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2 August 2016 | 5 replies
The S-Corp allows that you can pay yourself using the salary / dividend split (1:2) to limit self-employment tax.
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29 August 2015 | 2 replies
So far I have been getting all the distributions and life is good.However, now that I am doing taxes for 2014 (I extended), tax man says that that interest is subject to self-employment taxes.
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10 October 2015 | 5 replies
@James Warren High employment growth is the number one indicator that a market is getting ready to explode (at least that's what I've read, no deals under MY belt to back it up).
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16 July 2015 | 7 replies
I'm also Employed Full-time But with Some Readjustment to my work Schedule I can Work as a Real Estate Agent.
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22 September 2015 | 20 replies
I'm self-employed and I own investment property so that's already two strikes against me for underwriting complexity.
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18 May 2016 | 2 replies
But, I am planning on buying some properties conventionally in the near future and have been looking at the tax benefits/efficiency of the potential passive losses in regards to my tax situation.In my 'day job' I am self employed.
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6 June 2016 | 71 replies
Another point to consider is a "Plan B" employment - areas like Washington DC, the Carolinas, Atanta, GA, and Florida have tons of contracting or consulting jobs for ex military.
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22 May 2016 | 12 replies
I'm doing the same, but my employers ESPP plan is similiar to NickB's but the limit only 10% of pretax income and the period is six months.
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10 April 2016 | 3 replies
I am a general contractor with over 10 years experience in commercial construction but working on being self employed as a builder/developer of SF custom homes.
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16 April 2016 | 18 replies
That issue is a function of simply being farther away from urban centers which typically have more employment opportunities than rural locations.