Tax

Tax Issues When Starting Your Business

Tax Issues When Starting Your Business

“With great power there must also come great responsibility.” – Ben Parker As you begin plotting what type of business yours will become, it’s good to look at how different structures will dictate what types of taxes you will pay and how high they could be. The...

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It’s Always Election Season: 83(b)

It’s Always Election Season: 83(b)

“The wages of sin are death, but by the time taxes are taken out, it's just sort of a tired feeling.” ― Paula Poundstone There are various ways employees and freelancers can be paid. Sometimes, particularly when small businesses are concerned, people are not paid by...

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Oh no! My taxes are due today!

 Oh no! My taxes are due today!  “When I wake up in the morning, I feel like a billionaire without paying taxes.” -- Ernie Banks, Hall Of Fame Chicago Cub Calm down. It’s Emancipation Day in Washington, D.C. today. Taxes are due on Monday, April 18th.

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What Happened Is…I Can’t Pay My Taxes

"Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's." [Matthew 22:21] You can't pay your taxes.  I'm stressing "can't," because it's not to be confused with "won't." We are only working with the can’t and not the won’t. If you're...

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Three Tax Tips

"Is this my bill or my phone number?” - Peter Griffin It’s tax season and I’m in a tax tip sort of mood. All sorts of questions get thrown at Brinen & Associates and we are happy to be a resource for companies and individuals. We’ve touched upon some of these...

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