Financial Advisers Can Provide Valuable Insight for Second Marriage Estate Planning

Case Study, Divorce/Loss of Spouse, Estate, Family Finances, Featured

Chief Investment Officer Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA, is joined by Senior Financial Planner Giuliana Barbagelata, CFP®, to discuss what aspects to consider when developing an estate plan for a second marriage that involves children from a previous marriage. While it requires an estate planning attorney to prepare the wills and trusts, the experts discuss all the groundwork financial planners put into making an estate plan work.

S Corporations Reasonable Compensation Requirement

Blog, Business Owner/Self Employed, Tax

An S corporation does not directly pay taxes on its income; instead, its income, losses, deductions, and credits flow through to its shareholders’ individual tax returns and are not subject to self-employment taxes. As a result, many S corporations ignore the requirement that each shareholder-employee must take reasonable compensation in the form of W-2 wages in exchange for services performed for the corporation.

Our Three Cents — Mind the Gap

Business Exit Planning, Business Owner/Self Employed

The Our Three Cents hosts Troy, Nick, and K.C. of Henssler Financial discuss how business owners need to mind the gap when it comes time to sell their business. They need to pay attention to the gaps in profit, value, and wealth. This includes identifying deficiencies in the business that can make you less attractive to a buyer than your industry peers. Then, consider moves to make to improve the value of the business today and ultimately how much the owner can take away from it when they finally step away.