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Family Loans: Only Path to a Decent Home Loan Interest Rate
Tax PlanningBradford InstituteYou may want to help a family member buy a home by making a loan to that person. That might to be the only way for a prospective homebuyer to get a decent interest rate these days. As this was written, the national average rate for a...
Holding Real Property in a Corporation: Good or Bad Idea?
Tax PlanningBradford InstituteReal estate prices have cooled off in many parts of the country. In some areas, values are actually dropping after reaching all-time highs in the middle of last year. Gasp! Even so, real property is still probably a wise investment over...
The Smart Tax Planning Newsletter September 2023
Tax PlanningIn This Issue: HSAs for Business Owners Act Now! Get Your Safe-Harbor Expensing in Place Key Insights into Depreciation HSAs for Business Owners When enacted, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) eliminated most small-business health plans that reimbursed...
The Smart Tax Planning Newsletter August 2023
Tax PlanningIn this issue: ICHRA Unleashed: Transforming Small Business Health Benefits Key Insights on the ICHRA for Small Businesses Update on State Pass-Through Entity Taxes Beating the SALT ICHRA Unleashed: Transforming Small Business Health Benefits The...
Tax Exempt Cash Reserve for Elder Care Expenses
Retirement PlanningIf you want to be prepared for the possibility that in your later years you might need home nursing care or assistance with daily living activities due to physical or cognitive impairment, watch this short video to learn how you can double or triple...
2023 Health Insurance for S Corporation Owners: An Update
Tax PlanningBradford InstituteIf you operate your business as an S corporation, you continue to enjoy good news in 2023 when it comes to your health insurance. In this article, we give you the ins and outs of what you need to do with your S corporation to ensure your...
Q2 2023 Quarter End Securities Update
Retirement Planning: SecuritiesJoseph Maas, Synergy Asset ManagementFinancial Markets Equities. All three major indexes saw substantial gains in the second quarter of 2023, with the Nasdaq Composite up +12.81%, the S&P 500 up +8.3%, and the Dow Jones Industrial...
The Smart Tax Planning Newsletter June 2023
Tax PlanningIn this issue: Act Now to Qualify for your 2020 and 2021 ERC Money Claim Your 2020 Covid Sick and Family Leave Credits Today Cleaning Personnel and Your Home-Office Deduction Shutting Down a C Corporation Act Now to Qualify for Your 2020 and 2021 ERC Money...
One Ugly Rule for Owners of S Corporations Deducting Health Insurance
Tax PlanningBradford Tax InstituteAn ugly rule applies to how S corporation owners deduct the cost of health insurance that a corporation puts on its W-2s. The words that make this an ugly rule are “earned income,” and this is unusual because you generally think of...
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SPECIAL REPORT for 2023
Crucial tax changes and updates that will impact individuals and businesses in 2023.
Key Topics We Cover in this Special Report:
- Alert: A Massive New FinCEN Filing Requirement Is Coming
- $80 Billion to the IRS: What It Means for You
- New Law Improves Energy Tax Benefits for Business Owners and Landlords
- Buying an Electric Vehicle? Know These Tax Law Changes
- Get Ready to Say Goodbye to 100 Percent Bonus Depreciation