An Accountable Plan is another way of ensuring that all business expenses, incurred by yourself or your staff members, are deducted from your gross income when filing your business tax return. It is a structured plan created to reimburse employees for out-of-pocket business expenses, such as cell phone, association dues, auto and travel. Once you’ve the plan in place, you can deduct the reimbursements made to your employees as business expenses. In fact, they are tax-free reimbursements, and you’ll also save yourself payroll taxes on those payments as well.
Having a retirement plan is an effective way of minimizing both your business and personal tax liabilities. This is especially true as the amount that the business pays for the retirement planning services and contributions made to the retirement accounts of the employees is tax deductible. Offering a retirement plan to your employees keeps your business competitive in the job marketplace and help your business thrive.
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