Tax Strategies

Summer isn’t just for barbeques and baseball. It’s also a good time to think about ways to cut your 2023 business tax bill. Here are four planning ideas for small business owners to consider, assuming there won’t be any changes […]

It’s hard to believe that 2023 is already half over. Although summer is a time for vacations and relaxing in the backyard, you can’t afford to take a break from managing your tax bill. Now is a good time to […]

When a corporation is liquidated, the transaction is subject to double taxation. This means that both the corporation and shareholders must generally recognize a gain or loss. The corporation usually deducts its liquidation expenses, such as professional and filing fees, […]

If you want a retirement plan for your small company or self-employed business — but you don’t want to be buried in paperwork — consider a simplified employee pension plan or SEP. Among the appealing advantages: 1. SEPs are set […]

If your business is essentially a one-person operation, there’s an option to help you save more money for retirement: The Solo 401(k) plan. Ordinarily, traditional defined contribution retirement plans allow annual contributions that are limited to either 25% of salary […]

Many companies choose not to combine real estate and other assets into a single entity. Perhaps the business fears liability for injuries suffered on the property. Or legal liabilities encountered by the company could affect property ownership. But there are […]

It’s time for year-end tax planning. Every fall, small business owners should review their tax situations to determine steps they should consider to reduce their federal income taxes for the current year — and beyond. Fortunately, no significant unfavorable federal […]

S-corporations are considered pass-through entities, which means that income and losses earned from the business are passed down to the individual shareholders’ tax returns. However, an S-corporation shareholder cannot automatically assume that a loss passed through from the company is […]