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Monday, October 23, 2023 Live Webcast

Reducing a Business Owner Client’s Exposure to Social Security and Self-Employment Taxes (E2310142)

11:00 AM - 12:40 PM EDT

Registration: 10:30 AM EDT

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2 CPE Credits in TX

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.

This course features a live instructor and has been specifically designed for the NJCPA.

DESIGNED FOR

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

BENEFITS

  • 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

COURSE LEVEL

Intermediate

PREREQUISITES

Basic knowledge of individual income tax

ADVANCE PREPARATION

None

ADDITIONAL NOTES

  • Qualifies for IRS

INSTRUCTOR

Dennis Riley

Dennis P. Riley, CPA, M.B.A.

Dennis Riley, CPA

Dennis Riley has more than 35 years of experience in accounting, consulting, tax preparation, and government representation. He specializes in the tax and business needs of individuals, families, and entrepreneurial small businesses. He is a frequent lecturer on topics related to taxation and closely held businesses. He has received the Surgent Outstanding Discussion Leader Award because of his consistently high evaluations for knowledge and presentation skills. Riley's experience includes a range of services including negotiations with federal and state government tax authorities, offers in compromise, closing agreements, strategic business plans, litigation support, record reconstruction, business formation and dissolution, problem solving, and tax preparation. He has resolved multiple-year filing issues, organization issues, and business transition problems.

PRICING

$99.00 - Member

$136.50 - Nonmember

Event Cancelled

This event has been cancelled.

ADDITIONAL OPTIONS

Print a registration form

COURSE DEVELOPER

Surgent

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