For small business owners with no employees (except a spouse) looking to establish a retirement plan, a solo 401(k) is worth considering. This option is also suitable for self-employed individuals or business owners wanting to upgrade from a SIMPLE IRA or SEP plan. A solo 401(k), also called an individual 401(k), may offer benefits in
As we near 2025, the Social Security wage base is set to change. The Social Security Administration has revealed that the wage base for calculating Social Security tax will rise to $176,100 in 2025 (up from $168,600 in 2024). Earnings and self-employment income above this threshold won’t be subject to Social Security tax. For businesses
September is a great month to start implementing tax planning strategies that could reduce your small business taxes for this year and next. For the majority of businesses, the traditional year-end tax planning strategy of deferring income and accelerating deductions to minimize taxes will probably yield the most significant results. In addition, owners should consider
If you sell your home, you might be able to pocket up to a half million dollars in gain from the sale without owing any federal income tax. How? By claiming the home sale gain exclusion. But various rules and limits apply, so it’s important to understand the ins and outs of this tax break.
If you’re selling business property used in your trade or business, you should understand the tax implications. There are many complex rules that can potentially apply. To simplify this discussion, let’s assume that the property you want to sell is land or depreciable property used in your business, and has been held by you for
Here are some of the key tax deadlines affecting businesses and other employers during the third quarter of 2021.
The IRS recently released guidance providing the 2022 inflation-adjusted amounts for Health Savings Accounts (HSAs).
In a partnership, adding a new partner has a number of financial and legal implications. Let’s imagine you and your partners want to add a new partner to the mix. By making a cash contribution, the new partner will have a one-third interest in the partnership. Assume that your basis in your partnership interests is
Here are some of the key tax-related deadlines that apply to businesses and other employers during the second quarter of 2022.
A recent report shows that post-pandemic global business travel is going strong. The market reached $665.3 billion in 2022 and is estimated to hit $928.4 billion by 2030, according to a report from Research and Markets. If you own your own company and travel for business, you may wonder whether you can deduct the costs of having