2018 Eleventh-hour Year-End Medical and Retirement Deductions

12/8/2018

When you get busy with your business, you can easily forget about retirement accounts and medical coverages and plans. But the end of the year is nearing, and now is the time to act.

The following six action steps for 2018 that can help you reduce your taxes and put extra money pocket.

Put your retirement plan in place no later than December 31 to make sure you have a plan. Actually, make sure you make a contribution to the plan before December 31.
Convert to a Roth IRA. The long-term savings here can be huge. Make sure to leave the converted funds in the Roth for at least five years.
If you have a Section 105 plan in place and you have not been reimbursing expenses monthly, do a reimbursement now to get your 2018 deductions, and then put yourself on a monthly reimbursement schedule in 2019.
If you have not reimbursed your qualified small employer health reimbursement account (QSEHRA), make sure to get that done properly now. If you have not yet put a QSEHRA in place and you plan to do so on January 1, do that now and just suffer that $50-per-employee penalty should you be found out.
If you operate your business as an S corporation and you want an above-the-line tax deduction for the cost of your health insurance, you need the S corporation to (a) pay for or reimburse you for the health insurance and (b) put it on your W-2. Make sure that happens before December 31.
Claim the tax credit for the health insurance you give your employees. If you provide your employees with health insurance, see whether your pay structure and number of employees put you in a position to claim a 50 percent tax credit for some or all of the monies you paid for health insurance in 2018 and, possibly, prior years.

If you would like my help with any of these steps, please call me on my direct line at 262-358-8297.
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