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One job across the state line is enough. A crew on a job site is physical presence, and the federal shield most people have heard of, P.L. 86-272.
US TaxFederal and state prevailing wage laws require above-market pay and certified payroll on public projects. How Davis-Bacon works and the tax implications.
US TaxA worker who shows up at your job site every morning, uses your materials, and takes direction from your superintendent is an employee.
US TaxCAS governs how government contractors measure, assign, and allocate costs. The Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) add a second, separate layer.
US Tax100% bonus depreciation is now permanent. A cost segregation study can reclassify 20-40% of your building into components you expense in year one.
US TaxDCAA audits government contractors through pre-award surveys, incurred cost audits, forward pricing reviews, floor checks, and CAS compliance reviews.
US TaxDFARS 252.242-7006 sets the criteria for an adequate accounting system. Fail the DCAA audit and the contracting officer withholds 10% of every payment.
US TaxThe ICE model is the standard DCAA format for the annual incurred cost submission. File within six months of fiscal year end or face rate disputes.
US TaxHow associate dentist pay works, from daily rates to production percentages, and how the buy-in that often follows is valued, structured, and taxed.
US TaxThe dental service organization, or DSO, is one of the most consequential structural shifts in the dental industry.
US TaxDental practices often pay temp hygienists on a 1099, but the IRS and state agencies scrutinize these arrangements.
US TaxDental practices run on unique metrics: overhead percentage, production per hour, collection rate, and hygiene ratio.
US TaxThe entity structure a dentist picks affects self-employment tax, liability, associate buy-ins, and sale value.
US TaxA dental practice carries more insurance lines than almost any other small business its size: malpractice, general liability, workers' compensation.
US TaxA dentist over 45 with steady profit can shelter $200,000 or more a year by stacking a cash balance plan on a 401(k).
US TaxA dentist starting a practice faces a fork in the road that changes everything about the first-year tax return.
US TaxNearly every dental practice cost is deductible; equipment comes off in year one through Section 179 (up to $2,500,000 for 2026) or 100% bonus.
US TaxA dental practice sells as assets, and the split on Form 8594 decides the tax: goodwill is capital gain to the seller.
US TaxA single-location restaurant with 15 tipped employees can generate $18,000 to $30,000 per year in credits.
US TaxFlipping houses makes you a dealer in the IRS's eyes, meaning ordinary income rates, self-employment tax, UNICAP on rehab costs, and no 1031 exchange.
US TaxFranchise bookkeeping must satisfy the franchisor's audit rights and reconcile royalties to POS data. How to build a chart of accounts that handles both.
US TaxEvery franchise agreement has an end date. Whether you're fifteen years into a twenty-year term and starting to think about what comes next.
US TaxIf you're evaluating a franchise opportunity, you've probably been told to "have a lawyer review the FDD." That's good advice.
US TaxYou paid $45,000 to open a franchise. You wrote the check, signed the agreement, and started building out the location.