by Molen & Associates | Jul 26, 2026 | Small Business
Paying your children to work in your business is a legitimate tax strategy — not a loophole, not a gray area. The IRS explicitly allows it, and when done correctly, it shifts money from a high tax bracket to a low one (or eliminates tax on it entirely), while teaching...
by Molen & Associates | Jul 24, 2026 | Individual Tax Preparation
The United States has a pay-as-you-go tax system. Employees handle this automatically through withholding. But if you’re self-employed, receive investment income, run a pass-through business, or have any income not subject to withholding, you’re...
by Molen & Associates | Jul 12, 2026 | Tax Planning
Every taxpayer has the right to arrange their affairs to pay as little tax as the law allows. That’s not a tax shelter — it’s a legal principle. But there’s a meaningful spectrum between “standard planning” and “will cost you...
by Molen & Associates | Jun 14, 2026 | IRS Representation
Most people picture an IRS audit as an agent sitting across a desk, combing through receipts. That’s not how most discrepancies are caught. The IRS finds the vast majority of underreported income through an automated process called information matching — and it...
by Molen & Associates | Mar 24, 2026 | Uncategorized
Real Estate & Rental Property Tax Strategies: What Investors Need to Know Every year, we see it. Clients come to us asking about Roth conversions—some have heard they’re a great strategy, others are worried about the tax hit, and many aren’t sure if it even...