Tax Planning Tips for Self Employed Individuals

Tax Planning Tips for Self Employed Individuals

Self employment is a very interesting field as you are the boss of your own empire. Self employed persons indeed have a more advantage on Tax Savings as they have much more tax efficient income as that of the persons on the salary income basis. So it is very important for them to manage the tax efficiently to avail the full benefit of it.  If you are a self employed person and falls in any category fall under head of income.

Here are some of the Tax Planning Tips that will enhance your tax efficiently:

Taking Advantage of all business expenses:

All the expenses related with the business or works are called as business expenses. There are varieties of expenses in the businesses even for the self employed individuals such as house rent, electricity bills, travel costs, internet and telephone costs, and other utilities consuming during the self employed business can be even treated as business expenses. Vouchers and bills can be even considered as the business expenses. To manage all these business expenses in a proper and regulated manner bookkeeper is very much essential.  With the aid of proper Tax Planning one can claim the deprecation of all the business or work related expenses and can avail the full income from the Government.

Distribution of Income:

This task is possible in case if you involve your family member in the business. By involving them part of your income is shifted through that side too and will help you to achieve your goal as it helps to reduce taxable business income prevailing in the business.

Availing Deductions:

Normal deductions are allowed for the self employed persons such as PPF (public provident fund), insurance, pension planning, fixed deposits as well as other money saving schemes.  Tuition fees of your child can also be claimed from the Government through an effective tax panning scheme from the self employed individuals. One can even avail the claim deduction in regard with medical premium of the parents as well as his/ her family as a whole. If the person is living in the rented home then one can claim the rent of the house even as deduction. These also deductions depends upon the different situations and will be provided by the Government at different interest rates.

Hedge your Risk and Save Taxes:

It is important to have a life insurance scheme for every person in the family in order to have full and proper protection in case of any mishappening and incident. Avail the policies which will help you to protect your family from accident or incidents and even from the medical emergency as well as these liabilities help you to repay the loans in a lowest turnaround time possible very efficiently.

These are therefore some of the most important tips for the tax planning for the self employed individuals running their own business organizations.