Tag Archives: money talk

Money Talk: Understanding the new medicare taxes

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Sharon Thatcher

- By Mark Battersby – Many builders, contractors face two new taxes Largely unnoticed, ignored or overshadowed by the talk about the “Fiscal Cliff,” higher tax rates, tax reform and the economy, many builders and contractors woke up on January … Read more »

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Money Talk: How builders can survive an audit and minimize the damage

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Sharon Thatcher

By Mark Battersby – Although the risk of a federal tax audit remains low, thanks to the Internal Revenue Service’s still-secret audit selection process, every rural building business owner and manager has good reason to fear an audit – if, … Read more »

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Money Talk: Tips on how to compensate yourself correctly

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Sharon Thatcher

By Mark Battersby  – Are you an employee of your rural building business? More importantly, at least to our lawmakers and the Internal Revenue Service, does your business properly compensate you the owner/employee for the services that you provide to … Read more »

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Money Talk: The ABC’s of going LLC

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Sharon Thatcher

by Mark E. Battersby There is a relatively new business structure on the block. While the S corporation remains the most-used type of small business entity, the Limited Liability Company, or LLC, is increasingly the entity of choice for both … Read more »

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