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Retirement Plans For Self-Employed Individuals, Doris R. Hauth
Retirement Plans For Self-Employed Individuals, Doris R. Hauth
Cleveland State Law Review
The self-employed individual has not yet gained the status of the corporate employee in his ability to defer income, but the Keogh Act, asamended in 1967, does afford him substantial tax savings. The benefits should be thoroughly considered by all who qualify.
Taxation In Stockholders' Forgiveness Of Accrued Salaries, Ronald B. Cohen
Taxation In Stockholders' Forgiveness Of Accrued Salaries, Ronald B. Cohen
Cleveland State Law Review
Cancellation of indebtedness ordinarily will be treated as income to a debtor corporation unless the debt was forgiven by a stockholder. In the latter case, the corporation normally treats the resulting benefit as a contribution to capital. However, there is a much more delicate situation when the debt is the result of unpaid salaries, interest, or other corporation expenses. In the typical case, these items would have reduced the income of the corporation in the year of accrual, but would not have been picked up as income by the cash basis stockholder. Therefore, the effective result of forgiveness of salaries …