Thoughts

Special State S Corp Changes

For business owners of pass-through entities (S Corporations and Partnerships) in certain states, you are now allowed to deduct state and local income taxes at

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Estate Planning Quiz

Due to the recent passing, unexpectedly, of a friend’s husband, here is an estate planning quiz. This is NOT estate TAX planning ($20MM exemptions, paying

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Buying Rental Property

Rental properties provide opportunities for owners to buy real estate and generate cash flow, making them attractive investments. The attractionespecially if combined with low-interest rates,

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Equity Compensation Options

Lots of people are very confused about equity compensation. It can be a convoluted and tricky process. I’ve edited this summary below, which can run

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What is Fair Share?

I am going to wade into a topic here that is a little fraught. Tax policy is complicated and is being used in sound bites

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Freelancer Protections

You may have heard recently about California updating laws around who is an independent contractor versus an employee. People (and employers!) are confused about the

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Retirement Plans

This is a quick guide to the basics of how retirement plans work and how to help you figure out which plan is the right

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Watch out S-Corps

Another great article  The main takeaway here is that the IRS is starting to look at S-Corps more and more for compliance. S-Corps have exploded

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