by Molen & Associates | Sep 6, 2026 | Tax Planning
Most people conflate these two things, but they are fundamentally different services — and confusing them is expensive. Tax preparation is what happens after the year ends. Tax planning is what happens before. The difference in outcome between someone who does only...
by Molen & Associates | Aug 30, 2026 | Small Business
Most business owners have spent years building something valuable — and have no idea what it’s actually worth. They’ll know their revenue, their payroll, maybe their profit margin. But the number that represents the enterprise value of the business? Often...
by Molen & Associates | Aug 23, 2026 | Tax Planning
Most S-Corp owners think about their salary once — when they set it up — and rarely revisit it. That’s a mistake in both directions. Undercompensating yourself creates IRS audit risk. Overcompensating costs you unnecessarily in payroll taxes. The right number...
by Molen & Associates | Aug 16, 2026 | Small Business
The “which entity should I be?” question comes up constantly — and the answer is almost always the same: it depends on your income, your plans, and what you’re trying to optimize for. The conversation gets muddled because people conflate legal...
by Molen & Associates | Aug 9, 2026 | Small Business
Most tax strategies require you to give something up — higher contributions, deferred income, more complexity. The Augusta Rule is one of the few that generates a deduction for your business while putting tax-free dollars in your pocket simultaneously. But it only...
