing to hold assets outside the U.S.

IRA Financial Groups Self-Directed IRA and Solo 401(k) Plan are perfect vehicles for U.S. retirement investors looking to self-direct their retirement funds and make traditional as well as non-traditional investments tax-free. We have seen an surge in demand from clients looking to hold assets outside the U.S. and not be bogged down with very complex filing requirements, stated Mr. Bergman.

The IRA Financial Group was founded by a group of top law firm tax and ERISA lawyers who have worked at some of the largest law firms in the United States, such as White & Case LLP, Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, and Thelen LLP.

IRA Financial Group is the market’s leading checkbook control Self Directed IRA & Solo 401(k) Plan Facilitator. IRA Financial Group has helped thousands of clients take back control over their retirement funds while gaining the ability to invest in almost any type of investment, including real estate without custodian consent.

To learn more about the IRA Financial Group please visit our website at http://www.irafinancialgroup.com or call 800-472-0646.







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Retirement Investors Turning to Master Limited Partnership Investments Through a Self-Directed IRA to Bolster Their Retirement Savings, IRA Financial Group Reports

Sunday, September 23rd, 2012


Miami, FL (PRWEB) September 21, 2012

IRA Financial Group, the leading facilitator of self-directed IRA LLC solutions has seen a strong growth in demand for retirement account holders looking to bolster their retirement savings by diversifying their retirement portfolio and making investments into oil and gas master limited partnerships (MLPs).

Over the last 6 months, we have seen a significant a number of new clients looking to use retirement funds to make investments into oil and gas master limited partnerships in order to improve their retirement prospective even though there may be a potential tax on the income, stated Maria Ritsi, a paralegal with the IRA Financial Group. Using a self-directed IRA to invest in a MLP is allowed by the IRS, however, using an IRA to make the investment could trigger a tax since the income could be considered unrelated business taxable income (UBTI). “In other words, if the income is considered active business income and is not considered passive, such as a royalty, a tax of approximately 35% can be imposed on the income generated by the MLP,” stated Ms. Ritsi.

Since the stock market crash of 1998, many Americans have been disheartened with the conventional buy-and-hold approach to retirement investing and the dismal returns it has provided. Accordingly retirement investors, especially baby boomers are eager to improve their retirement prospects. What we have noticed is that a large portion of investors are seeking to use a self-directed IRA to take advantage of the attractive returns that master limited partnerships, especially in the oil and gas industry have been providing, stated Ms. Ritsi.

Our average client has approximately $ 125,000 in their retirement account, which is inline with the average American, stated Jacky Ospina of the IRA Financial Group. Americans collectively are $ 6.6 trillion short of the amount needed to retire comfortably, according to a 2010 analysis by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College. American retirement investors are enthusiastic to increase the value of their retirement accounts and are looking to a self directed IRA as an answer, stated Ms. Ospina.

The IRS has always permitted an IRA to make limited partnership investments. As the manager of your Self Directed IRA LLC, the IRA holder will have control over his or her IRA funds so that you will have direct control and the ability to make non-traditional investments, such as master limited partnership investments stated Ms. Ospina. Even though the tax advantages offered by the MLP are not as attractive for a retirement account, a high number of self directed IRA investors are seeking to invest in MLPs to generate higher returns for their retirement funds, stated Ms. Ritsi.

A Self-Directed IRA, also called a Self-Directed IRA LLC with checkbook control, is an IRS approved structure that allows one to use their retirement funds to make real estate and other investments tax-free and without custodian consent. IRA Financial Groups Self-Directed IRA involves the establishment of a limited liability company (LLC) that is owned by the IRA (care of the IRA custodian) and managed by the IRA holder or any third-party. As manager of the IRA LLC, the IRA holder will have control over the IRA assets to make investments, like MLPs and not just investments forced upon you by Wall Street.

With a self-directed IRA with checkbook control established through IRA Financial Group, an investor is able to use retirement funds to make MLP investments penalty free. Some investors have also used Roth IRA funds to make MLP investments so that any future distribution of investment gains will be tax-free.

The IRA Financial Group was founded by a group of top law firm tax and ERISA lawyers who have worked at some of the largest law firms in the United States, such as White & Case LLP, Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, and Thelen LLP.

IRA Financial Group is the market’s leading checkbook control Self Directed IRA Facilitator. IRA Financial Group has helped thousands of clients take back control over their retirement funds while gaining the ability to invest in almost any type of investment, including real estate without custodian consent.

To learn more about the IRA Financial Group please visit our website at http://www.irafinancialgroup.com or call 800-472-0646.







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