{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Shieke Sharpe Consulting","home_page_url":"https://shiekesharpe.com","description":"Shieke Sharpe Consulting","author":{"name":"Shieke Sharpe Consulting"},"items":[{"id":"https://shiekesharpe.com/blog/f/how-can-business-owners-reduce-their-taxes","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/ced755a0-6b8f-4655-8e02-b61d3fea1c84/Blog-Thumbnail-8.png\"/><p>12 Tax Strategies for 2026</p>","url":"https://shiekesharpe.com/blog/f/how-can-business-owners-reduce-their-taxes","title":"How Can Business Owners Reduce Their Taxes?","summary":"12 Tax Strategies for 2026","date_modified":"2026-08-20T03:43:19Z"},{"id":"https://shiekesharpe.com/blog/f/what-is-my-filing-status","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/ced755a0-6b8f-4655-8e02-b61d3fea1c84/Filing%20Status.jpg\"/><p> Your filing status depends on whether you are single or married and your family situation. Your filing status is determined on the last day of your tax year, which is December 31 for most taxpayers.</p>","url":"https://shiekesharpe.com/blog/f/what-is-my-filing-status","title":"What is my filing status","summary":" Your filing status depends on whether you are single or married and your family situation. Your filing status is determined on the last day of your tax year, which is December 31 for most taxpayers.","date_modified":"2020-01-15T14:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://shiekesharpe.com/blog/f/self-employed-and-social-security","html_content":"<p>If you are self-employed and earned $400 or less, you don’t owe Social Security taxes and you are not taxed on the portion of your wages that exceed a certain threshold; for 2018, the threshold is $128,400.</p>","url":"https://shiekesharpe.com/blog/f/self-employed-and-social-security","title":"Self Employed and Social Security","summary":"If you are self-employed and earned $400 or less, you don’t owe Social Security taxes and you are not taxed on the portion of your wages that exceed a certain threshold; for 2018, the threshold is $128,400.","date_modified":"2019-11-17T03:58:07Z"}]}