Just a quick note to alert you to a way to increase tax savings for your high-income self-employed or small business clients in 2019. Consider recommending a Defined Benefit plan instead of a SEP for clients paying too much for 2018. Here’s how:
Look out for these types of clients when you’re heads down this tax season.
High K-1 or W-2 for small S-corp owners (with 1-10 employees) or
Schedule C Net Profit (line 31) for sole proprietors which exceeds $200,000
SEP-IRA and 401(k) clients who want to contribute and deduct more in 2019