by Sheri Hart | Dec 9, 2020 | Business Strategy, Small Business, Start-ups, Tax
The QBI deduction basics and a year-end tax tip that might help you qualify If you own a business, you may wonder if you’re eligible to take the qualified business income (QBI) deduction. Sometimes this is referred to as the pass-through deduction or the Section 199A...
by Doug Kook | Feb 18, 2019 | Financial Planning, Small Business, Tax, Uncategorized
Limited liability company (LLC) members commonly claim that their distributive shares of LLC income — after deducting compensation for services in the form of guaranteed payments — aren’t subject to self-employment (SE) tax. But the IRS has been cracking down on LLC...
by Doug Kook | Jan 3, 2019 | Small Business, Tax
The dawning of 2019 means the 2018 income tax filing season will soon be upon us. After year end, it’s generally too late to take action to reduce 2018 taxes. Business owners may, therefore, want to shift their focus to assessing whether they’ll likely owe taxes or...
by Doug Kook | Sep 11, 2018 | Small Business, Tax, Uncategorized
You are forming, or have formed, a company and have selected your entity type; Now – where are you doing business? What state will be your home state? Which other states will you need to get authority to do business in? If your home state is Delaware, you will...
by Doug Kook | Aug 28, 2018 | Financial Planning, Seminars & Presentations, Small Business, Tax
Welcome to our new blog series, “The Top 30 Things Start-ups & Small Businesses Need to Know.” We will begin with topic #1: “Entity Selection.” Entity selection is one of the most important decisions you will make for your business. There...