Mark J. Kohler

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Should I put My Spouse on Payroll?

Now although there are reasons not to put your spouse on payroll, I would argue there are two (2) GOOD REASONS to put a spouse on payroll before year-end. Both of these strategies create great excellent tax deductions and good use of money

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Creative Trust Provisions for Your Children

Many parents and grandparents don’t realize how creative they can be in distributing their assets to their children upon their passing. They think it’s only for rich people and it’s an expensive process with high-powered attorneys. That’s certainly not the case…anybody can control their kids from the grave with unique trust provisions. You’ll love it.

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Do I Need a Living Trust?- What You Need to Know

Millions of Americans die each year without any type of estate plan in place, and this forces their families into the court system, where they experience huge expenses with probate and significant time delays when they would rather be mourning.

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How Many Properties Should I Put in My LLC?

I truly believe that an LLC for every rental property isn’t needed for the far majority of real estate investors.  It’s expensive, cumbersome and provides nominal benefit when there’s not a lot of equity in their rentals….yet!!

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Can you really write off the cost of a Cruise?

I recently returned from a cruise. The first 7-day Royal Caribbean cruise since the disruption of 2020. I still had to wear masks here and there on the ship. At least the crowds were down and it was nice to be on a trip again. I just wish it would have been a tax write-off!

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