Real Estate Team Owner Tax Guide
A lot of money runs through your team. Keep more of what is yours.As a team lead you sit at the center of the GCI — you collect it, pay out splits and staff, and get taxed on what is left. Misread the structure and you overpay self-employment tax, misclassify an employee, or eat a payroll cost you never priced. This Blueprint walks the money from a closing to your take-home: the splits, the 1099-vs-W-2 line, the real loaded cost of a hire, the S-corp election that protects your profit, and the deductions that keep more. It comes with an Excel tool that runs your team’s splits, payroll burden, and S-corp saving on your own numbers.WHO THIS IS FOR· Team leads collecting GCI and paying out agent splits and staff· Growing teams adding their first W-2 ISA, admin, or transaction coordinator· Producing agents about to build a team who want the tax mechanics first· Team leads clearing six figures of profit weighing the S-corp electionWHAT'S INSIDEThe ebook — a 26-page, plain-English Blueprint (2026 edition) with six strategies:· How a real estate team is structured for tax — GCI in, splits out, and what the lead keeps and reports· Agents vs. staff — 1099 independent agents vs. W-2 employees, and the classification risk· Commission splits and money flow — lead %, agent %, caps, and the path to your pocket· Payroll for the team — the 7.65% employer burden and the loaded cost of a hire· The team lead’s S-corp — reasonable comp on team profit and the payroll-tax saving it protects· Deductions and keeping more — office, lead gen, CRM, staff salaries, QBI, and retirementThe Excel tool — Team Payroll & Split Calculator. Enter your team GCI, split percentage, staff salaries, and lead profit and it returns agent payouts and the lead’s retained share, the loaded cost of payroll with the 7.65% employer burden, and the S-corp payroll-tax saving on your team profit — all on the 2026 figures cited in the book.WHAT YOU'LL WALK AWAY ABLE TO DO· See what your team lead actually keeps after agent splits· Classify every person on the team correctly — 1099 agent or W-2 employee· Price a hire at its true loaded cost before you make it· See the payroll-tax saving the S-corp election protects on your profit· Capture the deductions, QBI, and retirement levers that keep the mostFORMAT & DELIVERYInstant download. PDF ebook + Excel tool (.xlsx). Lifetime access and free updates.SAVE MORE WITH THE PACKThis title is part of the Realtor & Commission Pack — bundled at a steep discount ($289). Or get every Tax Confident guide with the All-Access Pass ($699).FAQIs this current? Yes — it uses 2026 figures, including the $184,500 Social Security wage base, the 7.65% employer payroll-tax share, and the 72.5¢ business mileage rate.Do I need special software? Any spreadsheet app that opens .xlsx (Excel, Google Sheets, Numbers). Just fill in the light-blue cells.Is this tax advice? No. It is educational and makes you a sharp, informed team owner. It does not replace your own preparer.My team is still small — is this still useful? Yes. The splits and payroll tabs help you price your first hire, and the S-corp tab shows when the election starts to pay off.Refunds? If it is not what you expected, reach out at hello@taxconfident.co. Disclaimer: This product is for educational purposes only and does not constitute tax, legal, or financial advice. Tax rules and thresholds change — consult a qualified tax professional regarding your specific situation.taxconfident.gumroad.com · hello@taxconfident.co
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