Small Business Tax Savings Podcast

How can you save money with the “Kiddie Tax”? In this episode of the Small Business Tax Savings Podcast, Mike discusses strategies for reducing or avoiding the Kiddie Tax. He explains when it applies and what investments can be used to keep unearned income low. Mike provides tips on filing form 8615, investing in Series EE, saving bonds, and more.     Tune in now and listen as Mike shares his goal...

What is the best approach for your taxes as a W2 earner? In this episode of the Small Business Tax Savings Podcast, Mike discusses strategies to save on taxes and grow wealth. Learn how to take advantage of employer matches, and traditional or ROTH IRA contributions, become an active investor in rental properties, qualify as a real estate professional, use the short-term rental loophole, and explo...

Do you want to learn the ins and outs of hiring your spouse for your small business? In this episode of the Small Business Tax Savings Podcast, Mike takes a deep dive into the tax implications of hiring a spouse and how to make sure you stay on the right side of the law. Learn about the advantages and disadvantages of taking this route, such as increasing retirement contributions and gaining acces...

How can business owners minimize taxes and maximize growth? In this episode of the Small Business Tax Savings Podcast, Mike dives into strategies to help business owners minimize taxes and maximize growth. He discusses the advantages of hiring family members and avoiding FICA taxes by staying below the standard deduction rate. Mike covers topics such as setting up an LLC or DBA, using cloud-based...

How can you maximize your business potential? In this episode of the Small Business Tax Savings Podcast, Mike welcomes Matt Ruttenberg. Matt provides an overview of the different plans available and how they can benefit both employers and employees.  Matt covers topics such as the different types of deferred compensation plans, the bonus 162 plan, and life insurance retirement plans. Tune in now a...

How can you take advantage of tax strategies for rental properties in order to maximize investment returns? In this episode of the Small Business Tax Savings Podcast, Mike talks about the different types of depreciation such as straight line, accelerated bonus, and section 179, how cost segregation can be used to accelerate depreciation, and how losses from rental properties can be used to offset...

Do you want to learn more about Corporate Transparency Act and how it can benefit your business? In this episode of the Small Business Tax Savings Podcast, Mike welcomes John R. Strohmeyer. John is an attorney providing legal services covering Estate Planning & Probate, Tax: Business and International, and Business / Corporate. After working for law firms for nearly nine years, I started Stroh...

What is the importance of understanding and implementing a mid-year tax strategy? In this episode of the Small Business Tax Savings Podcast, Mike shares his knowledge and resources to help small business owners reduce taxation liabilities and maximize their savings. Mike covers topics such as entity structures, maximizing deductions, retirement plans, real estate investing, hiring family members,...

How can you create an effective business plan and pay the least amount in taxes possible? In this episode of the Small Business Tax Savings Podcast, Mike welcomes Brandon White and discusses the 11 slides needed for a successful back of the Napkin Business plan. They provide tips on crafting an elevator pitch to understand team funding needs and provide a summary slide. Owners stay organized and c...

What is the importance of researching your competition and managing your financials? In this episode of the Small Business Tax Savings Podcast, Mike welcomes Brandon White and discusses the 11 slides needed for a successful back of the Napkin Business plan. They provide tips on how to create a compelling and concise business plan that will help you save money and grow your business.  Brandon dives...

How do you create an effective elevator pitch for your business? In this episode of the Small Business Tax Savings Podcast, Mike welcomes Brandon White about their four-part series, “Back of the Napkin to Business Plan and 11 Sides”. Brandon is an entrepreneur with two exists, lots of strikeouts, an angel investor, a former venture capitalist, and worked in Marketing at America Online. He started...

How do you create an effective elevator pitch for your business? In this episode of the Small Business Tax Savings Podcast, Mike welcomes Brandon White about their four-part series, “Back of the Napkin to Business Plan and 11 Sides”. Brandon is an entrepreneur with two exists, lots of strikeouts, an angel investor, a former venture capitalist, and worked in Marketing at America Online. He started...

Do you want to know how you can save money on taxes through smart strategies and proper filing? In this episode of the Small Business Tax Savings Podcast, Mike answers listener questions every other month in a Q&A session. He tackles some of the most common questions from small business owners. Mike covers topics such as the Augusta Rule, “Why banks penalize small business owners?”, whether on...

What Is an S Corp and Should I Become One in 2023? In this episode of the Small Business Tax Savings Podcast, Mike provides an in-depth analysis of the advantages of becoming an S-corporation. Mike reviews the different entity types and explains why an S-corporation is often a better option.   Mike covers topics of what an S-corporation is, when to become one, how to set it up, what constitutes a...

How Is Your Income Taxed? In this episode of the Small Business Tax Savings Podcast, Mike breaks down the basics of taxation so that listeners can create a roadmap for their own businesses. Mike explains two main types of tax – ordinary income tax and capital gains tax, as well as self-employment taxes and FICA taxation for W2 employees. He covers the different types of income taxes, such as earne...

What Retirement Plan Options Are Available For My Business in 2023? In this episode of the Small Business Tax Savings Podcast, Mike interviews Matt Ruttenberg from Life Inc. Retirement Services about retirement plan options available for small businesses in 2023. Matt dives into the different types of retirement plans available for business owners, including traditional IRAs, ROTH IRAs, SEP IRAs,...

How do you avoid an IRS audit? In this episode of the Small Business Tax Savings Podcast, Mike discusses how to prevent an IRS audit, from co-mingling personal and business expenses to having separate bank accounts and credit banks, ditching cash payments, and taking bookkeeping seriously. Mike provides tips on what’s needed for business purposes and how to prove payment. He explains the details b...

Are you struggling to save money on your small business taxes? In this episode of the Small Business Tax Savings Podcast, Mike discusses how to maximize meals and travel deductions, separate entertainment expenses from meals, and find a business purpose for all meetings that involve food or drinks. Mike provides examples of deductible meal expenses such as dining with prospects or staff members, c...

How Can I Maximize Office Expenses and Employee Benefits? In this episode of the Small Business Tax Savings Podcast, Mike discusses how to shift from after-tax spending to pre-tax spending, highlighting acceptable expenses that qualify as ordinary and necessary. Mike offers a guide to maximizing available business deductions and discusses planning opportunities for maximizing deductions in technol...

Did you know that there are many tax deductions available that can help you save money? In this episode of the Small Business Tax Savings Podcast, Mike discusses maximizing advertising and gift deductions, which is part of a bigger series on business deductions and write-offs. Mike talks about advertising expenses, these refer to costs associated with promoting a company or brand through media buy...

How do you maximize deductions in your business? In this episode of the Small Business Tax Savings Podcast, Mike explores the core concept of deducting ordinary and necessary expenses as pre-tax spending, rather than after-tax spending. Mike provides an overview of various deductible expenses, including contract labor or outside services and insurance premiums. Before paying contractors, he advise...

What are the different tax deductions for small businesses? In this episode of the Small Business Tax Savings Podcast, Mike explains that certain expenses are tax deductible if they are ordinary and necessary for the business and have proper documentation to support them. Mike Jesowshek shares his insights into how businesses can claim this expense as a deductible item on their taxes. Mike covers...

How does the Secure 2.0 Act affect 401Ks? In this episode, Matt Ruttenberg discusses the Secure 2.0 Act and how it can significantly affect tax credits for business owners. The Secure 2.0 Act is a piece of legislation that aims to improve retirement security for Americans. The Secure 2.0 Act offers three main tax credits for businesses that offer retirement plans, including an administration tax c...

What is the most crucial for every business small business owner out there? In this episode, we discuss estimated taxes, where you’re a W2 employee, your taxes are calculated and paid by your employer, or as a business owner, it’s up to you to make sure you pay your own estimated taxes quarterly to cover federal and state agencies. This is because the US tax system is a pay-as-you-go system where...

Are you unsure about the difference between trademarks and copyrights for businesses? On this episode of the Small Business Tax Savings Podcast, we are joined by Andrea Sager to discuss the crucial information that small business owners need to know. Andrea Sager helps listeners to understand the importance of protecting your brand by filing applications and navigating copyright law. She shares wh...