Avoid penalties when borrowing funds from your practice

Borrowing funds often means a loan from your practice's principal or shareholder. Or, in many cases, the principal or shareholder borrows the funds from the practice. Either way, our tax laws create a number of obstacles that must be overcome to avoid the penalties and corresponding higher tax bills that can result from an Internal Revenue Service restructuring of the transaction.

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