Hiring one's children is an often overlooked but incredibly beneficial strategy. With IRS regulations allowing for business deductions for wages paid to those under 18, this can be an effective pre-tax spending and money-saving opportunity for parents. 

In this episode, we'll discuss the importance of having proper documentation in place when utilizing this strategy, as well as creative ways to use your child's skills in your business while teaching them valuable lessons in financial management and responsibility. We'll provide resources to help you create documents and templates valid when dealing with the IRS, including a job description, employment agreement, worksheet tracking task/date/hours worked, payment proof, and W-2. Plus, we'll explore how hiring your children can move after-tax spending into pre-tax spending - so don't miss out on this super informative episode!

[00:27] Hiring Your Kids: Get a Business Deduction and Potentially Pay No Tax

• Hiring your kids is allowed by the IRS and provides benefits that don't apply to other people
• You get a business deduction, and your child potentially pays no income tax on that income
• You can pay your child out of a sole proprietorship without having to withhold for social security, Medicare, or federal unemployment taxes
• Your child can claim the standard deduction of 13,850, and any income over that will be taxed at the lowest bracket

[04:23] Things You Need to Know Before Hiring Your Child

• The child must be age seven or older 
• The child must be paid a reasonable rate for the type of work they are doing in your business
• Track time, tasks, and duties
• Pay to an account in the child's name
• Have a job description, employment agreement, and worksheet
• Mike shares the other benefits of hiring your child

[10:32] S Corporation and Non-Direct Children

• If you operate as an S Corporation, you need to withhold for social security, Medicare, and federal unemployment
• You can also hire non-child family members but would need to withhold for social security, Medicare, etc.

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Key Quotes

"I've never found a business where their child couldn't do something for their business. And that's as business owners; we need to start thinking, what can our child be doing for our business?" – Mike Jesowshek, CPA

"There's a lot of extra benefits to hiring your children over and above just the tax benefits. Your child's starting to understand working for a living and getting paid, and now they can go buy their things and they start to learn money management." – Mike Jesowshek, CPA

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