Dec 28, 2020 | Small Business
If you own a business, you may wonder if you’re eligible to take the qualified business income (QBI) deduction. Sometimes this is referred to as the pass-through deduction or the Section 199A deduction. The QBI deduction: Is available to owners of sole...
Sep 7, 2020 | Small Business
Do you conduct your business as a sole proprietorship or as a wholly-owned limited liability company (LLC)? If so, you’re subject to both income tax and self-employment tax. There may be a way to cut your tax bill by using an S corporation. Self-employment tax basics...
Jul 6, 2020 | Individuals, Small Business
If you operate a small business, or you’re starting a new one, you probably know you need to keep records of your income and expenses. In particular, you should carefully record your expenses in order to claim the full amount of the tax deductions to which you’re...
Jun 22, 2020 | Small Business
For business owners, succession planning is ideally a long-term project. You want to begin laying out a smooth ownership transition, and perhaps grooming a successor, years in advance. And you shouldn’t officially hand over the reins until many minute details have...
Jun 15, 2020 | Small Business
Most companies wouldn’t go into business without some basic types of insurance in place, such as property coverage and liability coverage. For a company with more than one owner, there’s an additional type of risk-management arrangement that needs to be established: a...