McKnight’s Senior Living February 12, 2025
We’ve heard a lot about the new administration’s plans to create a more business-friendly environment for senior living by lowering taxes, reducing regulations, easing oversight and curbing union influence.
Efforts in all those areas already are underway. And from an operator’s perspective, they are more than welcome. But as the saying goes, you have to break a few eggs to make an omelet. Ironically, one of those “eggs” in the push for tax reductions could be the carried interest loophole, an obscure but significant perk.
Although many senior living and skilled nursing operators may overlook it, changes to this tax break could have far-reaching industry effects — particularly for communities tied to private equity, real estate investment trusts, or management...