Let’s face it. When you have employees working for you, your retirement-plan design strategy can get pretty complicated. You have to decide how to maximize your own benefits and whether or not to provide retirement plans for your employees too. Sounds complicated but don’t lose heart. You do have some really good options. And we’ll outline six of them for you when you read … [Read more...]
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How to protect S corporation health-insurance deductibility
Do you operate your business as an S corporation? If you do, you should be aware of a nasty catch-22 rule that the IRS has cooked up: Your S corporation may not deduct the cost of your health insurance as a fringe benefit… AND… if you pay for health insurance personally, you can’t deduct the cost as a self-employed individual! But don’t despair. There is a clever workaround … [Read more...]
Create a deduction for an “entertainment facility”
Do you use any of the following for business entertaining? yachts + hunting lodges + fishing camps + swimming pools + tennis courts airplanes + apartments + hotel suites + or similar facilities If you do, you may be able to deduct the use of these “entertainment facilities” and reduce your tax bill. But be careful! The IRS can be tough on these deductions which is why smart … [Read more...]
How your 401(k) can help you avoid Social Security penalties
In the lingo of Social Security, “full retirement age” is the age at which you’re entitled to get full or unreduced retirement benefits. Currently, that age is sixty-six. But what happens if you start drawing Social Security benefits before you reach full retirement age? If you do, you could lose a lot of money. Luckily your 401(k) can help you salvage some of the … [Read more...]
How to avoid the Section 179 rental equipment “Gotcha”
Do you operate as an S or C corporation? If the answer is “yes,” you know it’s smart to get money out of your corporation without exposing it to payroll taxes or double taxation. One proven way to do this is to rent equipment to your corporation. But if you do rent Section 179 personal property to your corporation you’ll have to confront one big “gotcha” and two high … [Read more...]