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S Corporation Salary Rules

November 28, 2016 By Stephen Nelson CPA

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S corporation shareholder-employees regularly ask for S corporation salary rules. And tax accountants, wanting to help, try to provide … [Read more...] about S Corporation Salary Rules

Filed Under: business taxes, Corporate taxation

Do California S Corporations Save Taxes?

September 19, 2016 By Stephen Nelson CPA

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Typically S corporations save their shareholder-employees significant amounts of payroll taxes. But because of the California Subchapter S franchise … [Read more...] about Do California S Corporations Save Taxes?

Filed Under: business taxes, Corporate taxation, New business

S Corporation Tax Savings Calculator

August 28, 2016 By Stephen Nelson CPA

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Okay, an interesting idea. If you know what your small unincorporated business will generate in profits this year? And then you have a … [Read more...] about S Corporation Tax Savings Calculator

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Little Known Benefits of an S Corporation

July 25, 2016 By Stephen Nelson CPA

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Many small business owners and basically every accountant knows the attraction of an S corporation. In a nutshell, an S corporation allows a … [Read more...] about Little Known Benefits of an S Corporation

Filed Under: business taxes, Corporate taxation, Incorporation

Payroll Accounting Rules for S Corporation Shareholder Health Insurance

July 18, 2016 By Beth Nelson CPA

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Oh my gosh. It’s crazy, right? Complicated old rules and then fuzzy new rules from the Affordable Care act make it really hard for S corporation … [Read more...] about Payroll Accounting Rules for S Corporation Shareholder Health Insurance

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Safe Harbor S Corporation Salaries

May 23, 2016 By Stephen Nelson CPA

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One of the challenges of setting a reasonable compensation amount for shareholder-employees of an S corporation is that no official “safe harbor” … [Read more...] about Safe Harbor S Corporation Salaries

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Paying Zero S Corporation Shareholder-Employee Wages

May 9, 2016 By Stephen Nelson CPA

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I stumbled onto an online forum discussion recently where participants were berating some new S corporation owner about paying zero S corporation … [Read more...] about Paying Zero S Corporation Shareholder-Employee Wages

Filed Under: Bookkeeping, business taxes, Corporate taxation, management, New business

Setting up a Wyoming S Corporation

I'm just going to come right out and say it. S-corporations can save small business owners up to 15% on their first $120,000 of profit. That's why I … [Read more...] about Setting up a Wyoming S Corporation

Setting up a Vermont S Corporation

Do you own and operate a profitable trade or business operating in Vermont? Have you considered running your venture as a Vermont S … [Read more...] about Setting up a Vermont S Corporation

Setting Up an Alaska S Corporation

A lot of people in Alaska are self-employed and don't even know it. There are lots of stories about fishermen and the IRS. Everybody's got the friend … [Read more...] about Setting Up an Alaska S Corporation

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