Archive for February 2025
Triple Tax Advantages: Reimburse Employee-Spouse for Health Insurance
If you are self-employed or a single-member limited liability company (LLC) taxed as a proprietorship and your spouse is your only eligible employee: Your business can reimburse your employee-spouse for the cost of health insurance, whether purchased through a public health insurance exchange or an insurance company. Your health insurance reimbursement to your employee-spouse works…
Read MoreBeware of UBIT Lurking in Your IRA—It Causes Double Taxes , 2025
When you invest in a traditional individual retirement account (IRA), you get a tax deduction for the money you put in and then pay taxes when you take the money out. Money inside the IRA grows tax-free (or tax-deferred, technically, because it’s taxable when you take it out of a traditional IRA). But here is…
Read MoreHow to Correctly Pay Yourself and Take Cash from Your Business in 2025
Many small business owners ask, “Should I put myself on the payroll?” The answer isn’t simple. Whether you are looking to maximize your qualified business income (QBI) deduction or take advantage of employee fringe benefits, incorrectly paying yourself wages can cause serious issues. In this article, we walk through the different ways the tax code…
Read MoreMaximize Tax Savings: Deduct Heavy Vehicles & Home Offices in 2025
As a small-business owner, you can set yourself up for some generous tax breaks by knowing a few vehicle and home-office deduction rules. And if you operate as other than a C corporation, you will realize the tax breaks on your personal tax return. If you operate as a C corporation, the C corporation gets…
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