MARK KOHLERMain Street Professionals, Main Street Professionals, Main Street Professionals, Main Street Professionals, Main Street Professionals, LLC · Owner at Main Street Professionals, LLC

My #1 Tax Strategy For 2026

27 Jan 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief monologue, tax expert Mark Kohler outlines his single most important tax strategy for small‑business owners in 2026. He emphasizes two timeless tactics that have never changed: first, properly structuring the business as an S corporation to minimize the employer’s share of FICA taxes, which he describes as a basic, bread‑and‑butter approach; second, supplementing business income with investment in rental real estate—whether short‑term, long‑term, or self‑rental—to generate additional tax‑advantaged income. Kohler stresses that these strategies are foundational and will remain relevant, urging owners to adopt them without hesitation.

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My number one tax strategy for 2026 for small business owners. It is the same as it always has been. Dial in your S corporation. I hate to say it, it is bread and butter basics. The FICA expense and using the S Corp is one of the primary strategies every small business owner should use. And then you said investment tax strategy, that of a rental real estate property. I don't know if that's a short term rental, long term rental, or self rental, but I like my small business owners to be investing in rental property as well. Those are my two top strategies for 2026. They've never changed. I don't foresee that they ever will.