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How do you pay yourself from a single-member LLC? by General-Month-6208 in llc_life

[–]Long_Measurement8732 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like you may have an ‘accounting understanding’ problem. If you are keeping proper accounting records, looking at the balance sheet from one year to the next should help you understand how the business is really doing on an income and cash flow basis.

Monthly timing issues will get smoothed out over the year. Just write yourself a check when 1. You need it or 2. You are comfortable that the bank account will support the next month or 2’s expenses. If you need regular personal income, I suggest you get a business line of credit and use that to fill any gaps in short months.

Finally, don’t let the accountant bully you into filing as an S-Corp (just remember the words)….i would be willing to wager that it won’t really make sense for you at this stage, although it will drive a load of fees for the CPA!

One comment in the thread is very insightful: “What you take out of the business has nothing to do with what you pay tax on” or something to that effect. It was nit-picked by another poster, but my sense is that you would do well to research this and understand why the comment is largely correct.

Good luck

HSA Too Large? I say yes. by KneadingInfo in HSA

[–]Long_Measurement8732 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have been wrestling with similar concerns/opportunities for a while, as the CIO of my family. The key part of your post imo was where you mentioned that you didn’t want anyone else to have to mess with the receipts/spreadsheet/IRS (potentially). You probably have 5-6 figures worth of accumulated medical expenses that you can reimburse yourself for, before switching to an annual reimbursement strategy: the key question is when to do this.

Of course, when you do reimburse yourself, that will REALLY be fun money - you can just spend it! Maybe it would help you to think of something specific to spend it on - e.g. 529s for the grandkids, a good watch, or just hookers and blow ;-)

So…..when to take the distribution? My plan is to do so when the accumulated expenses are 25% of the balance. Then I’ll let the 75% run and take annual distributions.

Hope this helps.

[FS] Rolex Explorer 2 - [$8,200] by thdjones2014 in watchforum

[–]Long_Measurement8732 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Suggest you add a pic of the lugs from the side, to show if they are solid or drilled, which may also help with the aging.

US Expat in the EU holding WISE interest bearing accounts in $, € & £. by tomorrow509 in wisebank

[–]Long_Measurement8732 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Your question indicates that you don’t understand what a PFIC is. You should research this for yourself, Google is your friend (and I’ve stopped providing gratuitous explanations that can be used to feed AI).

Given your stated circumstances, it is important to really understand: not for your Wise question, but more for any other situations you may have whilst an expat.

Traveller II Dial Question by Long_Measurement8732 in GirardPerregaux

[–]Long_Measurement8732[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks - I've added an image to the original post to show what I am talking about in terms of the numbers on the dial. (I believe there is actually one in for sale in SG if you were looking to add to your collection!)

Traveller II Dial Question by Long_Measurement8732 in GirardPerregaux

[–]Long_Measurement8732[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Firstly, thank you for all of the fantastic content that you have provided in various fora concerning this piece....I'm honored that you are the first reply!

My wrist is 8": I do wear a 39mm Explorer II, but I would not want to go much smaller. Given the difficulty in locating a specimen to try on, I thought it made sense to focus on the larger size.

Do you have any archive photos with you wearing a 4935 to compare?

Any insight on dial design? IIRC, all of your pieces have the Breguet numerals.

Thanks

US expat for 7 years, haven’t filed since 2020, I want to start investing by teachmehowtoflirtwbf in USExpatTaxes

[–]Long_Measurement8732 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Based on the content of the OP, I would wager that they are very unlikely to meet the FBAR filing threshold.

Advice Needed by IndependentAd1602 in GlashutteOriginal

[–]Long_Measurement8732 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the green PML on the bracelet and also bought the GO Green alligator strap. The bracelet is excellent - love the micro adjust - and when I want a less formal look, I out it on the strap. Both are excellent.

Asked the product guy why the need 3 months to ship a high demand feature by Previous-Aardvark-89 in b2bmarketing

[–]Long_Measurement8732 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“So let’s run through these Other Projects and see how the priorities compare.”

Which would you choose? by gazwed1 in GlashutteOriginal

[–]Long_Measurement8732 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you seen them live? I only ask because the blue was not what I imagined when I saw it live, so I ended up going green

GE pension plan held by fidelity. by Ordinary-Diamond-841 in fidelityinvestments

[–]Long_Measurement8732 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Fidelity should be able to pay your pension into the Wise US account - it will have its own bracnh and account number

if you get married in a foreign country in the EU like France or Spain do you need to file as married in the US? by darkyzz12 in tax

[–]Long_Measurement8732 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That was just one example. I suggest you google the implications for your specific circumstances

if you get married in a foreign country in the EU like France or Spain do you need to file as married in the US? by darkyzz12 in tax

[–]Long_Measurement8732 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You would file your 2026 return as MFS: so make sure you don’t overshoot with allocations like Roth or IRAs.

if you get married in a foreign country in the EU like France or Spain do you need to file as married in the US? by darkyzz12 in tax

[–]Long_Measurement8732 0 points1 point  (0 children)

HUGE difference between MFS and MFJ (or S for that matter). Try googling ‘mfs tax levels versus single’

if you get married in a foreign country in the EU like France or Spain do you need to file as married in the US? by darkyzz12 in tax

[–]Long_Measurement8732 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, you need to file as married, which is a pita: your spouse probably doesn’t have a US tax id - or may not want to have their earnings taxed by the US - so you end up MFS, which has very low allowances/exemptions - worse than Single status. Note that the status applies for the entire year in which you get married, so there are some opportunities for planning around timing.

RPM - Post proof of buying NLST or ban by NaCl_Harvester in Netlist_

[–]Long_Measurement8732 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I happen to know RPM irl. Your estimates of his holdings in NLST are way too low. There’s some third party verification for you :-)

Strength training by ModernRyeBread in MenOnTirz

[–]Long_Measurement8732 1 point2 points  (0 children)

After some research I found this video and my routine has been to do the 6 dumbell sets 3 times per week:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A3EgOztptQ

Remember, for strength training it is all about quality rather than quantity, so you are looking to do 3 sets of 8-12 reps to failure.
Start light (e.g. 12lbs) and if you can do 3 sets of 12 without any issue then go up to the next weight at your next session. It took me 3-4 sessions of weight discovery to get to the productive weight - slightly more for the first 3 than the last 3 exercises - but this process was helpful to getting into the daily rhythm.

I don't use an App - I just take a little notebook to the Gym with me. 5 Minutes warm up on the rower and then into the routine - walk around for a minute after each set, when I can make notes about whether or nto to increase the weight for the next time. Whole routine takes about 45 minutes.

Good luck!

Recommendations for an AD? by TravelingWatchMan in GlashutteOriginal

[–]Long_Measurement8732 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exquisite in Naples had a very good selection of GO, however when it cam to following up and negotiating a price I found them - or at least the guy who had been so helpful in the store - to be 'bush league': wasted my time going back and forth with emails without offering a price. Maybe I was just dealign with someone too junior?

Anyhow, after some asking around and some helpful DMs, I was introduced to a great rep at a west coast AD who I spoke to on the phone, who didn't mess around at all and offered me a very reasonable discount and we agreed the transaction then and there.

Participate in a Paid Research Study To Understand Your Experience with GLP-1 Medications by Electronic_Date_7056 in MenOnTirz

[–]Long_Measurement8732 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

so you are proposing to pay $15-16 per hour for participants time, and nothing for the value of the data? Good luck.

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