Financial Strategy Implementation Guidebooks
When you order the Financial Strategy Implementation Package for $99, you receive unlimited access for ONE YEAR
to all the FFA.ag financial strategy implementation planning guides and tools. These planning guides and tools will
help the farmer and/or their financial advisors implement the particular financial strategy into their farm operation.
They also include all the documents, forms, and contracts that are needed to meet the appropriate IRS or government guidelines.
Here’s what you get when you order the $99 Financial Strategy Implementation Package from FFA.ag:
Farm Transition Planning
Farm Transition Planning Strategies
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, over the next 20 years an estimated 70% of U.S. farmland will
change hands. Yet, over 80% of farmers have not begun a formal farm transition plan. Farm families often avoid
planning because they do not want to deal with the conflict that arises due of the differences among family members
regarding goals, values and perceptions of fairness and equity. This strategy guide helps farmers with the farm
transition process, such as recognizing the potential family issues (both emotional and economical), and building
a trustworthy transition advisor team. It also provides farm advisors with leading transition strategies to help
develop a successful farm transfer plan.
Retirement Planning
How To Maximize Social Security Benefits And Minimize Social Security Taxes
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 57% of today’s farmers are over 55 years old and – bar none – two of the most frequently-asked questions by these by these farmers is, 1) How can I reduce the taxes I pay on my Social Security benefits?, and 2) Should I apply for Social Security benefits at age 62? This planning guide answers these two questions and many more strategies, such as:
- How you can get more money by claiming spousal benefits first
- How you can make $40,000 on an interest free loan from the Social Security administration and at the same time increase your Social Security benefits?
- How you can use annuities and Roth IRAs to increase your Social Security benefits by 80%?
- How you can use annuities and Roth IRAs to dramatically reduce the taxes you pay on your Social Security benefits?
Last Will & Testament Questionnaire
This checklist can help the family complete the proper information needed for an attorney to bid on the preparation of a will
and reduce your amount of time (and money) spent.
Revocable Living Trust Questionnaire
This checklist can help the family complete the proper information needed for an attorney to bid on the preparation of a revocable
living trust and reduce your amount of time (and money) spent.
Tax Strategies
The following tax strategy guides can be used to develop a tax reduction game plan that can literally save you
$5,000-$10,000 a year in taxes. They include all the documents, forms, and contracts needed by your accountant to
implement each strategy.
Health (Medical) Reimbursement Accounts (HRA)
Implementing this benefit program allows you to tax deduct all your health care costs as a business expense, including costs that
are not normally tax deductible, such as all your insurance co-payments and deductibles, all medical prescription costs, all
dental costs (braces for your kids), and vision costs (LASIK surgery). If your health insurance premium and all your other
health costs are at least $10,000 per year, the HRA plan can save you $1,530 in taxes alone.
Hire Your Kids
Shifting income to your children and grandchildren can be a great way to cut taxes. The child or grandchild’s first
$5,700 of earned income is taxed at zero and the next $8,350 of earned income is taxed at just 10%. Furthermore, you
can deduct another $5,000 of earned income if you put the money into a regular IRA (Individual retirement Account).
Gift or Sale and Leaseback
Another income-shifting method is to gift fully depreciated property and then lease the property back through your
business. The property can be an office building, a warehouse, a computer or telephone equipment, cars and trucks,
or any office equipment.
Tuition Assistance Program
A self-employed business owner can tax deduct up to $5,250 per year in college tuition costs by merely employing their
children in their business. However, you must use the forms and follow the specific guidelines in this package in order
to qualify your kid’s college tuition costs as a business deduction.
Health Savings Account
HSAs are similar to individual retirement accounts (IRAs), but even better. A self-employed business owner can pay for
qualified medical expenses with income-tax free dollars, accumulate the money inside the HSA on a tax-deferred basis,
and pay for qualified medical expenses with income tax-free dollars.
Deduct Your Employed Child’s Car As A Business Expense
All business use of a company car qualifies as a working condition fringe benefit and, therefore, 100% of the value of that
business use is excluded from the employee’s (child’s) income. In addition, if the personal use of a company car is included
in an employee’s (child’s) wages as taxable compensation, the employer can recover the entire cost of the company car as if
it were used entirely for business purposes.
Gift of Appreciated Assets
A self-employed business owner can gift appreciated assets to a family member in a lower tax bracket, thereby "shifting"
the taxable appreciation of that asset from a higher bracket to a lower bracket in order to reduce taxes.
Deducting Home Interest As A Business Expense (IRC 1.163-10T(o)(5))
A self-employed business owner can use the IRC 1.163-10T(o)(5) election to treat the interest expense on a qualified
residence loan as not "qualified-residence interest" in order to deduct the personal residence interest as a business
expense and reduce 15.3% self-employment taxes.
Comprehensive Tax Strategy Package
Includes the above 8 tax strategies in one package
Choice Of Entity
One of the most frequently asked questions by business owners is, "Which business entity is right for my business?" Although
you should always seek proper tax and legal advice before making that decision, this guide can help you with your decision by
providing the advantages and disadvantages of each of the five major business entities, 1) Sole Proprietor 2) Partnership, 3)
C-Corporation, 4) S-Corporation and 5) Limited Liability Company.
Independent Contractor Status
In tough economic times many small business owners employ "Independent Contractors" to provide services for their business,
rather than hire "Employees". However, it is critical that small businesses correctly demonstrate that the individuals
providing services for them are in fact independent contractors according to IRS guidelines. If the IRS determines that
your "Service Provider" is performing the duties of an "Employee", then you may be responsible for withholding income
taxes, Social Security and Medicare taxes, and pay unemployment tax on the compensation paid to the individual. This
guide explains the difference between an employee and an independent contractor and provides you with the necessary
documents and forms (including a sample Independent Contractor Agreement), needed to meet the IRS guidelines of a
qualified independent contractor.
General Business Tax Credits
There are many business tax credits that small business owners do not realize are available to them. If you qualify, these
business tax credits can reduce the amount of a your income taxes on a dollar-for-dollar basis.
Cash Flow & Debt Reduction Strategies
The following cash flow & debt reduction guide and software can be used to help you pay off your home
mortgage, or any other debt, in half the time.
Cash Flow Maximizer Strategy
Cash Flow Maximizer strategy is a simple, yet powerful methodology to pay down your debt and reduce the interest costs that
banks charge. It can help you immediately improve your cash flow and accelerate debt reduction, eliminate future interest
expense, increase your cash flow, and help you build equity (wealth) in your home. This package comes with a complete
step-by-step instruction manual for implementing the Cash Flow Maximizer debt payment method and a complete operations
tutorial for the Home Equity Wealth Builder calculator (below).
Home Equity Wealth Builder Calculator (Excel)
The "Home Equity Wealth Builder" is an Excel 2003 software calculator that is used to demonstrate how fast you can pay
off your home (or any other debt) and build additional wealth for retirement using the Cash Flow Maximizer strategy. It
includes a side-by-side comparison of the Cash Flow Maximizer payment method versus the Bi-Weekly payment method. It
also includes a CASH FLOW MAXIMIZER TRACKING WORKSHEET to help you track your monthly results.
College Planning Strategies
College Decision Navigator
This step-by-step workbook was designed to help college-bound families achieve the highest level of understanding of the
complex college process. It will guide you through proper college selection and visitation and steer the student
through a basic career search to help prevent the 5-6 year college degree and mid-term major switches, all of
which can help you reduce costs. It also covers how to properly prepare for and achieve the highest ACT/SAT test
scores, how to efficiently move through the college admissions process and how to evaluate, apply for, and even
negotiate the maximum amount of aid monies to reduce your college costs.
Education Tax Strategies
Whether you are saving for your children's education, or in the process of paying college tuition, there are many education
tax credits and deductions available to you. This guide will help you determine whether, or not, you qualify for these
education tax incentives and how to claim the tax benefit.
Insurance Planning
Life Insurance Needs Questionnaire
The following checklist can help choose the proper life insurance needs and coverage for your estate.
Disability Insurance Needs Questionnaire
The following checklist can help the family determine the proper disability insurance needs and coverage.
Health Insurance Needs Questionnaire
The following checklist can help the family identify the best health plans and contain health costs.
Long-Term Care Insurance Needs Questionnaire
The following checklists can help the family determine the proper elder care needs and coverage:
- Long-term care insurance coverage
- Nursing care strategies
- Aged health capacity analysis