No FICA On Health Insurance for the More-Than-2% Shareholder-Employee Are you running an S corporation? Then you need to know the answer to this important question… How should your S corporation treat the more-than-2% shareholder-employee for Social Security, Medicare, and federal unemployment taxes? You’ll learn how we answer this question and many others when you read … [Read more...]
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Pay Zero Capital Gains Taxes on Sale of Small C Corporation!
Consider this… Let’s say you sell your business and the sale produces a $5-million capital gain. How much federal tax will you need to pay? The surprising answer is … zero! … not a penny. How can you get this terrific deal? Here’s the answer … operate your business as a tax-code-defined “qualified small business corporation” (QSBC). More good news. The Tax Cuts and Jobs … [Read more...]
When Renting to a C Corporation Creates QBI
There’s one section of the tax code that can save you a lot of money. I’m talking about Section 199A. It lets you claim a valuable 20-percent qualified-business-income (QBI) deduction when you rent an office or other building to your personally owned C corporation. But of course, since we’re dealing with the IRS, the devil is in the details. We’ll help you understand … [Read more...]
Don’t Make This S Corporation Health-Insurance Deduction Mistake
Do you own more than 2-percent of your S corporation? Then be sure to follow the special IRS rules that allow you to deduct your health-insurance premiums. These rules are particularly important if your S corporation employs your parents and/or non-dependent children who don’t own any stock in your corporation. And be aware: If you handle things the wrong way, your … [Read more...]
IRS FAQs on Section 199A: Nasty? Helpful? Wrong?
On April 11, the IRS posted its updated Section 199A Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). These FAQs were intended to provide helpful information for taxpayers, but instead, they will cause a lot of confusion and grief. Why? Because following the confusing advice of three of the FAQs will ultimately force some taxpayers to file amended tax returns! What’s going on? We’ll … [Read more...]