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DRAFT — pending professional review

NOT LEGAL OR TAX ADVICE. This module is reference material for the HigherSelf Network cohort. Pending Lumina tone review, outside-CPA review, ERISA-counsel review for any Solo 401(k) or ROBS section, and Grace Fields authorization before external publication. Cohort-facing facts use anonymized framing until written consent is on file.

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HigherSelf Network entity

HigherSelf Network LLC

Automation platform + agent infrastructure operator

Type: for profit llcTax classification: ambiguous pending electionEIN: Confirm with CFO

Tax profile

Operating income pattern

Recurring SaaS / platform fees + automation contracts

COGS intensity

low

Headcount target

1-5 contractors year 1; W-2 once stable

§ 199A QBI eligibility

Likely yes — platform is not an SSTB

UBIT exposure

n/a (for-profit)

Default strategies

The strategies most likely to apply to this entity given its type and operating profile. Each strategy below links to its own page with statutory anchor, 2026 limits, eligibility, and documentation.

Solo 401(k) (one-participant 401(k))

IRC § 401(a), § 401(k), § 415(c)

Self-employed individual or small-business owner with no common-law employees other than spouse; net SE income or W-2 wages from owned entity.
§ 72(p) Participant Loan

IRC § 72(p); Treas. Reg. § 1.72(p)-1

Owner needs short-to-medium-term capital and has earnings to repay on schedule.
Accountable Plan reimbursement

Treas. Reg. § 1.62-2; IRC § 62(a)(2)(A)

S-corp or C-corp owner-employee paying out of pocket for home office, mileage, cell phone, internet, professional dues, equipment.
§ 280A(g) — Augusta Rule

IRC § 280A(g)

Owner-employee has a closely held business needing offsite meeting space; rental rate is supported by FMV (comparable hotel meeting rooms / event venues).
§ 223 Health Savings Account

IRC § 223

HDHP-covered individual or family, no other disqualifying coverage.
§ 199A Qualified Business Income deduction

IRC § 199A

Pass-through with non-SSTB business income (e.g., bakery, venue, automation platform).
S-corp election (Form 2553)

IRC § 1361–§ 1378

Net profit consistently > ~$50K and stable; owner can take Watson-reasonable W-2 wage and remainder as distribution.
Intercompany services at arm's length

IRC § 482; Treas. Reg. § 1.482-1 through § 1.482-9

Two HSN entities transact for real services; need IRS-defensible pricing.
Below-market loans — § 7872

IRC § 7872

One HSN entity needs to lend cash to another at AFR with proper documentation.
Qualified Small Business Stock — § 1202

IRC § 1202

C-corp with gross assets ≤ $50M; active business (not certain service businesses); long-horizon exit.
ROBS — Rollover as Business Startup

IRC § 4975 (prohibited transactions); IRS Memorandum, Oct. 1, 2008

Capital-intensive business, balance ≥ ~$75K, willing to operate as C-corp, will not exclude employees from plan.

Default-strategy slugs declared in entities.json: accountable plan, § 280a g, § 199a qbi, solo 401(k) or traditional 401(k), S-corp election once profit stable, intercompany services section 482

Intercompany role

How this entity transacts with the other three HSN entities and with cohort members. Pricing and documentation must satisfy § 482 arm's-length and § 7872 below-market loan rules.

  • Bills A.M. Consulting for shared back-office services (cost-plus, Treas. Reg. § 1.482-9)
  • Bills The 7 Space for venue tech / booking automation (CUSP method)
  • Lends cash to other HSN entities only via written notes at AFR (§ 7872)

Constraints

  • Cannot accept payments routed through HigherSelf Nonprofit as a tax shelter (private inurement risk to the nonprofit)
  • Owner-employee compensation must be Watson-reasonable if S-corp elected

Open questions

Items that require professional confirmation before any cohort-facing implementation. These are the gates this module cannot resolve on its own.

  • Single-member LLC default-disregarded vs. multi-member partnership vs. S-corp election timing
  • State of formation; foreign qualifications

Other HSN entities