Mark J. Kohler
Mark J. Kohler, a certified public accountant in Irvine, Calif., is a partner in the accounting firm Kohler & Eyre, and the law firm Kyler, Kohler, Ostermiller, & Sorensen LLP, specializing in business, estate and tax. He is the author of What Your CPA Isn't Telling You from Entrepreneur Press.
How to Protect Your Business From Personal Legal Trouble
Without taking the proper steps to protect your company, you could be putting it at risk in the event of personal issues like a divorce or a car accident. Here are steps to help you plan ahead.
How Incorporating in Delaware or Nevada Can Hurt You
Before you think of incorporating your startup in a "tax haven" state, here is what young entrepreneurs need to know.
How to Protect Your Personal Finances From Business Risks
You need to be prepared should your company one day be faced with a lawsuit or accident. Here are four ways to make sure your personal finances are safeguarded from business liabilities.
How to Buy More Time on Your Taxes With an Extension
Don't feel pressured to file by April 15. If you're scrambling to get your taxes done this weekend, you might be better off filing for an extension. Here's how to do it the right way.
5 Questions to Ask Before Filing Your Taxes
Don't file your taxes just yet. You could save yourself more money by answering these five simple questions.
7 Tips for Keeping Receipts Organized for Tax Time
Your accountant will love you if you follow these record-keeping basics. And auditors will have less cause for concern.
Play Video Tips for Writeoffs, Obamacare and Keeping the Tax Man at Bay (Video)
Tax accountant Mark Kohler offers need-to-know advice to business owners.
What You Need to Know About the Fiscal Cliff Deal and Saving Taxes in 2013
Here's what entrepreneurs need to know about the American Taxpayer Relief Act.
Fiscal Cliff Worries? Starting a New Business Could Be Your Best Tax Option
Higher taxes are all but certain. Here are four ways starting a new business can help you offset the impact of any fiscal cliff changes.
Why You Should Hire Your Kids This Summer
Putting your children on your payroll can help save on taxes and give them a taste of entrepreneurship.
Play Video How to Know Which State to Incorporate Your Business (Video)
You might not want to incorporate in a state other than the one where your company is doing business, attorney Mark Kohler says.
Play Video How to Legally Protect Your Home If Your Business Is Sued (Video)
Before starting up, it's important to set up protections for your personal assets, including your home. Here, attorney Mark Kohler explains.
Play Video Four Ways to Write Off Health-Care Expenses (Video)
Accountant Mark Kohler discusses four options for taking advantage of this write-off.
Play Video Three Tips for Maximizing the Meals Write-Off (Video)
Accountant Mark Kohler offers advice for how you can make the most of this deduction without getting audited.
Play Video How a Health Savings Account Can Be a Smart Tax Strategy (Video)
Have you been considering a health savings account? Here, accountant Mark Kohler explains the advantages.
Play Video I'm Being Audited. Now What? (Video)
Don't let a tax audit get you down. Accountant Mark Kohler offers four tips to help you save time and money.
Play Video Why You Might Want to Consider Putting Your Children on Payroll (Video)
Accountant Mark Kohler explains how putting your kids to work for your business can result in a sizable, and legal, tax write-off.
Play Video How to Avoid the Biggest Bookkeeping Mistake (Video)
Accountant Mark Kohler shares tips for how to steer clear of this tax time no-no.
Play Video Why You Should Consider Using the Home-Based Office Deduction (Video)
Accountant Mark Kohler explains how this write-off can be useful come tax time.
Play Video Three Tips for Avoiding a Tax Audit (Video)
Accountant Mark Kohler offers advice for how you can keep the IRS from knocking on your door.
Play Video Why Posting a Net Loss Isn't a Bad Thing Come Tax Time (Video)
Accountant Mark Kohler explains how you can make the best of a net loss when reporting your business taxes.
Play Video Four Tips for Backing Up Tax Documents (Video)
Accountant Mark Kohler offers advice for keeping critical tax documents organized and safe.
Play Video How to Save Money With the Small Business Health-Care Tax Credit (Video)
Accountant Mark Kohler explains the three rules for how to maximize this credit.
Play Video How to Choose the Best Legal Entity for Your Business (Video)
Choosing a legal entity can be complicated, but it can help protect your business's assets. Attorney Mark Kohler explains.
Play Video What You Need to Prove a Business Expense (Video)
Think your credit card statement is enough to verify business expenses to the IRS? Think again.
Play Video How to Avoid the Biggest Mistake on Your First Tax Return as an Entrepreneur (Video)
Accountant Mark Kohler says business owners need to keep track of this particular expense when starting up.
Six Year-End Tax-Saving Tips
Consider these last-minute tax-saving strategies for small businesses -- before it's too late.
How to Scam-Proof Your Business
When a prospective tax scheme or business strategy sounds too good to be true, it usually is. Here are four of the most common cons that target business owners.
Play Video Three Tips for Writing Off Auto Expenses (Video)
What's the best way to maximize the auto deduction on your taxes? CPA and attorney Mark Kohler shares some advice.
Looking to Pay Less in Taxes? Consider a Health Savings Account
How you can transform spending on health care into a tax-savings strategy.Most Popular
