CHICAGO — Whether you’re just getting started in your dry cleaning business or you’ve been around for years, you can’t afford to let your hard-earned dollars get eaten up at tax time. It’s tough enough to earn a decent income these days, and it can be even harder to keep what you earn. That’s why it’s so important to take advantage of every legitimate way to minimize the tax bite on your earned income.
Worrying about your retirement today when the business demands on you are so high may not be at the top of your priority list, but it’s important to understand that retirement savings plans have the double benefit of reducing today’s tax load, thus effectively increasing today’s income, while helping to build that all-important retirement nest egg.