Reducing a Business Owner Client's Exposure to Social Security and Self-Employment Taxes

Wednesday, Dec. 10
10:50am - 12:30pm

(Check-In 10:50am )

Online

2.00 Credits

Member Price $89.00

Non-Member Price $124.00

Overview

Many business owner clients wish to minimize their Social Security and self-employment tax liabilities. This course provides tax practitioners with the background to understand what kinds of income constitute self-employment income and earned income. It covers strategies that can be used to reduce clients’ exposure to the self-employment tax and Social Security tax.

Objectives

Determine when avoiding earned income/SE income works favorably for the client

Understand how hiring a spouse and/or child helps reduce self-employment tax

Differentiate between income treated as self- employment income and income that is not self-employment income

Highlights

Section 1402(a)(1) exclusions from the definition of self-employment income

Application of the SE tax to members of limited liability companies

Taking a self-employed owner's health insurance deductions against self-employment tax

How using the S corporation and the MMLLC treated as a partnership can help reduce an individual's exposure to self-employment tax

How hiring a spouse and/or child helps reduce self-employment tax

Differentiating between income treated as self- employment income and income that is not self-employment income

Designed For

Tax practitioners who advise clients with regard to their self-employment tax liability

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of individual income tax

Preparation

None

Notice

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