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Mike Thrift

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Loan Covenants for Small Business Borrowers: How DSCR, FCCR, and Tangible Net Worth Decide When a Performing Loan Can Be Called

Loan covenants—DSCR, fixed charge coverage, tangible net worth, and leverage limits—can put a small business borrower in default while every payment is current. A practical breakdown of affirmative, negative, and financial covenants, cure periods, waiver requests, and what to negotiate before signing a credit agreement.

The Mega Backdoor Roth Playbook: How High Earners Can Funnel an Extra $47,500 Into Tax-Free Retirement Accounts in 2026

The mega backdoor Roth routes up to $47,500 of after-tax 401(k) contributions into a Roth bucket for 2026, on top of the standard $24,500 employee deferral, by converting after-tax dollars through an in-plan Roth conversion or in-service distribution to a Roth IRA. The IRS Section 415(c) total cap of $72,000 ($80,000 if age 50+) covers contributions from all sources combined, and converting promptly keeps the taxable earnings drag near zero.

Personal Goodwill in C-Corp Asset Sales: Martin Ice Cream, Norwalk, Bross Trucking, and Howard

Personal goodwill carve-outs let C-corporation shareholders pay 23.8% capital gains instead of 40%+ combined tax on a portion of an asset sale. Martin Ice Cream, Norwalk, and Bross Trucking show when the allocation survives; Howard shows when an employment-and-noncompete agreement quietly destroys it.

Personal Goodwill in M&A Asset Sales: How Martin Ice Cream and Norwalk Help Owners Avoid Double Taxation

Personal goodwill, anchored in the Martin Ice Cream and Norwalk Tax Court decisions, lets closely held C corporation owners shift a portion of an asset-sale price out of the corporate tax layer and onto the shareholder as long-term capital gain. This guide explains the doctrine, when it works, the documentation that survives an IRS audit, and the mistakes that have sunk allocations.

Personal Holding Company Tax Under Section 541: The 20% Surtax That Quietly Ambushes Closely-Held C Corporations

Section 541 layers a 20% federal surtax on closely-held C corporations that fail both the stock ownership and 60% passive income tests. This guide walks through Schedule PH mechanics, the dividends-paid deduction, and four ways — cash, throwback, consent, and deficiency dividends — to zero out the tax before it hits.

Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs): How Small Businesses Share a 401(k) and Cut Costs Under SECURE Act 2.0

Pooled Employer Plans let unrelated small businesses share a single 401(k) under SECURE Act 2.0, cutting all-in fees from roughly 0.80% to 0.35% and shifting plan-document, investment, and Form 5500 duties to a Pooled Plan Provider while leaving employers with a narrow duty to prudently select and monitor the PPP.