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What is the Best Entity for a Real Estate Agent?

Joe is a real estate agent and wants to know what entity he should set up for his business. Because his income will be earned income, Joe should set up an entity that will help minimize self-employment taxes. The most likely choice for this is an S corporation. With proper planning and a good tax strategy, you can seriously reduce your self-employment tax by using an S corporation. Typically, depending on the state, I recommend an LLC (limited liability company) that has elected to be taxed as an S corporation.

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Warmest regards,

Tom

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