There has been a lot of hype over the past couple of years surrounding a new piece of legislation that allows a husband and wife who operate a business together to forego filing a Partnership return in favor of filing a Schedule C on their joint tax return.
The argument for this is that the accounting fees will typically be $200-300 less each year and the couple wouldn’t have to go through the hassle of signing & mailing in their tax return.
However, the downside is that audit risk will jump from .3% to 2.7%, leaving your business nine times more likely to be pulled for a random IRS audit!
The best options for any husband and wife business partners would be to establish an S-Corporation or an LLC. The second best option would be to remain a Partnership and continue to file a separate Partnership tax return. The worst option would be to "take advantage" of this legislation and file a Schedule C.
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The argument for this is that the accounting fees will typically be $200-300 less each year and the couple wouldn’t have to go through the hassle of signing & mailing in their tax return.
However, the downside is that audit risk will jump from .3% to 2.7%, leaving your business nine times more likely to be pulled for a random IRS audit!
The best options for any husband and wife business partners would be to establish an S-Corporation or an LLC. The second best option would be to remain a Partnership and continue to file a separate Partnership tax return. The worst option would be to "take advantage" of this legislation and file a Schedule C.
Effective Tax Planning for the MicroBusiness is in stores now.
Click on this link to receive 20% OFF plus FREE Shipping!
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