This episode goes over a real world example of a chiropractor that we know that was really paying quite a lot in taxes when he didn’t need to. Some of the main points that we go over include:
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In general, business owners should not be paying themselves as employees
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For everyone (business owners and employees), it is possible to pay for your extra medical expenses with pre-tax dollars so that you don’t have to pay income taxes on the money you spend on you and your families medical expenses.
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For business owners, some types of insurance that you are paying for can actually be paid for by the bueiness with pre-tax dollars
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We also go over how there are some scenarios where business owners SHOULD pay themselves as employees if there is a justifiable reason to do so
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RRSP money is some of the most expensive money you can ever use if you need to access it before retirement for whatever reason
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Tax brackets have only ever gone up, so don’t expect to be in a lower tax bracket when you retire because it might not be the case
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