# Tax Planning in Business Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/hidden-money-podcast-6320033/tax-planning-in-business Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/hidden-money-podcast-6320033/tax-planning-in-business.md Podcast: [Hidden Money Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hidden-money-podcast-6320033) Published: 2026-08-25T13:18:10+00:00 Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/b1fb18b3 Audio file: https://media.transistor.fm/b1fb18b3/9fefe00b.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hidden-money-podcast-6320033/episodes/tax-planning-in-business Duration seconds: 2027 ## Resource On this week's episode: owners focus on their personal return and never ask what could be done inside the business itself. Four things we constantly see missed: 1. Your spouse already approves every big decision you make. They can be on the company 401(k) too — one business, two maxed-out retirements. 2. Twenty percent of your income, deductible, without spending a dollar. Most owners get a fraction of it and never find out why. 3. A swimming pool that was 100% deductible and the home office rule that made it hold up. 4. 76 cents a mile for driving you already do. Many people leave it on the table because they don't want an app on their phone. Get in touch: https://www.revotaxpayer.com/?utm_source=revo-taxpayer&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=s4e25-tax-planning-in-business&utm_content=show-notes#contact-1 Take our 5 minute tax assessment: https://www.revotaxpayer.com/?utm_source=revo-taxpayer&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=s4e25-tax-planning-in-business&utm_content=show-notes#taxassistant Chapters [00:00] Why business owners plan on the wrong return [04:20] Your spouse is an officer: doubling 401(k) contributions through the business [07:00] "Have you strategized your QBI deduction with your CPA?" [09:40] How QBI works: twenty percent, without spending a dollar [11:00] The wage limit, and why contractor pay doesn't count [12:00] The S corp advice that reversed in 2017 [15:50] The home office deduction without the red flag form [17:50] What a red flag actually is [21:50] The pool builder whose backyard was a showroom [26:00] Business mileage, the new rate, and Big Brother [30:40] Be proactive — tell us before, not after Connect with us: • Website: https://www.kontek.com/ • Email: info@kontek.com • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/konte… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hidden-money-podcast-6320033/episodes/tax-planning-in-business/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/hidden-money-podcast-6320033/tax-planning-in-business.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.