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Taxplanninginvolvesconceivingofandimplementingvariousstrategiesinordertominimizetheamountoftaxespaidforgivenperiod.Forasmallbusiness,minimizingthetaxliabilitycanprovidemoneyforexpenses,investment,orgrowth.Inthisway,taxplanningcanbeasourceofworkingcapital.AccordingtoTheEntrepreneurMagazineSmallBusinessAdvisor,twobasicrulesapplytotaxplanning.First,asmallbusinessshouldneverincuradditionalexpenseonlytogainataxdeduction.Whilepurchasingnecessaryequipmentpriortotheendoftaxyearcanbeavaluabletaxplanningstrategy,markingunnecessarypurchasesisnotrecommended.Secondasmallbusinessshouldalwaysattempttodefertaxeswhenpossible.Deferringtaxesenablesthebusinesstousethatmoneyinterest-free,andsometimesevenearninterestonit,untilthenexttimetaxesaredue.
Expertsrecommendthatentrepreneursandsmallbusinessownersconductformaltaxplanningsessionsinthemiddleofeachtaxyear.Thisapproachwillgivethemtimetoapplytheirstrategiestothecurrentyearaswellasallowthemtogetajumponthefollowingyear.Itisimportantforsmallbusinessownerstomaintainapersonalawarenessoftaxplanningissuesinordertosavemoney.Evenifemployaprofessionalbookkeeperoraccountant,smallbusinessownersshouldkeepcarefultabsontheirsowntaxpreparationinordertotakeadvantageofallpossibleopportunitiesfordeductionandtaxsavings."Whetherornotyouenlisttheaidofanoutsider,youshouldunderstandthebasicprovisionsofthetaxcode."Justasyouwouldnotturnoverthemanagementofyourmoneytoanotherperson,youshouldnotblindlyallowsomeoneelsetotakecompletechargeofyourtaxpayingresponsibilities."
Inaddition,asFrederickW.DaileywroteinhisbookTaxSavvyforSmallBusiness,"
Taxknowledgehaspowerfulprofitpotential.Knowingwhatthetaxlawhastooffercangiveyouafarbetterbottomlinethanyourcompetitorswhodon'
tbothertolearn.
GeneralAreasofTaxPlanning
Thereareseveralgeneralareasoftaxplanningthatapplytoallsortsofsmallbusinesses.Theseareasincludethechoiceofaccountingandinventory-valuationmethods,thetimingofequipmentpurchases,thespreadingofbusinessincomeamongfamilymembers,andtheselectionoftax-favoredbenefitplansandinvestments.Therearealsosomeareasoftaxplanningthatarespecifictocertainbusinessforms—i.e.,soleproprietorships,partnerships,Ccorporations,andScorporations.Someofthegeneraltaxplanningstrategiesaredescribedbelow:
ACCOUNTINGMETHODS.Accountingmethodsrefertothebasicrulesandguidelinesunderwhichbusinesseskeeptheirfinancialrecordsandpreparetheirfinancialreports.Therearetwomainaccountingmethodsusedforrecord-keeping:
thecashbasisandtheaccrualbasis.Smallbusinessownersmustdecidewhichmethodtousedependingonthelegalformofthebusiness,itssalesvolume,whetheritextendscredittocustomers,andthetaxrequirementssetforthbytheInternalRevenueService(IRS).Thechoiceofaccountingmethodisanissueintaxplanning,asitcanaffecttheamountoftaxesowedbyasmallbusinessinagivenyear.
Accountingrecordspreparedusingthecashbasisrecognizeincomeandexpensesaccordingtoreal-timecashflow.Incomeisrecordeduponreceiptoffunds,ratherthanbaseduponwhenitisactuallyearned,andexpensesarerecordedastheyarepaid,ratherthanastheyareactuallyincurred.Underthisaccountingmethod,therefore,itispossibletodefertaxableincomebydelayingbillingsothatpaymentisnotreceivedinthecurrentyear.Likewise,itispossibletoaccelerateexpensesbypayingthemassoonasthebillsarereceived,inadvanceoftheduedate.Thecashmethodissimplerthantheaccrualmethod,itprovidesamoreaccuratepictureofcashflow,andincomeisnotsubjecttotaxationuntilthemoneyisactuallyreceived.
Incontrast,theaccrualbasismakesagreaterefforttorecognizeincomeandexpensesintheperiodtowhichtheyapply,regardlessofwhetherornotmoneyhaschangedhands.Underthissystem,revenueisrecordedwhenitisearned,ratherthanwhenpaymentisreceived,andexpensesrecordedwhentheyareincurred,ratherthanwhenpaymentismade.Themainadvantageoftheaccrualmethodisthatitprovidesamoreaccuratepictureofhowabusinessisperformingoverthelong-termthanthecashmethod.Themaindisadvantagesarethatitismorecomplexthanthecashbasis,andthatincometaxesmaybeowedonrevenuebeforepaymentisactuallyreceived.However,theaccrualbasismayyieldfavorabletaxresultsforcompaniesthathavefewreceivablesandlargecurrentliabilities.
Undergenerallyacceptedaccountingprinciples(GAAP),theaccrualbasisofaccountingisrequiredforallbusinessesthathandleinventory,fromsmallretailerstolargemanufacturers.Itisalsorequiredforcorporationsandpartnershipsthathavegrosssalesover$5millionperyear,thoughthereareexceptionsforfarmingbusinessesandqualifiedpersonalservicecorporations—suchasdoctors,lawyers,accountants,andconsultants.Otherbusinessesgenerallycandecidewhichaccountingmethodtousebasedontherelativetaxsavingsitprovides.
INVENTORYVALUATIONMETHODS.Themethodasmallbusinesschoosesforinventoryvaluationcanalsoleadtosubstantialtaxsavings.Inventoryvaluationisimportantbecausebusinessesarerequiredtoreducetheamounttheydeductforinventorypurchasesoverthecourseofayearbytheamountremainingininventoryattheendoftheyear.Forexample,abusinessthatpurchased$10,000ininventoryduringtheyearbuthad$6,000remainingininventoryattheendoftheyearcouldonlycount$4,000asanexpenseforinventorypurchases,eventhoughtheactualcashoutlaywasmuchlarger.Valuingtheremaininginventorydifferentlycouldincreasetheamountdeductedfromincomeandthusreducetheamountoftaxowedbythebusiness.
Thetaxlawprovidestwopossiblemethodsforinventoryvaluation:
thefirst-in,first-outmethod(FIFO);
andthelast-in,first-outmethod(LIFO).Asthenamessuggest,theseinventorymethodsdifferintheassumptiontheymakeaboutthewayitemsaresoldfrominventory.FIFOassumesthattheitemspurchasedtheearliestarethefirsttoberemovedfrominventory,whileLIFOassumesthattheitemspurchasedmostrecentlyarethefirsttoberemovedfrominventory.Inthisway,FIFOvaluestheremaininginventoryatthemostcurrentcost,whileLIFOvaluestheremaininginventoryattheearliestcostpaidthatyear.
LIFOisgenerallythepreferredinventoryvaluationmethodduringtimesofrisingcosts.Itplacesalowervalueontheremaininginventoryandahighervalueonthecostofgoodssold,thusreducingincomeandtaxes.Ontheotherhand,FIFOisgenerallypreferredduringperiodsofdeflationorinindustrieswhereinventorycantendtoloseitsvaluerapidly,suchashightechnology.CompaniesareallowedtofileForm970andswitchfromFIFOtoLIFOatanytimetotakeadvantageoftaxsavings.However,theymusttheneitherwaittenyearsorgetpermissionfromtheIRStoswitchbacktoFIFO.
EQUIPMENTPURCHASES.UnderSection179oftheInternalRevenueCode,businessesareallowedtodeductatotalof$18,000inequipmentpurchasesduringtheyearinwhichthepurchasesaremade.Anypurchasesabovethisamountmustbedepreciatedoverseveralfuturetaxperiods.Itisoftenadvantageousforsmallbusinessestousethistaxincentivetoincreasetheirdeductionsforbusinessexpenses,thusreducingtheirtaxableincomeandtheirtaxliability.Necessaryequipmentpurchasesuptothelimitcanbetimedatyearendandstillbefullydeductiblefortheyear.Thistaxincentivealsoappliestopersonalpropertyputintoserviceforbusinessuse,withtheexceptionofautomobilesandrealestate.
WAGESPAIDTOFAMILYMEMBERS.Self-employedpersonscanalsoreducetheirtaxburdenbypayingwagestoaspouseortodependentchildren.Wagespaidtochildrenundertheageof18arenotsubjecttoFICA(SocialSecurityandMedicare)taxes.Undernormalcircumstances,employersarerequiredtowithhold7.65percentofthefirst$62,700ofanemployee'
sincomeforFICAtaxes.Employersarealsorequiredtomatchthe7.65percentcontributedbyeveryemployee,sothatthetotalFICAcontributionis15.3percent.Self-employedpersonsarerequiredtopayboththeemployerandemployeeportionsoftheFICAtax.
ButtheFICAtaxesarewaivedwhentheemployeeisadependentchildofthesmallbusinessowner,savingthechildandtheparent7.65percenteach.Inaddition,thechild'
swagesarestillconsideredataxdeductiblebusinessexpensefortheparent—thusreducingtheparent'
staxableincome.Althoughthechildmustpaynormalincometaxesonthewagesheorshereceives,itislikelytobeatalowertaxratethantheparentpays.Somebusinessownersareabletofurtherreducetheirtaxburdenbypayingwagestotheirspouse.Ifthesewagesbringthebusinessowner'
snetincomebelow$62,700—thethresholdforFICAtaxes—thentheymayreducetheself-employmenttaxowedbybusinessowner.Itisimportanttonote,however,thatthechildorspousemustactuallyworkforthebusinessandthatthewagesmustbereasonablefortheworkperformed.
BENEFITSPLANSANDINVESTMENTS.Taxplanningalsoappliestovarioustypesofemployeebenefitsthatcanprovideabusinesswithtaxdeductions,suchascontributionstolifeinsurance,healthinsurance,orretirementplans.Asanaddedbonus,manysuchbenefitprogramsarenotconsideredtaxableincomeforemployees.Finally,taxplanningappliestovarioustypesofinvestmentsthatcanshifttaxliab
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