How to (Legally) Defer Taxes Using Your Accounting Method
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We've never met a contractor who liked paying taxes, but there's a difference between tax avoidance and tax deferral. This week, let's talk about some strategies to legally defer your taxes without creating bigger problems down the road for your business.
Topics we cover in this episode include:
- What tax deferral really means
- The four main tax methods and how tax deferral works with each
- Strategies that involve delayed billing or paying expenses at year-end
- Common pitfalls that contractors encounter when trying to avoid taxes
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1. 126 - How to (Legally) Defer Taxes Using Your Accounting Method (00:00:00)
2. What is tax deferral? (00:01:46)
3. The tax methods and how they work (00:04:43)
4. Cash Basis Method (00:05:23)
5. Delaying billing at the end of the year (00:06:50)
6. Paying expenses before the end of the year (00:07:32)
7. Accrual Basis (00:10:56)
8. Completed Contract Method (00:12:30)
9. Percentage of completion method (00:16:54)
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