Surprise! The IRS has some GOOD news for you. If you’ve set up your business as a C or S corporation, the IRS gives you a cell phone fringe benefit that’s not available to sole-proprietorships or single-member LLCs. Want to find out more? Easy. All you have to do is read my brand new article titled Tax Tips: Corporations Beat Proprietorships in Tax Deductions for Cell … [Read more...]
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Does an S Corporation make sense for you?
When you’re choosing a tax-deduction entity for your business, there are many ways to go. You can set up your business as an S corporation, sole proprietorship, single-member LLC, or C corporation. But which one is right for you? Which meets your specific needs and goals? In my new article, the fourth in a series that began in November, 2011, we’ll take a close look at the S … [Read more...]
The professional corporation as a C Corporation
Thinking about incorporating your personal service business? If you do, the IRS will likely consider your new corporation to be a “qualified personal service corporation” for tax purposes. In that case, tax brackets don’t matter and the hefty 35% flat-tax rate applies from the first dollar of taxable income. If you want to learn how to avoid paying taxes at this steep rate, … [Read more...]
Advantages of a Single-Member LLC
Should you operate your business as a corporation, proprietorship, or single-member LLC? In my new article, the second in a series, I’ll explain the advantages and disadvantages of the single-member LLC. This form of business organization provides corporate-level liability protection for the business owner plus taxation as a sole proprietorship. Want to find out more? Check … [Read more...]
The IRS admits it got it wrong
Nobody’s perfect. Including (as if you didn’t know) the IRS. But when they make a mistake, the IRS admits it and this can be very good news for you. You see, in the past, the IRS said that after December 31, 2008, single-member LLCs were subject to corporate payroll tax treatment. Now the IRS and the Treasury Department admit that they did not intend to eliminate the … [Read more...]