Retirement

Is a SEP-IRA or 401(k) Better?

Self-employed people can feel like they’re at a disadvantage when it comes to saving for retirement. Without an employer-sponsored retirement plan, it’s up to you to open a retirement account and put money away. For that reason, many small business owners wait until the business is consistently earning healthy profits to start saving for retirement. …

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Impact of Death, Retirement, and Disability on the 179 Deduction

What tax effect would death, retirement, or disability have on you or your business? Here’s an easy example to illustrate. Let’s say that in 2017, you purchased for business use a pickup truck with a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 6,000 pounds. Asserting that you use the pickup 100 percent for business, you expensed …

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