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A 10 Step Guide to Successful Small Business Management

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Ten Building Blocks
to Success:
 1. Starting a Business
 2. Financing a business
 3. Company Name
 4. Office Equipment
 5. Hiring
 6. Business Insurance
 7. Advertising
 8. Efficiency
 9. Pension Plans
 10. Succession Plans

 Checklist for Success

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IRA Plans

    Traditional and Roth IRAs are available to anyone with employment income. You would choose this option for any of these reasons:

            (a) The amount you are eligible to contribute is all you want to contribute.
            (b) You do NOT want to establish a pension plan at work.

   This year the maximum contribution to either  a Traditional or Roth IRA 100% of income, up to a maximum
   of:

                                            $5,000 if under age 50

                                            $6,000 if age 50 or over

   (a) Traditional IRA

    If you are NOT in a pension plan then your contribution to a Traditional IRA, up to the maximum, is tax deductible.

    If you are also a participant in a pension plan, the maximum TAX DEDUCTIBLE contribution to a Traditional IRA, based on income, is as follows:

                                                            Tax Filing Status
                                                   Single                         Joint

Full IRA Contribution                          $50,000                    $75,000

Partial IRA Contribution              $50,001 - $59,999     $75,001- $84,999

No IRA Contribution:                            $60,000 +                $85,000 +

    (b) Roth IRA

    Contributions to a ROTH Ira are NOT tax deductible under any circumstances.

    The maximum contribution to a Roth IRA is based on income, whether you are in a pension plan or not:

                                                            Tax Filing Status
                                                   Single                         Joint

Full IRA Contribution                          $95,000                    $150,000

Partial IRA Contribution              $95,001 - $109,999     $150,001- $159,999

No IRA Contribution:                            $110,000 +                $160,000 +

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