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Lottery Tax Planning for a Billion Dollar Drawing

January 11, 2023 By Stephen Nelson CPA

Lottery tax planning can save millions

Okay. This is silly. You’re probably not going to win. But just for fun, let’s talk about lottery tax planning for one of those giant Power Ball or … [Read more...] about Lottery Tax Planning for a Billion Dollar Drawing

Filed Under: individual income taxes, personal finance

Should Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners Retire Late? Or Even Skip Retiring?

January 1, 2023 By Stephen Nelson CPA

Maybe you shouldn't retire?

Recently I found myself talking with friends about a crazy idea. The idea that entrepreneurs should retire late. Or maybe even just not retire. So … [Read more...] about Should Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners Retire Late? Or Even Skip Retiring?

Filed Under: personal finance, retirement

A Dozen Ways to Deduct Real Estate Losses

December 1, 2022 By Stephen Nelson CPA

Tricks for deducting real estate losses to save taxes

Tax law (and especially Section 469 of the Internal Revenue Code) mostly eliminates your ability to save big on taxes using real estate. That said, … [Read more...] about A Dozen Ways to Deduct Real Estate Losses

Filed Under: business taxes, Corporate taxation, entrepreneurship, individual income taxes, real estate

Rethinking Retirement for Lower Real Rates of Return

November 1, 2022 By Stephen Nelson CPA

long-term trends in long-maturity interest rates

The recent research paper, “Long-run Trends in Long-maturity Real Rates 1311-2021,” from economists Kenneth S. Rogoff, Barbara Rossi and Paul … [Read more...] about Rethinking Retirement for Lower Real Rates of Return

Filed Under: investment, personal finance, retirement

Surviving IRS Short-Term Rental Audits

October 1, 2022 By Stephen Nelson CPA

IRs short-term rental audits don't have to end badly

Concerned about IRS short-term rental audits? Hey, you're not crazy to worry if you own a vacation rental. Short-term rentals often shelter lots of … [Read more...] about Surviving IRS Short-Term Rental Audits

Filed Under: individual income taxes, real estate

Human Capitalists in the Twenty-First Century

August 1, 2022 By Stephen Nelson CPA

Twenty-first century entrepreneurs follow different rules

I reread a great research paper recently: “Capitalists in the Twenty-first Century,” from the economists Matthew Smith, Danny Yagan, Owen M. Zidar and … [Read more...] about Human Capitalists in the Twenty-First Century

Filed Under: entrepreneurship, New business, retirement, Strategy

Employee Retention Tax Credits Still Windfall for Professional Service Firm Owners

June 28, 2022 By Stephen Nelson CPA

employee retention credits for professional service firms

Okay, you’ve already heard at least a little bit about employee retention tax credits. These credits, part of the COVID-19 relief provided by … [Read more...] about Employee Retention Tax Credits Still Windfall for Professional Service Firm Owners

Filed Under: COVID-19, employee retention credit

199A Deduction Errors Cost Small Businesses Big Refunds

May 16, 2022 By Stephen Nelson CPA

Fixing 199A Deduction Errors is awkward but a good idea.

The Section 199A deduction lets business owners avoid federal income taxes on that last twenty percent of their business income. Which sounds … [Read more...] about 199A Deduction Errors Cost Small Businesses Big Refunds

Filed Under: business taxes, Section 199A

Ten Best Roth Alternatives

April 1, 2022 By Stephen Nelson CPA

Roth alternatives exist blog post

All the talk about tax law changes, including changes to the Roth rules and then the prospect of higher tax rates for some, seems to be jacking … [Read more...] about Ten Best Roth Alternatives

Filed Under: individual income taxes, personal finance, retirement

Tax Strategy Tuesday: Real Estate Professional Tax Strategy

February 1, 2022 By Stephen Nelson CPA

The real estate professional tax strategy can save significant amounts of income taxes.

A few weeks ago, I talked about one way to get big real estate tax deductions onto a tax return, the vacation rental tax strategy. This week, I … [Read more...] about Tax Strategy Tuesday: Real Estate Professional Tax Strategy

Filed Under: individual income taxes, investment, personal finance, real estate, retirement, Tax Strategy Tuesday

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