Estate Planning for Your Pets

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The Trust creates a structure so that the money is bestowed to the Guardian of your pet in a proper manner with rules and guidelines

Paying your Grandchildren in the Business

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If completed properly, the end result is that you will accomplish 5 amazing financial benefits when your grandchildren legitimately work with their parents helping you in your business!

How to Pay Your Kids in Your Business

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This has to be one of the most under utilized tax strategies by small business owners with families today. Many don’t realize that paying their children under age 18 is an excellent strategy to minimize their tax liability, not to mention it creates a host of other ancillary benefits.

Health Care Tax Strategies for Small Business Owners

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Small-business owners have more options to save on healthcare and insurance costs than any other group of Americans! It simply takes a little bit of research and consulting with professionals to create the perfect plan for you.

Rules for Foreigners Investing in Rental Property in the U.S.

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The U.S. tax rules that apply to ownership and dispositions of U.S. real estate by foreign persons are different in some important respects from the rules that apply to U.S. persons. Also, property managers are under special rules when managing property for foreign owners, and sellers to foreign investors can be classified as withholding agents (which have important obligations and liabilities associated with the classification).

The New Home Mortgage Interest Deduction

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The new law first imposes a lower dollar limit on mortgages qualifying for the home mortgage interest deduction. Beginning in 2018, taxpayers may only deduct interest on $750,000 of new qualified residence loans ($375,000 for a married taxpayer filing separately), and the limits apply to the combined amount of all mortgage loans. Moreover, the extra $100,000 of home equity interest is gone entirely. 

Is Redeeming Airline Miles Taxable?

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Before you start clearing your calendar, think about this – redeeming those points or claiming your rewards may be a taxable event. Maybe it’s time to redeem those credit card points or miles you’ve been saving up and jump on a plane headed someplace warm. How about Miami, or maybe Maui?