Running your business as an S corporation can offer a lot of valuable benefits. But be careful! If you don’t follow the law closely, you could lose big deductions and have to pay additional taxes, penalties, and interest. How can you help make sure that you comply with the law and avoid legal problems? Easy. Read my new article titled Tax Tips: Tax Law Prohibits the … [Read more...]
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The defined benefit pension plan option
Welcome to the fifth and final installment in our series on the best tax-smart retirement plans for small businesses. In my new article we’ll be taking a close look at the defined benefit retirement plan. It might be the perfect choice if you’re age 50 or older and your business earns you a healthy income. Does that describe you? Then don’t wait. Read my article titled Tax … [Read more...]
How to prevent payroll embezzlement
Watch out! The wages you think you’re paying to your employees, and the payroll tax deposits you think you’re sending to the IRS, may be going straight into an embezzler’s pockets. That’s why it’s so important for you to read my brand new article titled Tax Tips: Prevent Payroll Embezzlement. Three ways our fact-filled article can help you: We’ll tell you three easy ways … [Read more...]
Is a SEP right for you?
In Part 2 of our discussion of the best small-business retirement plans, we take a close look at the Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) option. It’s the defined contribution plan that’s the easiest to live with. But will a SEP meet your specific needs? You’ll find out when you check out my latest article titled Tax Tips: The Best Small-Business Retirement Plans: Part 2, the … [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...]