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3 Reasons Why You Need to Know the Basics of Bookkeeping One area that almost all of my clients and prospects need to increase their knowledge on is bookkeeping. The issue? They don't understand the rules of bookkeeping. After all, they aren't accountants. True or False: High Income = High Wealth Do you think making more money means having more wealth? Many people do because it seems logical that high income would translate to high wealth. This is not true! The Tax Return Trap Today my team and I are wrapping up the month of October with our annual Halloween office party. It's a nice way to end the month, which is always one of the busiest months at the ProVision office. One of the reasons October is always a busy month is because of the October 15th tax deadline. It's one of the biggest deadlines because for many, it is the absolute last date to timely file many types of returns. The BIG Passive Income Mistake! I've been speaking at several seminars this fall. My topic of choice is wealth strategies because wealth strategies cover it all - not just wealth, but taxes and business too. Plus, the topic of wealth strategies takes me all over the world to speak because wealth strategies cross over international borders. How to Use Leverage in Today's Economy Many of you were surprised that there were tax law changes included in the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 because most of the coverage has focused on what the Act is intended to do for the economy, specifically, helping the credit markets get back to lending. The Financial Markets Rescue Bill and How it Impacts Your Taxes Earlier this month, the President signed into law the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. The financial markets rescue plan is one of the main components of the new law, but the new law also includes over 100 tax provisions! The BIG Secret to Creating Wealth and How to Take Action and Not Be a Statistic The big secret really isn't a secret. Many of you will read this big secret and think to yourself, "Of course! I know that! Tell me something I don't know!" Where Is Your Wealth? Whenever someone asks me what to do to build permanent wealth, I answer that question with a question: Where is your wealth? Where is your wealth today and where is your wealth going? 2 Ways to Put Your Children's Money to Work There are many ways your children can put their money to work. Here are two of those ways: Tax Elimination, Wealth Strategies and Your Children Tax elimination is my favorite type of tax planning because it permanently reduces taxes. Put Your Children to Work and Reduce Your Taxes What Can Your Children Do For Your Business? As a parent, I'm always looking for ways to teach my children life long lessons about money. One of the best teaching tools I have found is money! The Biggest Mistake With C Corporations and How to Save Taxes Using the C Corporation Double Tax When used correctly, C Corporations are a great way to supercharge a tax strategy. I find that when my clients make the most of their C Corporations, they reduce their taxes by a minimum of $10,000 every year. New Tax Legislation Could Save Dentists $$Thousands$$ in 2008 Have you thought about upgrading your equipment to the newest industry standards but were afraid of the cost? Or perhaps you want to improve your office to make it more comfortable for your patients? Do you need to upgrade your reception area to make it more efficient for your administrative staff or look nicer for your patients? 5 Questions for Your Mid-Year Tax Planning Have you ever met with a CPA or tax preparer and been told you could have done something about a tax problem if only you had acted before the end of the year? And while year end tax planning has its place in a tax strategy, often times there is simply not enough time at the end of the year to get the best tax results. That's why mid-year tax planning is so important. Mid-Year Tax Planning: Do You Need to Add an Entity? Do you need to add an entity to your tax structure? This is such an important question for mid-year planning because knowing the right time to add an entity to your tax strategy can often save as much as $10,000 per year in taxes! How Your Bookkeeping Can Boost Your Tax Deductions One of the keys to bringing your tax strategy full circle is your bookkeeping. It's one thing to know what's deductible and how to maximize your business deductions, but unless that gets reflected in your bookkeeping, it's as if the tax planning never happened at all. Use this checklist! Standard Mileage Rates Are Increasing: Find Out How Your Home Office Can Help You Deduct Even More With gas prices on the rise, the IRS has announced an increase in standard mileage rates effective July 1st. For business miles, the rate is increasing from 50.5 cents per mile to 58.5 cents per mile. 3 Rules to Simplify Your Recordkeeping for Business Travel Summer is here and for many of us that means summer business trips. I love traveling for business. But, my least favorite part about business trips is keeping track of all of my receipts. Meals & Entertainment: What Is Deductible and What Is Not? Probably the most common business deductions are meals and entertainment. However, people are often confused about whether the expenses are fully deductible, partially deductible or not deductible at all. How to Deduct Your Travel Expenses Travel expenses are a favorite deduction of many clients, because they love to travel and especially enjoy it when the IRS is subsidizing part of the expense. In order to deduct travel expenses, however, you must show that the expense has a business purpose and is ordinary and necessary to the business. Are Your Meals 50% Deductible or 100% Deductible? There are several specific rules to determine if a meal is a legitimate business expense. These specific rules include meeting the business purpose requirement and the ordinary and necessary requirement. In this article, it's assumed that the meal has met these requirements and is indeed a business expense. A Checklist to Properly Document Your Meals and Entertainment Expenses One thing you can always count on during an audit is a request for documentation supporting meals and entertainment expenses. The IRS has found that these expenses are heavily abused and are an easy way to generate additional tax revenue, not to mention additional revenue from penalties and interest. Entity Formation Fundamentals One of the most important steps in any tax strategy is determining what entity should be formed to hold your businesses and investments. For legal purposes, there are four basic types of entities: sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation and limited liability company. The entity you choose should take into account both the tax effects of the entity and the legal aspects of the entity. Is Your LLC a Sole Proprietorship, a Partnership, a C Corporation or an S Corporation? Understanding the fundamentals of entities, particularly LLCs, is a key part of building a wildly successful tax strategy. How Can You Take Advantage of the 0% Capital Gains Rate? The capital gains rate for certain taxpayers will drop to 0% for tax years 2008 through 2010. How can you take advantage of this 0% capital gains rate? First, let's review the capital gains rate in general.
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