There are three main areas we need to keep in mind as the year ends:
1. Taxes
2. Corporate formalities
3. Planning for next year
Revisit the idea of converting your 10 largest expenses.
This is an ongoing process that should be done at least twice the first year. Its not realistic to expect you will convert all of your biggest expenses the first time around because its too big of a taskthis is a habit needing to be developed over time. Our largest expenses, habits, and businesses all change over time. As your life evolves, so should your deductions, so keep current.
Strategy: upstreaming income.
The goal of upstreaming income is to shift income from this tax year to the next tax year. Whatever your operating account balance is on December 31 will get added, as of January 1, to your last years income. If you have a $50,000 balance, for example, going into the next year, thats taxable income. You therefore should upstream the money, making it no longer taxable for that year. This strategy is applicable if you have an S Corp, partnership, limited partnership or sole proprietorship.
How to upstream income
Upstreaming...