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Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” Revives 100% Bonus Depreciation—What It Means for Businesses
The Big Beautiful Bill makes 100% bonus depreciation permanent, offering business immediate tax savings on equipment, real esate improvements, and more. Learn how to leverage this powerful incentive and when it might be smarter to opt out.
Why Your Partnership LLC Needs a Revocable Living Trust
Learn why every partnership LLC needs a revocable living trust to avoid probate, protect your business, and save on taxes. Discover how KKOS Lawyers can help you structure your estate plan for long-term success.
Tax-Smart Investing with Real Estate and Crypto
Real estate and crypto have more in common than you think. Learn how savvy investors are using LLCs and S Corps to save on taxes and protect their wealth.
Mat Sorensen’s Blog
Mat has been at the forefront of the Self-Directed IRA industry since 2006. He’s CEO of Directed IRA, a partner at KKOS Lawyers, a national speaker, a top-ranked podcast host, a best-selling author, and a self-directed retirement investor. Mat is a VIP Contributor at Entrepreneur and is an expert author at Cryptopedia.
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Mark J. Kohler’s Blog
Mark J. Kohler, M.Pr.A., C.P.A., J.D., is a best-selling author, national speaker, radio show host, writer and video personality for Entrepreneur.com, real estate investor, senior partner in the law firm Kyler, Kohler, Ostermiller & Sorensen, and the accounting firm of Kohler & Eyre, CPAs. Mark is a personal and small business tax and legal expert who helps clients build and protect wealth through wealth management strategies, as well as business and tax remedies often overlooked in this challenging, ever-changing economic climate. His seminars have helped tens of thousands of individuals and small business owners navigate the maze of legal, regulatory, and financial laws to achieve greater success and wealth.
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Estate Planning
Your Estate Plan and its Supporting Cast: Mini-Me, Thor, The Office, and The Titanic
When most people hear about an estate plan, they normally associate it with a trust. Certainly the trust is the lead actor in the estate plan because the trust is designed to set forth the plan or instructions for what will happen to your assets in your trust upon...
Who Should be the Beneficiary of Your Life Insurance?
Life insurance is an integral part of financial and estate planning for many. In most cases, people purchase life insurance in order to protect their spouse, children, and/or others who are financially dependent on them from becoming indigent in the event they die....
Creative Planning Options with a Revocable Living Trust
Estate planning is something most know they should do, but most American adults simply haven’t gotten it done. In a survey available from AARP, 60% of American adults do not have an estate plan. The number gets even higher for some minority populations. In most...
Business Formation
When Is It Time for a Trademark?
Wondering if it’s time to trademark your business name, logo, or slogan? Learn when-and why-federal trademark protection matters, plus how to avoid costly mistakes.
When Does a ‘Reverse’ Retirement Rollover Make Sense?
Does it ever make sense to roll over/transfer an IRA to a 401(k)? This is sometimes called a ‘reverse rollover’, and the answer is YES. Here are 5 instances that could save you big-time!
Partnerships and S-Corporations | Like Oil and Water, they don’t Mix
The S-Corp partnership acts like a pair of handcuffs when it comes to tax strategy. Saving SE Tax is secondary to the flexibility partners need in tax planning.
Tax Savings
Opportunity Zones when Selling Real Estate Could Save You Thousands
Deven L. Munns, Esq. Opportunity Zones (OZ) investments were created under the recent passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) and designed to help states jumpstart communities that historically have struggled economically. In theory, they have a two-prong benefit;...
What Tax Law is Haunting NYC?
Deven L. Munns, Esq. New York City has a lot to offer when it comes to world-class entertainment, dining, and sightseeing: Rockefeller Center, the Museum of Natural History, the Brooklyn Bridge, Time Square, and Broadway! However, unbeknownst to visitors to this...
What US Citizens must report with Foreign Property or Bank Accounts
Individuals for which the FATCA rules apply are required to self-report their foreign assets every year.
