How to save taxes? Let’s count the ways.

Summary of 2024 Business Retirement Plans

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Are there exceptions to the 10% early withdraw Penalty?

Actually there are quite a few. Here’s a partial list.

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How to avoid a “BIG” tax problem

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Why you should start a 529 Plan for your 2 year-old child

Start the 15-year clock! Open a 529 plan for each child today. It doesn’t take thousands of dollars or in some cases even hundreds of dollars-maybe as little as $100 to open this savings account. By opening it now the parent can start the 15-year savings clock so that all earnings in the account are…

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More Security from the Secure Act 2.0

At What Age Does the Government Require the RMD? The chart below gives you the age when you have to start taking RMDs: Your Birth Year Your Mandatory RMD Age 1950 or earlier 72 (70.5 for those who turned 70.5 before 2020) 1951-1959 73 1960 or later 75 When Do I Have to Take My…

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Inflation adjustments to tax items

With inflation at a 40-year high, inflation-adjusted tax amounts have kicked into place. Here are the increased amounts for 2022 and 2023.    

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IRS grants penalty relief!

This is a rare gift from the imperial IRS. Check the article below for details.

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MMDA- Making meals deductible again

Have you missed partying and having business meals with your prospects, customers, and employees? Well, get ready to start again. Soon, COVID-19 will be behind us, we can get back to normal. To help you get ready, check the table below for what you can do in 2021 and 2022 as the law stands now:…

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IRS changes gears with new mileage rate July 1, 2022

It’s easy to forget about the business use of your personal car. Here’s how to calculate this deduction for all your business miles.

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Tax-Deductible Retirement Plans for 2022

For the small business owner: Options when you are self-employed with no employees (Chart 1 below) Options when you are the only employee of your corporation (Chart 2 below)  

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How to save taxes? Let’s count the ways.

What Congress doesn’t know . . .

. . . and can’t seem to figure out!

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Could America learn from this country’s workers?

French citizens speak out about the economic reforms that they see hurting their nation. The young, the productive, and the…

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Going for the max! Qualified plan limits for 2014

When a financial move helps you, it’s best to go for the max. Here are the new limits for your…

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When it’s OK to be average

Here are the average deductions, by level of income, based on the latest available IRS stats. The following are preliminary…

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What’s my tax rate? Here’s why that can be a hard question.

Clients are sometimes surprised that we need to call them back with an answer to the above question. The chart…

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Can you deduct the cost of a Skybox used for business entertainment?

  The answer is yes – for the most part. Here’s a letter we wrote to a client explaning how…

Tax Planning 2014

Areas for Tax Planning in 2014 & 2015

A visual summary of Tax Planning areas for 2014

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Using cloud software to organize your life and business

New Year’s Resolutions: Stay Organized in 2014 (by Jay Garner of the Smith Conley team)   As we all get…

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DIY tools and why you may not want to use them.

If you’re the DIY (do it yourself) type, here are the tools.

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