by Mark J. Kohler | Sep 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Executive Summary is the most important section of your Business Plan. It provides a concise overview of the entire plan along with a history of your company. This section tells the reader where your company is and where you want to take it. It’s also the first...
by Mark J. Kohler | Aug 28, 2018 | asset protection, Business, Business Tips, Financial Advice, Legal Tips
Please forgive me for being so bold, but I am getting tired of people telling me “I don’t have to do annual maintenance for my LLC because it’s not required” and “My one page Articles of Organization from the State is all I need” – Wrong! There are more and more cases...
by Mark J. Kohler | Aug 21, 2018 | asset protection, Business, Business Tips, Financial Advice
First, you need to know I don’t sell insurance. This is important, because 99% of the articles on the web regarding umbrella insurance have some interest in selling it or at least making insurance companies look good. Seriously, I search for almost an hour and...
by Mark J. Kohler | Aug 14, 2018 | Business Tips, Financial Advice, Tax planning
First and foremost, remember the auto deduction isn’t travel, but expenses for your car, truck or SUV. Also, remember this includes ALL your vehicles as long as they have some sort of business use, i.e. an RV, van, delivery truck or motorcycle used in your business...
by Mark J. Kohler | Aug 6, 2018 | Business, Financial Advice, taxes
The Home Office Deduction is still alive and well…don’t let any accountant tell you otherwise. There are several strategies on how to maximize the Home Office Deduction. It is NOT high risk and every good business owners should take advantage of a home...
by Mark J. Kohler | Jul 30, 2018 | Business, Business Entities, Business Tips, Financial Advice, Legal Tips, taxes
In my opinion, travel is one of the most underutilized tax deductions by small business owners today!! Making sure our travel has a ‘business purpose’ is critical and a perfect opportunity for business owners for a great tax write-off. In fact, even...
by Mark J. Kohler | Jul 24, 2018 | asset protection, Business, Business Entities, Business Tips, Real Estate
What in the world is a Registered Agent? When you first hear this term, if you are like me, your mind goes straight to Ethan Hunt, Jason Bourne, or the ever famous Bond, James Bond. Sadly, I have the cruel task of explaining to clients that, while creating a new...
by Mark J. Kohler | Jul 16, 2018 | Business Entities, Business Tips, Financial Advice, Retirement planning, Tax planning
For those that are married, this is a very important question and something we often analyze for clients in our office. In fact, many clients rush to put their spouse on payroll, but for the wrong reasons and it could actually be a costly mistake. Essentially, there...
by Mark J. Kohler | Jul 9, 2018 | Estate Planning, Financial Advice, Legal Tips
It’s hard enough to deal with the emotional grief when a loved one passes, however the “paperwork” and “red tape” can make a tough situation even worse. But frankly, it doesn’t stop there either does it? If you’re your lucky, your loved one left a detailed Will or...
by Mark J. Kohler | Jul 3, 2018 | Business, Health Care, Tax planning
As small business owners, we have more options than any other group of Americans to save on health care costs. We ALSO have to keep up with the changes. Every year, another aspect of ‘ObamaCare’ changes or ‘TrumpCare’ changes the rules and...
