In order to accelerate your movement along the wealth building curve, you absolutely MUST have your own business. I don’t care if its real estate investing, a sales company or a service business. But you must own it yourself or with a partner.
Why? because the tax laws are tilted in favor of people who are in business for themselves. Let’s take a closer look. If you are not in business for yourself, you are earning your money as a W-2 employee. Unfortunately, this is the highest tax form of income that there is. In fact, the average American gives up between 42% and 55% of his or her income in the form of taxes.
Sound high? Well, consider this: Currently we have a Federal tax rate of approximately 39%. States can charge as much as 9.6% and some of us even have to pay a City income tax as high as 3%. Then, there is the Invisible Killer tax known as FICA or Social Security.
Why do I say that it’s the Invisible Killer? Please let me explain. Social Security tax is broken down into two components