Air Date: November 22, 2025

Episode: Proactive Tax Planning: Small Business

This week, Allan helps small business owners cut through complexity and make confident tax decisions. With markets shifting into late-year defensive quads and rate uncertainty rising, proactive planning becomes an essential part of protecting cash flow and positioning your business for the new year.

📈 Segment One — Market & Portfolio Update

In this episode, Allan breaks down:

• Monthly Quad Shift: November tracking as Quad 3, December shifting into Quad 4, reinforcing the move toward defensive sectors and cash-flow-focused assets.
• Interest Rates: Fed Chair’s Thursday remarks pushed back on early rate-cut expectations → yields up, equity futures down.
• Japan’s Government + BOJ: United stance on yen weakness and inflation risk; “strong urgency” around FX stability adds global volatility.
• Flows & Gamma: Trend-following CTAs nearing forced-sell levels ($30–$40B potential). Dealer gamma flipping negative → heightened volatility as vol-control funds de-lever.

Takeaway: Late-year markets are driven more by positioning and liquidity than narratives. Discipline keeps you prepared, not surprised.

🧭 Segment Two — Planning, Purpose & Real-Life Decisions

Remember consult your CPA or accountant for advice that pertains to you. This is just an example and may not apply to you or may change due to tax code, etc.

Proactive Tax Planning for Small Business Owners (LLCs Taxed as S-Corps)

We answer the practical questions small business owners ask most:

• What an S-Corp election actually does — your LLC stays the same; you're simply choosing an S-Corp tax treatment.
• How income is split — salary (subject to payroll tax) vs. distributions (not subject to payroll tax).
• The core tax benefit — distributions avoid the 15.3% payroll tax; both salary and distributions are taxed at your income-tax bracket.
• What “reasonable salary” means — BLS benchmarks and Central VA norms often fall in the $36,000–$48,000 range.
• How owner distributions work — taken from profit, not payroll-taxed.
• Compliance responsibilities — W-2 payroll, quarterly filings, annual 1120-S return, K-1 for owners, and tight bookkeeping.

A clear reminder: structure brings clarity, and clarity gives business owners the freedom to operate with purpose and confidence.

💬 Key Takeaway

Proactive tax planning protects cash flow and strengthens your ability to run a business rooted in purpose, not pressure.

📞 Connect With Us

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