Are you reluctant to claim a home-office deduction because you have a business located elsewhere? Or are you afraid that claiming the deduction will raise a red flag at the IRS and result in an audit? Well, stop worrying! If you follow the law you’ll stay in Uncle Sam’s good graces and enjoy a nice, fat deduction. You’ll get all the facts and start saving money when you … [Read more...]
The right way to provide vehicles for employees
Thinking about providing your employee(s) with a car? Before you hand over the keys, you need to ask yourself an important question. “Will the vehicle be used by the employee for business or personal purposes?” Make sure you have the answer and understand its consequences. Why? Because under one scenario, the car is taxable to your employee. Or, you can provide the vehicle … [Read more...]
Don’t make this fatal tax-deduction error
Tax deductions are great. But you have to make sure they’re legal. In my new article, I’ll tell you about Dr. Elick who wanted to create fat deductions but made a devastating error that cost him dearly. You see, he created an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) to maximize his deductions, and also created a management services corporation to provide services to his … [Read more...]
Test your business-entertainment IQ
When it comes to business entertainment, here’s what the IRS has to say… “Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow you pay taxes.” The good news is that you can pay a lot less tax down the road if you understand the IRS’s complex business-entertainment rules and regulations. How well do you know them? You’ll find out when you take my short business-entertainment IQ … [Read more...]
The dangers of a “Self-Directed” IRA
Are you thinking of investing in a “self-directed” IRA? If you are, here are two words of advice… “Watch out!” You see, unlike a regular vanilla IRA, a self-directed IRA allows you to invest in all kinds of nontraditional assets like apartments, duplexes, equipment leasing, first and second mortgages, limited partnerships, commercial paper, and more. The result? It’s … [Read more...]