Tax Planning For Small Businesses
17th June 2010 by Tax Man No CommentsBig corporations pay large fees for expert tax advice that saves them, quite literally, a fortune whilst small businesses pay far more than their fair share. Is this right? On the one hand it isn’t, as small businesses find it hard enough to survive without paying more taxes than they need to, but on the other hand it is, as the rules are the same for all businesses, regardless of their size. The difference is that the big corporations are making the rules and regulations work in their favor whereas the small businesses are just accepting the rules and regulations at face value. At the heart of this situation is the reluctance of many accountants to be real tax advisers and to help small businesses arrange their operations to best take advantage of strategies that would result in a lower tax bill. Lots of accountants simply take the raw numbers from their clients and enter them into a tax preparation program. No real planning or review process - just in and out. Accounting and tax professionals hired by small business may argue that among their top priorities is providing their services at a rate that their clients can afford. They are of the belief that engaging in true strategic tax planning would produce a sizable bill that their customers did not intend to incur. There may be some truth to the notion that certain small businesses are interested in securing simple tax compliance at the lowest possible fee, it seems logical that increasing numbers of such entrepreneurs would realize that by paying slightly higher professional fees upfront, they may realize tax savings that would far outweigh the initial expenditure. Ultimately, entrepreneurs must realize that a positive balance sheet is the real objective, and that remitting more money in taxes than they need to is counterproductive. It is important for business owners to guard against relying on inadequate tax advice simply out of habit or out of an illogical resistance to paying slightly higher professional fees. The best strategy is to seek tax planning advice that is thorough and strategic, and to do so early in the tax year in order to have the time needed to implement techniques that truly can shrink annual liabilities. What you should do is to take a lesson from this big corporations that enjoy all those big tax breaks and invest in a professional tax planner. As a small business owner you work too hard and put in too many hours each year to end up giving a big percentage of your profits to the IRS. This is truly an investment that will pay for itself. Hiring a good tax adviser is not about stretching the code or risking an audit, it’s about using the code effectively to save money and pay less. It is important that you hire a qualified tax accountant that can help you to save as much money as possible on your taxes.
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