Your marriage status has a large impact on your taxes. But even when you’re married, you still have a serious tax choice to make. While taxes aren’t the most romantic topic to discuss with your partner, you’ll want to have the talk. So, cuddle up in bed, get a glass of wine, grab your tablet, […]
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If you operate your business as a sole proprietorship, there are many strategies to reduce your taxes. Let’s start with the following 10: Use the Section 105 plan to make your health insurance a tax-favored business deduction on your Schedule C. Employ your under-age-18 child to make taxable income disappear. Employ your spouse without paying
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If you’re making money, you’re going to pay taxes. There’s simply no way around it. However, the nature of your income will determine the amount you pay in taxes. Furthermore, you can change the character of your income to save more of your income. Your money has character, and its character matters. From the IRS
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Why is tax season so daunting? Well, we all fear the unknown. And for many business owners and medical professionals, April is the month of the unknown. How much money will I owe? How much money will I have left? What are the consequences of that financial decision I made earlier in the year? Many
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Too many doctors rely purely on W-2 income, and the harder you work and the more patients you take on, the higher your taxes end up being. For physicians and similar busy professionals, real estate investing can be a low-maintenance, low-effort form of earning additional cashflow with a potentially much lower tax rate, freeing you
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Today let’s take a moment to address the elephant in the room. You may not have had the best experience with financial advisors so far in your career. Many of our clients were preyed on by insurance salespeople when they came out of medical school. Coming from a physician’s family – I know what that
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I am always looking for ways to put more money into my retirement. Chris and I currently have 10 (yes ten!) retirement accounts with a mixture of pre-tax and post-tax accounts. Each account has its own unique set of rules, contribution amounts, and investment strategies. For example, Chris, at his neurosurgical practice, has a 401k
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The PPP Loan you received is a 2-year loan @ 1% APR in which payments start within 6 months from the funding date. Most borrowers will request the loan forgiveness within that first 6-month period to avoid making any payments to the loan. For the forgiveness process you might need to use the standard SBA
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We recently had a question from a client about solar panels and their potential tax advantages. We’re actually looking into a solar panel system ourselves as we continue with a new house build, so this couldn’t have been a more timely question! Here’s the question in full: We are considering installing solar panels this year, given the
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The quickest way to put more money in your pocket is to reduce taxes. But if you’re a savvy taxpayer – or you have an experienced tax preparer on your side – there are a myriad of possible deductions that you can take advantage of that will keep more of your own money with you,
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