Self-employed individuals face many vexing tax compliance and planning problems. while most salaried individuals think little of tax compliance except at the end of the year, the self-employed often face thorny tax issues throughout the year. Self-employed individuals must deal with estimated taxes, FICA, business income and deductions, and specific tax rules that uniquely affect their basic business and personal needs.
Highlights include:
-- Understanding the Self-Employment Tax
-- Accounting choices and Deferring Income
-- Maximizing Start-Up and Expansion Cost Deductions
-- Maximizing Automobile, Transportation, and Moving Expense Deductions
-- Maximizing Travel and Entertainment Deductions
-- Maximizing Depreciation
-- Pension Plan Strategies
-- Disposing of Business Property
-- Avoiding Hobby Classification and Passive Losses
-- Avoiding Tax Penalties and the Alternative Minimum Tax
-- Hiring Independent Contractors
-- Strategies for Estate Planning Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге Tax Strategies for the Self-Employed (Julia K Brazelton, Julia K. Brazelton, Alan D. Campbell, Sharie Dow)