by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Accounting Standards, Business Plans, Tax Planning
Most business owners want a retirement plan that meets the following criteria: Current tax benefit on contributions. Ability to minimize or avoid contributions when cash flow is tight. Only cover full time, long term employees. High percentage (70 percent or more) of...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Accounting Standards, Financial Planning, Tax Planning
If your Maine-based small business doesn’t provide health insurance, or if you do provide coverage but your employees are faced with increasing deductibles, co-pays or out-of-pocket expenses, it’s the perfect time to take a look at flexible spending accounts...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Accounting Standards, Business Plans, Financial Planning
When a professional corporation sells its assets or liquidates, one important tax issue is whether the corporation or the shareholder-employees own any appreciated professional goodwill. For tax purposes, goodwill is an intangible asset. It represents the value of a...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Accounting Standards, Financial Planning
The success of your Maine-based small business depends to a great extent on the quality of the contracts you sign. A good contract protects everyone, and a bad contract could ruin you. Every time you promise to exchange services or property, you create a...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Accounting Standards, Business Plans, Financial Planning
When it comes to building wealth on a tax-deferred basis, the benefits of a 401(k) plan are too good to pass up. If your Maine-based small business doesn’t have a 401(k) plan, now is a good time to start one. If you already have a plan in place, there are ways...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Accounting Standards, Financial Planning
If you are a Maine-based business owner and you own commercial property, you’re probably depreciating it over 39 years. That means that every year, you deduct 1/39th of the property’s value (excluding land) from your taxes. Depending on the value of your...
