Beach House Bummer.

TAX laws; REAL property; TAX deductions; SECOND homes; ECONOMICS; TAXATION

This article discusses the ownership of second homes, and how to avoid tax audits on the homes. Advice for making tax deductions on second homes is given, as well as information about U.S. Internal Revenue Service law. The story of the oft-audited Hanna family of Weston, Massachusetts, is given as a cautionary tale for how not to manage a second home. INSET: SECOND-HOME SAFETY.