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Hiring Your Child Can Help You Save Big in Taxes

Hiring your child for your business can lead to significant tax savings by shifting income, reducing taxes, and reducing FICA and FUTA obligations. However, it’s crucial to follow employment laws and withhold appropriate taxes. Learn more about the benefits and rules for hiring your child.

Business Travel Expenses: Per Diem vs Actual Expenses

If your employees travel for work purposes, it’s important to understand the various methods of tracking and substantiating travel expenses so that you can maintain accurate records, control costs, and take advantage of potential tax benefits. Watch this video to learn about business travel expenses, per diem allowances, and how they affect employees and employers.

6 Misconceptions of a Revocable Living Trust

A revocable living trust, or RLT, offers many benefits, including probate avoidance, privacy, and flexibility in managing assets during one’s life, incapacity, and death. However, despite their popularity as an estate planning tool, there are many misconceptions surrounding revocable trusts that lead to confusion and misunderstandings. Watch this video to learn about the top six misconceptions.

Navigating trust taxation: strategies and insights

Trusts are an essential tool for estate planning, but their tax implications can be confusing. Understand the differences between revocable and irrevocable trusts, grantor and non-grantor trusts, and simple and complex non-grantor trusts to determine which trust is best for your unique financial situation and goals.

Residential energy credits: enhancing efficiency and saving on taxes

Looking to invest in energy-saving measures? Find out how the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 has increased tax credits for energy-efficient home improvements and residential clean energy property. This article explains eligibility criteria and credit limitations to help taxpayers make informed decisions.

IRS Dirty Dozen Top Tax Scams To Avoid

Each year, the Internal Revenue Service publishes its annual Dirty Dozen list of tax scams highlighting various schemes that put taxpayers and their financial well-being at risk. In this video, we’ll provide an overview of five of the top scams on the list.