Accountable Plans for S-Corp Owners: Maximize Tax Savings and Compliance
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Accountable Plans for S-Corp Owners: Maximize Tax Savings and Compliance

S-Corp owners can avoid taxable reimbursements by using an accountable plan, allowing federal and FICA tax-exempt reimbursements for business-related expenses. With Trump's 2017 tax law changes, personal expense deductions are limited, making accountable plans essential for tax efficiency and compliance on mixed-use expenses like home office and cell phone costs.

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What to Do After a Loved One Dies: A Step-by-Step Guide
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What to Do After a Loved One Dies: A Step-by-Step Guide

When a loved one passes, the emotional toll can be overwhelming, and managing the financial details only adds to the complexity. By taking proactive steps now—such as preparing key documents and having essential conversations—you can reduce the burden later and ensure your loved ones are taken care of with clarity and confidence.

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Reframing Retirement Success: How to Improve Spending Conversations
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Reframing Retirement Success: How to Improve Spending Conversations

Maximize retirement spending by adopting a flexible, proactive approach to asset depletion, rather than relying solely on the traditional 4% rule. By adjusting withdrawals based on market performance and regularly reviewing your financial plan, you can increase lifetime spending while maintaining financial security throughout retirement.

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Are Markets Prices Wrong?
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Are Markets Prices Wrong?

If market prices are right, they reflect all available known information. If market prices are wrong, then you should be able to exploit this to make millions.

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The Value of Uncertainty
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The Value of Uncertainty

Whether we are voluntarily or involuntarily subjecting ourselves to uncertainty, we might as well value it, because life without uncertainty is like a static, unchallenging existence absent of growth and discovery.

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How To Be a Tax Savvy Investor
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How To Be a Tax Savvy Investor

Many investors focus on increasing total returns but in pursuit leave excess returns on the table due to poor tax management.

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Navigating the Maze of Medicare
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Navigating the Maze of Medicare

Clarifying Medicare options, key decision points, and reviewing ways to reduce insurance costs while maintaining the best coverage.

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Putting Estate Planning Strategies To The Test
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Putting Estate Planning Strategies To The Test

Provided non-qualified annuities avoid the step up in basis & offer ordinary income rates on distributions which come out as gains first, how does that compare to a non-qualified brokerage account that gets a step up in basis & offers distributions at capital gains rates?

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