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The IRS Wants More of Your Money!

Trying to keep more of your moneyThe Ground Rules in Playing the Tax Game with IRS Have Been Changed

If you have a business with deductible expenses and you want to keep these deductions, you must have solid documentation of all business expenses.

Here is what is happened already:

  • Over the past several years the IRS has addedmany new forms to track your financial activities.
  • Many of these new forms, prepared by banks, brokerages, title companies, and other financial institutions, are filed electronically.
  • IRS computers cross-match the information from these forms to various income tax returns. A process made more efficient by electronically filed tax returns.
  • Computer capabilities have dramatically increased enabling the computers to process more return information to determine audit potential.

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What is "Reasonable Compensation"?

What is Reasonable Compenasation to the IRS?Reasonable Compensation is a current high priority issue for the IRS concerning all corporations, especially S corporations

Wage Compensation for Corporation Officers

Corporate officers are specifically included within the definition of employee for FICA (Federal Insurance Contribution Tax Act), FUTA (Federal Unemployment Tax Act), and federal income tax withholding under the Internal Revenue Code. When corporate officers perform services for the corporation, and receive or are entitled to receive payments, their compensation is generally considered wages. Sub-chapter S corporations should treat payments for services to officers as wages, and not as distributions of cash and property or loans to shareholder or limited liability company members.

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The Tax World for Businesses

No Avoidance of the Taxing Authorities.No Avoidance of the Taxing Authorities.

If you believe that you know all of the taxes your business may be exposed to, you will probably be wrong. Is it 4, 5, more?

The best way to minimize the impact of taxes on your business is to develop an overall tax strategy plan. This plan will help you and your tax adviser to anticipate the tax or filing requirement before it comes up. Planning also allows you to plan to take advantage of every possible legal reduction of your taxes.
All Businesses will have Certain "Basic" Taxes.

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