Thinking about borrowing money from your life insurance policy? Before you do, you’d better ask yourself these three important questions… Am I using the loans for a business purpose? Am I repaying the loans? If I’m not repaying the loans, what happens when the money I’ve borrowed terminates my policy? If you haven’t answered these questions and thought about the … [Read more...]
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How to protect insurance death-benefits from estate taxes
Careful life insurance planning has always been important. But come December 31, 2012, smart planning will be more important than ever! That’s because the current $5.12 million exemption from estate taxes expires on that date, and lawmakers have pegged the 2013 exemption at just $1 million and increased the tax rate from 35 to 55 percent! But don’t despair. With tax-smart … [Read more...]
How to avoid a life insurance tax trap
Do you own a life insurance policy? If you do, there’s a fact you should know. FACT: The build-up of cash value in your life insurance policy, coupled with loans against the policy, can create a whopping, unexpected tax bill. If you want to learn when life insurance policy loans create taxable income, I urge you to read my new article titled Tax Tips: Life Insurance Policy … [Read more...]
How to manage your S Corporation fringe benefit problem
It’s a fact. Your S Corporation may not give you the tax-free fringe benefits you want. In the good old days, the S Corporation avoided double taxation, reduced self-employment taxes, and also gave you a bunch of fringe benefits. Well, sadly, the good old days are long gone (since 1982). Which means that when the S Corporation is your 2011 business entity of choice, you have … [Read more...]
Get your personal economic stimulus package
Did you know that “The Small Business Jobs Act of 2010” spends $12 BILLION on small businesses? Are you getting your fair share of this money meant to stimulate the economy? To learn how the one-owner business can cash in on The Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, read our brand new article titled New Law: Another Small-Business Economic Stimulus Package for You. Three ways our … [Read more...]