Late in 2017, Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, an enormous, complicated 500-page chunk of tax law. Among other things, the new law … [Read more...] about Pass-through Income Deduction: Top 12 Things Every Business Must Know
IRS Wealth Statistics Paint Fascinating Picture of Top One Percent
IRS wealth statistics paint a fascinating picture of the wealthiest Americans—but oddly a picture that diverges from what the mainstream media … [Read more...] about IRS Wealth Statistics Paint Fascinating Picture of Top One Percent
Section 199A Qualified Business Income Deduction: Big Savings for Small Businesses
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act added a new business deduction to tax law: the Section 199A Qualified Business Income Deduction. In a nutshell, the … [Read more...] about Section 199A Qualified Business Income Deduction: Big Savings for Small Businesses
Year-end S Corporation Accounting Checklist
Do you own or do the accounting for an S corporation? If so, you want to make sure you take care of handful of year-end S corporation accounting tasks … [Read more...] about Year-end S Corporation Accounting Checklist
Pass-through Entity Tax Cut Rules Are Complicated
Last week, House Republicans passed the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.” The law gives many sole proprietors, partnerships and S corporations a tax cut by … [Read more...] about Pass-through Entity Tax Cut Rules Are Complicated
Small Business Power Law Dynamics: Secret to Jacking Profitability?
Peter Theil, in his provocative book Zero to One, talks about the power law dynamics you want to get “going” if you’re an entrepreneur working in … [Read more...] about Small Business Power Law Dynamics: Secret to Jacking Profitability?
Retirement Spending and Joint Life Expectancy
Last summer, vacationing in the San Juan Islands, I read the hauntingly beautiful book, The Curve of Time. Written by M. Wylie Blanchet, the book … [Read more...] about Retirement Spending and Joint Life Expectancy
Bump Your Safe Withdrawal Rate
Are you near retirement? Are you realizing you want or need to bump your safe withdrawal rate? In other words, rather than going with the standard … [Read more...] about Bump Your Safe Withdrawal Rate
Subchapter S Election Timing Tips & Tricks
You want to understand how Subchapter S election timing works. Understand the timing, for example, and you avoid common mistakes. Further, understand … [Read more...] about Subchapter S Election Timing Tips & Tricks
Good Small Business Opportunities
Identifying good small business opportunities is tricky. You’ve got the folks (maybe your parents or spouse) who tell you you’re crazy to even … [Read more...] about Good Small Business Opportunities