by Leif Jensen | Sep 9, 2019 | Tax Court |
Tapping an IRA before age 59½ to pay higher education costs is penalty-free. To qualify, the payout must cover costs paid in the year of the withdrawal. Payouts can be used to pay expenses for the IRA owner, spouse, child or grandchild. Note that even if the...
by Leif Jensen | Sep 4, 2019 | Tax Court |
Not all forgiven home mortgage debt qualifies for the $2-million exclusion, which is a lesson learned the hard way. She got a home equity line of credit from her bank that was secured by her primary residence. When she later relinquished the property to the bank in a...
by Leif Jensen | Sep 3, 2019 | Tax Court |
A multipreneur was paid $200,000 for consulting services provided to one of the entities. He reported the income on Schedule C of his 1040 and took a deduction for $200,000 of commissions reportedly owed to another entity that he owned but that had gone out of...
by Leif Jensen | Sep 2, 2019 | Running a Business |
So you have decided to start that business and are anxious to get moving. Now is the time for your initial analysis of your proposed business. We will assume that you have decided on an entity type and have done all the steps required to get you in good standing...
by Leif Jensen | Aug 28, 2019 | Running a Business |
There are four basic corporate entities options for small business owners, Sole Proprietor, Partnership, S-Corporation or an LLC. Yes, there are other flavors, but they are variations of these four basic entity types such as a C-Corporation or a LLP, etc. A Sole...
