07/01/2026
Tax tip Tuesday: there's a rule in the tax code that lets your business pay you, tax-free, just for using your own. It's called the Augusta Rule, and most S-corp owners have never heard of it because their CPA never brought it up. Your business can rent your home from you for up to 14 days a year, for things like a planning meeting or a client event, and that rental income doesn't show up on your personal taxes at all. The business still gets to deduct the payment. So money moves from the business to you tax-free, and the business writes it off going out. The part people get wrong is documentation, you need a written rental agreement, a fair market rate you can defend, and a real business purpose for the day. DM me 'AUGUSTA' if you want help figuring out whether this applies to you.