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Ten Essential Business Functional Areas

essential business functional areasWhen designing a business it is critical that all aspects of the business be addressed. It will not work to concentrate on sales or production or any other part of the business and ignore other parts. So, what are all these other parts that you should address?

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What is "Reasonable Compensation"?

What is Reasonable Compenasation to the IRS?Reasonable Compensation is a current high priority issue for the IRS concerning all corporations, especially S corporations

Wage Compensation for Corporation Officers

Corporate officers are specifically included within the definition of employee for FICA (Federal Insurance Contribution Tax Act), FUTA (Federal Unemployment Tax Act), and federal income tax withholding under the Internal Revenue Code. When corporate officers perform services for the corporation, and receive or are entitled to receive payments, their compensation is generally considered wages. Sub-chapter S corporations should treat payments for services to officers as wages, and not as distributions of cash and property or loans to shareholder or limited liability company members.

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A Story to Grow From: But I have an LLC!

A Story to Grow From: But I have an limited liability entity!It was a fine summer Monday, and Randy was feeling good that his business was finally getting requests for new jobs, more in line with business before the downturn.

He knew what a struggle it had been to stay afloat through the last two years. He felt that he would soon be able to catch up on his past due bills to suppliers. Too much brain damage dealing with constant collection calls and no money to satisfy them.

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