Hire your kids instead of paying them an allowance!
It is quite common to see children actively involved in the family business. Even young children can perform valuable services. Many business owners, however, miss out on the major tax savings generated by actually hiring their children and paying them a fair wage for their services.
The expense is tax-deductible to you, and the income is tax-free to them. [Reg Sec 1.162-7(a) ] The tax-free limit for dependent children was $5,350 per child per year for 2007, and it tends to be increased somewhat each year. The amount is equal to the Standard Deduction.
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What Can Your Children Do For Your Business?
As a parent, I’m always looking for ways to teach my children life long lessons about money. One of the best teaching tools I have found is money! What I really like about money as a teaching tool is not only its effectiveness in teaching my children, but also its effectiveness in reducing my taxes!
In a recent article, I asked you to think about this question:
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Recently I’ve been sharing tax strategies related to getting your children in the game and on your payroll. Now that you’ve put your children to work, the next step is to put their money to work!
There are many ways your children can put their money to work. Here are two of those ways:
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