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Mike Thrift

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The Minister's Housing Allowance: Section 107, the SECA Trap, and the Retired-Pastor 403(b) Designation

Section 107 lets ordained ministers exclude designated housing costs from federal income tax, but the allowance is still added back for SECA and only an in-advance written designation survives audit. A practical guide to the three-part cap, Form 4361's irrevocable opt-out, and the 403(b) designation that keeps a retired pastor's distribution income-tax-free for life.

Mobile Notary and Loan Signing Agent Bookkeeping: Separating SE-Tax-Exempt Notarial Fees on Schedule C and Schedule SE

Mobile notaries and loan signing agents can exclude statutory notarial fees from self-employment tax under IRC Section 1402(c)(1), but only if their books cleanly split per-act notarial revenue from taxable signing, travel, and print fees. A chart-of-accounts and Schedule C/SE walk-through that can save a moderately busy LSA $800 to $2,000 a year.

The Charity Deduction You Get Without Itemizing: A 2026 Guide to the New $1,000 / $2,000 Above-the-Line Write-Off

Starting in 2026, taxpayers who take the standard deduction can deduct up to $1,000 ($2,000 for joint filers) of cash gifts to qualified public charities under new IRC Section 170(p) — cash only, no donor-advised funds, no carryforward, and the same $250 documentation rules as itemizers.

Permanent 100% Bonus Depreciation Returns: How Small Businesses Stack Section 168(k), Section 179, and QIP in 2026

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act made 100% bonus depreciation under Section 168(k) permanent for qualified property placed in service after January 19, 2025. This guide explains how small businesses coordinate Section 179, qualified improvement property, and the new Section 168(n) manufacturing deduction — and the acquisition-date rules that decide eligibility.

Regulation Crowdfunding: How Founders Raise Up to $5 Million From the Public Without Hiring Wall Street

Reg CF lets non-reporting U.S. companies sell securities to the public up to $5 million per rolling 12 months through an SEC-registered funding portal. This guide walks through the $124,000 investor limits, Form C disclosure, bad-actor checks, tombstone advertising, ongoing C-U and C-AR filings, and the bookkeeping for SAFEs, offering costs, and escrow that founders most often get wrong.