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Ben Bernanke, Scenario Planning, & Your Small Business

March 21, 2016 By Stephen Nelson CPA

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So this blog post is a bit schizophrenic. I want to do a quick book review of Ben Bernanke’s book The Courage to Act. Then I want to delve into the … [Read more...] about Ben Bernanke, Scenario Planning, & Your Small Business

Filed Under: management, Strategy

Why You Don’t Need to Worry about Taxes in Retirement

February 15, 2016 By Stephen Nelson CPA

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As a tax accountant, I am programmed to think about taxes. To worry about people paying too much in taxes. To obsess over tactics that allow clients … [Read more...] about Why You Don’t Need to Worry about Taxes in Retirement

Filed Under: personal finance, retirement

Your CPA versus TurboTax

January 25, 2016 By Stephen Nelson CPA

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Because we’re CPAs, we get people asking us a lot about when someone can and can’t use TurboTax or a similar product to self-prepare a tax … [Read more...] about Your CPA versus TurboTax

Filed Under: business taxes, foreign tax issues, Software

Lessons from Liberty Tax Service, Part 2

January 18, 2016 By Stephen Nelson CPA

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Last week I posted a pretty glowing review of Liberty Tax Service’s franchise model. In short, I basically fawned over the stuff Liberty does really … [Read more...] about Lessons from Liberty Tax Service, Part 2

Filed Under: business taxes, New business, Strategy

Lessons from Liberty Tax Service, Part 1

January 11, 2016 By Stephen Nelson CPA

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A few weeks back, I attended a presentation for people interested in becoming Liberty Tax franchisees. A friend was thinking about the franchise, … [Read more...] about Lessons from Liberty Tax Service, Part 1

Filed Under: business taxes, management, New business, Strategy

Real Estate vs IRA and 401(k) Accounts: Part II

January 4, 2016 By Stephen Nelson CPA

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Last week, I blogged about the tax reasons direct real estate investment may be a better, more tax-efficient choice than using options like an IRA or … [Read more...] about Real Estate vs IRA and 401(k) Accounts: Part II

Filed Under: personal finance, retirement

Real Estate vs IRA and 401(k) Accounts: Part I

December 28, 2015 By Stephen Nelson CPA

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I’d like to broach an awkward subject with you. Specifically, I’m going to present the case for direct real estate investment as an alternative to … [Read more...] about Real Estate vs IRA and 401(k) Accounts: Part I

Filed Under: personal finance, retirement

$10,000,000 Individual Retirement Accounts and 401(k)s: Actually Possible?

December 7, 2015 By Stephen Nelson CPA

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In an online forum recently, I saw someone suggest you can accumulate a $10,000,000  Individual Retirement Account or 401(k) account. This is … [Read more...] about $10,000,000 Individual Retirement Accounts and 401(k)s: Actually Possible?

Filed Under: personal finance, retirement

Blue Collar S Corporations

December 1, 2015 By Stephen Nelson CPA

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I watched the CNBC television show, “Blue Collar Millionaires” over the summer. A good show, episodes (rightly) hammer home the point that America … [Read more...] about Blue Collar S Corporations

Filed Under: business taxes, Corporate taxation, New business Tagged With: S corporation

Why Small Businesses Should Outsource Payroll

November 15, 2015 By Stephen Nelson CPA

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Winston Churchill, apparently quoting some unknown earlier writer, once said, “Democ­racy is the worst form of Gov­ern­ment except for all those other … [Read more...] about Why Small Businesses Should Outsource Payroll

Filed Under: Bookkeeping, business taxes, management

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Starting in 2026, the Section 199A deduction works slightly different. Congress adjusted the formulas for inflation, improved how future inflation … [Read More...] about Section 199A QBI Deduction Calculator

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