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<DIV><SPAN class=558544902-29052006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>If you
officially paid your wife's time, documented the hours, deducted and paid
payroll taxes, etc, what you paid her would be deductible as a business
expense. Therefore, the income tax that you pay on your business would be
less. You don't even have to be a corporation to do
this.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=558544902-29052006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Arlin
Hall, CPA (really)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Tom Sivak
[mailto:tvaktvak@sbcglobal.net]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, May 28, 2006 5:36
PM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: yellow pages
ad/James<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Yeah, I got that. Since I don't have a 'payroll', I'm not sure
exactly what would be different than it is right now. We file jointly,
on the total of our two incomes. Now, if she has no income, she would
become my dependant, which would be a tax advantage in itself, so I'm not
sure if somehow declaring her an 'employee' would be any better.
<BR><BR>But it's an interesting topic for my tax guy, I guess.</DIV>
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<DIV>Tom <BR><BR><B><I>Pianoman <pianoman@accessus.net></I></B>
wrote:</DIV>
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">I
meant your wife would become an employee on the payroll reducing your
<BR>taxable income.<BR>James Grebe Piano Tuning & Repair Member of
M.P.T.<BR>R.P.T. of the P.T.G. for over 30 years. "Member of the Year" in
1989<BR>Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups, Piano Benches, Writing
<BR>Instruments,Table Timepieces<BR>(314) 845-8282 1526 Raspberry Lane
Arnold, MO 63010<BR>Researcher of St. Louis Theatre History<BR>BECOME WHAT
YOU BELIEVE!<BR>pianoman@accessus.net<BR>----- Original Message -----
<BR>From: "Tom Sivak" <TVAKTVAK@SBCGLOBAL.NET><BR>To: "Pianotech List"
<PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 7:44 AM<BR>Subject: Re:
yellow pages ad/James<BR><BR><BR>> James,<BR>><BR>> Now that's an
interesting idea, but how? I mean, there ain't no payroll! <BR>> I,
myself, don't get a 'paycheck' from my own business, I get checks from
<BR>> the clients, made out to me, and I deposit them in our joint
checking <BR>> account.<BR>><BR>> Perhaps I'd have to incorporate
to be able to legitimize this. I like the <BR>> thinking behind this
concept, though...<BR>><BR>> Tom Sivak<BR>><BR>> Pianoman
<PIANOMAN@ACCESSUS.NET>wrote:<BR>> PLUS you can put her on the payroll
and YOUR income that is taxed will go<BR>> down.<BR>><BR>> James
Grebe Piano Tuning & Repair Member of M.P.T.<BR>> R.P.T. of the
P.T.G. for over 30 years. "Member of the Year" in 1989<BR>> Creator of
Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups, Piano Benches, Writing<BR>>
Instruments,Table Timepieces<BR>> (314) 845-8282 1526 Raspberry Lane
Arnold, MO 63010<BR>> Researcher of St. Louis Theatre History<BR>>
BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE!<BR>> pianoman@accessus.net<BR>> -----
Original Message ----- <BR>> From: "Tom Sivak"<BR>> To: "Pianotech
List"<BR>><BR>> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 8:05 PM<BR>> Subject:
Re: yellow pages ad<BR>><BR>><BR>>>
Marshall,<BR>>><BR>>> I get on the average, about 50-60 calls
from the Yellow Pages each year.<BR>>> That has been pretty consistent
over the past 10 years. And that was with<BR>>> just a listing, no ad,
no bold type. From what I understand, the Yellow<BR>>> Pages are
changing their format/boundaries this year. They are combining<BR>>>
several areas together into one larger book that will cover a larger
<BR>>> area.<BR>>> So, we'll have to see how that impacts
things. We'll get wider coverage,<BR>>> but there will be more tuners
listed in each book.<BR>>><BR>>> I know you're eager to start
and grow, as a business and as a technician.<BR>>> I wish you
luck.<BR>>><BR>>> Now here's something that kept me going,
through the years, when times<BR>>> were
leaner.<BR>>><BR>>> I kept statistics on the growth of my
business. Total number of tunings,<BR>>> by the year, and by the
month. New business vs. repeat business.<BR>>> Referrals vs. Yellow
Pages. (I never kept track of grands vs. verticals.<BR>>> I'm not that
anal!)<BR>>><BR>>> All this not only helped me to understand how
to help my business grow in<BR>>> the future, but it helped me,
psychologically, as I looked at the meager<BR>>> sum I had earned this
past year. At least knowing that it was 150% of the<BR>>> amount I
made last year helped. Sometimes I'd feel like business was down<BR>>>
and I'd look at my 'progress chart' and realize that although 'X'
tunings<BR>>> wasn't enough this past month, it was more than I had
ever made in that<BR>>> same month of any year
previous.<BR>>><BR>>> As long as we're on the subject, I just
had my best month, ever, this<BR>>> past February, where I tuned 65
pianos. My previous best was 38. WooHOO!<BR>>> It may not be the 80
pianos I would liked to have had, but it's closer<BR>>> than ever! (I
have to credit my wife for this surge in business. She<BR>>> lost her
job, so she's at home answering the phone, making my<BR>>>
appointments, and calling our clients whose pianos are due to be
tuned.<BR>>> She has increased my business by about 40% since starting
with me in<BR>>> January.)<BR>>><BR>>> Been in business
about 10 years now,<BR>>> Tom Sivak<BR>>>
Chicago<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>> pianotune05@comcast.net
wrote:<BR>>> HI Terry,<BR>>> My name is listed in the piano
tuning and repair section. It's just a<BR>>> listing.<BR>>>
Marshall<BR>>><BR>>> -------------- Original message
-------------- <BR>>> From: "Farrell"<BR>>> "just my name phone
number "<BR>>><BR>>> Is it an ad? Does it say you are a piano
technician? Is it listed in the<BR>>> Piano Technician (or Tuning)
section?<BR>>><BR>>> Terry Farrell<BR>>> ----- Original
Message ----- <BR>>><BR>>> Well, the new 2006 ATT phone books
are out. I have a listing in it, just<BR>>> my name phone number and
our town abbreviated, although some people think<BR>>> that South Bend
is a city. Anyway, I'm curious as to how long it took you<BR>>> guys
out there to get your first call from your first yellow pages<BR>>>
listing. This way I'll know roughly what to expect and not set
my<BR>>> expectations too high. Thanks all.<BR>>>
Marshall<BR>>><BR>>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>>
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