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U.S. subsidiary operating insights

Practical accounting and tax notes for U.S. entities owned by Korean headquarters: consolidation reporting, monthly close, payroll, state tax, and audit support.

01FeaturedTax

Your Roth IRA Is Not Fully Locked Up: Three Buckets Business Owners Need to Know

A Roth IRA is not automatically untouchable until age 59½. But direct contributions, conversion dollars, and investment earnings follow different tax rules, so a cash-flow decision should start with identifying which dollars you actually have.

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한 명이 화면을 가리키며 모니터 앞에 모여 협업하는 동료들
카운터의 태블릿 POS 단말기로 결제를 받는 소상공인 가게
02Tax

LLC Privacy Is Not a Tax Strategy—It Is an Operating Discipline

Reducing personal information in LLC public records may be possible, but it does not remove IRS reporting, bank verification, or tax obligations. A sound structure starts by separating business risk, assets, and bookkeeping.

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노트북을 펼친 긴 테이블에 둘러앉아 함께 일하는 팀
03Operations

Four Money Buckets for Small-Business Owners: Taxes, Operations, Reserves, and Growth

When every dollar flows through one account, a healthy sales month can still turn into a tax or payroll surprise. Before choosing investments, separate money by its job and build a monthly routine around real business obligations.

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04Tax

Charitable Giving in 2026: Don’t Miss the Deduction if You Take the Standard Deduction

Starting in 2026, many taxpayers who use the standard deduction can still claim a separate deduction for qualifying cash gifts. The right result depends on your filing status, gift type, records, and whether itemizing actually beats the standard deduction.

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주문이 밀려드는 시간에 패스 창 너머로 요리하는 레스토랑 주방의 요리사들
05Tax

Trump Accounts: What Every Business-Owner Parent Should Know

Starting in 2025, Trump Accounts give parents a new way to save and invest for a child. Here's a calm walkthrough of the government seed money, employer contributions for staff, and the tax moves that pay off at age 18.

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주문이 밀려드는 시간에 패스 창 너머로 요리하는 레스토랑 주방의 요리사들
06Tax

Leaving Your Home to Your Kids Without the Tax Surprise

The easiest way to pass down your house — adding your kids to the deed — is often the most expensive mistake. Here's how to avoid gift tax, capital gains, and family fights all at once.

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안전모와 형광 조끼를 착용하고 철근 콘크리트 현장에서 일하는 건설 작업자들
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When and How Should Your Kids Inherit? An Owner's Guide to Legacy

A larger inheritance later or a smaller gift now—which actually changes your child's life? A practical legacy-planning guide for immigrant and small-business families.

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책으로 빼곡한 선반과 샹들리에가 있는 아늑한 독립 서점 내부
08Tax

Putting Your Kids on Payroll: A Practical Tax Guide for Owners

Paying for music lessons, sports, and school clothes with after-tax dollars? If your kids do real work for the business, you can legally turn part of that spending into a deductible payroll expense. Here's how it works for under-18 and adult children.

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IRS와 국세청, 무엇이 다를까?. 한국 기업이 미국 진출 시 반드시 이해해야 할 세무 시스템의 차이
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선반과 진열대에 상품을 정돈해 둔 소규모 의류 편집숍 내부
10Tax

Cost Segregation: When It Saves You Money and When It Doesn't

If you own rental property, accelerating depreciation can slash your first-year taxes. But it's not a win for everyone. Here's when it pays off and when it's just a wasted fee.

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11Guide

Key Accounting System Differences Korean Companies Should Understand When Expanding into the U.S.

ERP and Accounting Software: Same “Accounting,” Different Operating Models

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12Guide

The Fed and Your Shop: Turning Rate Headlines Into Cash Flow

When the Fed changes how it fights inflation, it eventually shows up in your loan payments, your customers' wallets, and your bank balance. Here are the numbers an owner actually needs to watch.

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13Tax

5 Money Details Business Owners Should Keep to Themselves

Your real sales, your tax refund, your payroll numbers — a casual answer can come back through customers, employees, even an audit. Here are five things to keep close.

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14Guide

Reading the 2025 IRS Numbers: What Small Owners Should Do Now

Even with a smaller staff, the IRS is catching missing and mismatched returns through automation. Alongside new deductions for tips and overtime, here's a practical checklist for owners this year.

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15Tax

The IRS Runs Two Tax Systems — Which One Are You In?

Under the same tax code, an employee's dollar and an owner's dollar are taxed completely differently. What separates them isn't income — it's information.

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16Tax

Your HSA Isn't a Medical Account — It's a Retirement Account

Most owners treat an HSA as the account they tap for doctor visits. But if you simply save your receipts, it becomes one of the most powerful tax-free retirement tools in the U.S.

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17Operations

Operational Wellness: Heathy way to run a business

Flagship Program

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18Operations

Korean and English, One Operating System

The Kwon CPA portal supports both Korean and English. Owners, teams, and advisors can work in the language that fits them while sharing the same records, status, and back-office flow.

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19Guide

The Monthly Operating Rhythm

Review → Plan → Operate → Improve → Repeat. Not a CPA you meet only at tax season, but a partner who moves with you every month.

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20Operations

Read Your Numbers Every Month — In 30 Minutes

Don't wait for the year-end close. Thirty minutes every month tells you where your shop is heading. A simple weekly check for cafe and laundromat owners.

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21Payroll · HR

Payroll After OBBBA: More Deductions, Easier Audits

OBBBA's tips and overtime rules did not eliminate payroll tax. In an era where the IRS and state agencies can compare payroll data more easily, hours, tips, withholding, and state payroll records need to be cleaner.

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22Tax

Sales Tax for Food Businesses: What Taxpayers Need to Know

Sales tax is not revenue. It is tax collected from customers and remitted to state and local agencies. Here is what food-business taxpayers need to know about permits, POS settings, taxable sales, records, and filing deadlines.

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