I really, really like In-N-Out Burger. In fact, my opinion? In-N-Out delivers the very best fast food burger available. This blog post isn’t a … [Read more...] about In-N-Out Burger: Masterpiece Burger, Masterpiece Business
Lifetime Earnings Top One Percent Surprise
I encountered some pretty interesting data recently. The lifetime earnings of the top one percent, top five percent and top ten percent. A surprise … [Read more...] about Lifetime Earnings Top One Percent Surprise
Vacation Rental Tax Shelters
Potentially, a vacation rental tax shelter generates extremely large tax deductions for an investor. Even better, almost anybody can use a vacation … [Read more...] about Vacation Rental Tax Shelters
The Illusions of Entrepreneurship Professors
Late last year, I posted a couple of essays that defended Thomas Stanley’s Millionaire Next Door theory: Defending the Millionaire Next Door Theory … [Read more...] about The Illusions of Entrepreneurship Professors
The 50-something Entrepreneur’s Last-minute Retirement Plan
Recently, a friend (not a client) asked about getting started with a retirement plan. The awkward part of the question? Though successful in his … [Read more...] about The 50-something Entrepreneur’s Last-minute Retirement Plan
Final Section 199A Regulation Correction: Separate v. Separable
On February 1, 2019, the IRS published a corrected version of their final regulations for Section 199A (available here). The corrections include a … [Read more...] about Final Section 199A Regulation Correction: Separate v. Separable
The Lost Tax Deductions Under New Law
Over the last year, you’ve surely read or heard that many long-standing deductions go away. In this short blog post, I’m going to review these lost … [Read more...] about The Lost Tax Deductions Under New Law
Section 199A Qualified Business Income Adjustments
The new Section 199A deduction gets complicated for dozens of reasons. But one nearly hidden complexity? The qualified business income adjustments, or … [Read more...] about Section 199A Qualified Business Income Adjustments
Salvaging Partnership Section 199A Deductions
You have probably already heard the bad news. Partnership Section 199A deductions get limited or even eliminated in many situations. If you’re a … [Read more...] about Salvaging Partnership Section 199A Deductions
Publication 535 Fleshes Out Additional Section 199A Details
A first version of some of the pages in 2018 IRS Publication 535 appeared a few days ago. (See here.) And conveniently the pages provide additional … [Read more...] about Publication 535 Fleshes Out Additional Section 199A Details