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<DIV><SPAN class=744545712-29052006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>The
slight savings woudl be realized in the FICA/Medicare tax. Your
business would be paying half of your wife's FICA/Medicare tax,
and that would be a further tax deductible expense for you. Her net
check would only be reduced by half of the FICA/Medicare
tax. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=744545712-29052006> </SPAN>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
Dean May [mailto:deanmay@pianorebuilders.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, May 29,
2006 7:27 AM<BR><B>To:</B> 'Pianotech List'<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: yellow pages
ad/James<BR><BR></DIV></FONT></FONT>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">But wouldn’t the
overall taxes paid be the same? </SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">An easy way to reduce
your family’s overall tax load is to pay your children. I am pretty sure this
is true, though most tax professionals I’ve talked to are only vaguely
familiar with it and no one could actually tell me the mechanics of how to do
it. If you pay your children you do not have to pay FICA taxes on their
salaries. That will reduce your total family’s tax burden by 15% of whatever
you pay them.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I a talking about
sole proprietorships, which most of us probably are. There are other
strategies for corporations. </SPAN></FONT></P>
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May
cell 812.239.3359</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy">PianoRebuilders.com
812.235.5272</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy">Terre Haute IN
47802</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">-----Original
Message-----<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B>
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Arlin Hall<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Sunday, May 28, 2006 10:53
PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Pianotech
List<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> RE: yellow
pages ad/James</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial color=blue
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">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.</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Arlin
Hall, CPA (really)</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">-----Original
Message-----<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Tom
Sivak [mailto:tvaktvak@sbcglobal.net]<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Sunday, May 28, 2006 5:36
PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Pianotech
List<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: yellow
pages ad/James</SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">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.</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Tom <BR><BR><B><I><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic">Pianoman
<pianoman@accessus.net></SPAN></I></B> wrote:</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">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" <BR><TVAKTVAK@SBCGLOBAL.NET>To: "Pianotech List"
<BR><PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG>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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