
There’s a definite cold front blowing in, and we’re not just talking about the weather. This season’s nail art is all about ice, ice baby. Think silvers, grays and shimmery blue and metallic manis that would pass inspection by your fave frosty Disney princess (we’re looking at you, Elsa). Trust us — with these cool colors and frigid details, you’ll glam up any fall outfit in a flash. So go ahead and give everyone the cold shoulder — err, hand — with these 13 ice-cold nail styles.
1. Blue Glam: This bold blue glitter really stands out. Keep your nails long and sharp for a bit of an extra spike of mani magnificence. Let’s just go ahead and christen you as the reigning ice queen.
2. Neutral Ice: You don’t have to go overboard on the jewels for your icy mani. Just a bit of frosting on one digit should do the trick.
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3. Blue Ombre: How pretty is this frosty ombre mani? Take a cue from the deep sea and pattern your nails in shades of light blue and dark navy. Add in some glitter and you’ll really shine.
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4. Icicle Nails: Looking for a new twist on a French mani? Try contrasting every other nail with a pearly white color in long streaks that resemble icicles. Add in a few jewels for a pretty touch.
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5. White Out: Nude nails are nice, but why settle when you can ice out your tips with an all-white treatment? Go for a cream or ivory shade with some shimmer to really take it there.
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6. Cracked Ice: Ice-cracked nails are everywhere right now thanks to trending iridescent foil that catches the light. This look is major #goals — it’s just so dang pretty.
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7. Silver Shimmer: No need to wait for New Years to throw down some glitz and glam. Slather on the silver foil that brings out shades of blue, pink and green and you’ll be ready for any occasion.
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8. Glacial Blue: Say sayonara to one-note manis. Cool blues and glassy ice white were practically made for each other. This look almost gets us excited for winter — almost.
9. Metallic Blue: Going with silver metallic on every nail can be gorg, but it can also look a bit extreme. Keep the look cool with some pretty blue details and tiny gemstones.
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10. Wintry Mix: This might be the ultimate pretty wintry mani. The silver glitter that transitions to ombre white nails, featuring gemstones no less, is OTT beautiful.
11. Glitter Tips: Don’t feel like you need to go all out with the glitter. Try to mix it up and just put a dab of sparkle on the tips for a gorgeous twist on a subtle, opaque lavender.
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12. Pretty in Pink: A seasonal mani gets a femme twist thanks to this powder-pink hue. Add some strategically placed refractive details to take things into cold-weather territory.
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13. Crystal Queen: There’s more to a truly icy mani than just a base color and glitter. Add in some jewels at the base of your nail for a little bit of glam that’s far from expected.
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Welcome to Selfmade Finance School, our new money series with Block Advisors to help small business owners with their tax, bookkeeping, and payroll needs year-round. This week, we explore the tax implications of bringing family members into your business.
The question for today is this: Does hiring your family members make sense for your business? Let me be clear. This is not a piece about whether hiring your family members makes sense for your relationships with those family members. As someone who is part of a family business, I could fill up a lot more than 600 words on my opinions about that. For today's purposes, we focus on whether it makes sense from an overall "good business and tax implication" perspective. As it turns out, there is a decent amount of tax nuance when it comes to employing your family. Let's break it down based on relationship to the employee:
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Spouses Who Are In Business Together
Personally, if I had to be in business with my husband, it would not go well. However, many couples build viable, strong businesses together and I say, good for them! Depending on how you have your business entity structured, it will make a big difference on the tax treatment of you and your spouse working as partners. Because a business jointly owned and operated by a married couple is generally treated as a partnership for Federal tax purposes, the spouses must comply with filing and record keeping requirements imposed on partnerships and their partners. The election to file two Schedule C (Form 1040) forms, (one for each spouse) permits certain married co-owners to avoid filing partnership returns, provided that each spouse separately reports a share of all the businesses' items of income, gain, loss, deduction, and credit. Under the election, both spouses will be subject to self-employment tax and on net earnings from self-employment and receive credit for Social Security earnings.
One Spouse Employs Another
If you have a dynamic where your spouse is an employee of your business, then your spouse's wages are subject to income tax withholding, Social Security and Medicare taxes. If you are self-employed (not a corporation or a partnership), your spouse's pay does not have to be included in your federal unemployment tax account (FUTA) contributions and payments. However, if your business is a corporation or a partnership you must include that spouse's pay in your unemployment tax contribution calculation.
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You Employ Your Child
First, let's be clear. I work in my family business, but I am an adult, so I am treated just like a normal employee. However, if you, for example, run a family restaurant and want to hire your children under 18 to work for you, there are some tax benefits. But first, you should check with your state for rules on how many hours minors can work (in non-agricultural jobs) and reference the Fair Labor Standards Act for information on limitations on the kinds of work children can perform.
"This is an often overlooked or under-utilized strategy. Paying your children for true services they provide in your business can be a powerful tax-saving tool," says Cathi Reed, Block Advisors Regional Director. "If you are a sole-proprietorship or single member LLC, and the child is less than 18 years of age, the business is not required to withhold FICA or payroll taxes. The child can use his or her standard deduction against income you pay."
You Hire Your Parent
Oh dear. If you are brave enough to do this, know that you will need to pay Social Security and Medicare taxes on your parent's wages and make the appropriate withholdings, but you don't have to pay unemployment taxes. Now all you have to do is convince your parent that you are the boss. Have fun with that!
Is Hiring Family Members Worth It For The Tax Benefits?
"There are some positive tax advantages to hiring family members. It's important to treat a family member like any other employee. Hiring your children can result in substantial savings for businesses. Make sure your child has real, age-appropriate work to do and a reasonable pay rate, comparable to other employees. Consult with a Block Advisors small business certified tax pro to ensure that you are complying with all requirements," advises Reed. "Block Advisors, a team within H&R Block, is dedicated to meeting the tax, bookkeeping and payroll needs of small business owners year-round. To start working with the tax experts at Block Advisors, visit blockadvisors.com."
In my opinion, you should not hire a family member solely because of the tax benefits. You should always hire based on whether that person is right for the job and keep in mind how this hire could materially impact your relationship with that person and others in your family. Finally, as I mentioned, make sure you have a tax professional on your team when making these determinations. As you can see, things can get a little tricky!
*All details were sourced from IRS.gov and blockadvisors.com
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