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I Filed Taxes as an LLC, Here’s What I Learned

I Filed Taxes as an LLC, Here’s What I Learned


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Y’all, taxes are no joke. No joke.

This is the first year I’ve filed taxes as an LLC. It was quite a year, and honestly I was dreading tax season from the moment I decided to create Hel On Heels Blog, LLC.

Guess what though? It wasn’t hard! It seriously all ended up being fine, and I did it by myself.

Now I feel like I should preface that I’m not a full-time blogger making full-time money. I’m a full-time marketing professional with a serious side-hustle. If you have lots of money coming from every which way, you may want to look into getting an accountant.

Here are my top 3 tips for staying organized and preparing all year for tax season. This way when it comes, it’s not a big deal!

1. Get organized early and often! Keep a spreadsheet and document all of your income, expenses, and outstanding income. Mark the date, the expense, the company, the description and the tax category. Don’t forget to include any promo items.

This seems like the perfect time to remind you that you have to pay taxes on promo items too, and shampoo doesn’t pay the bills. If you want to learn how to negotiate this–you should totally take Erica’s Bosspitch Course.

2. Keep a Google Drive of all your statements. Start a Google drive today and put all of your receipts, invoices, contracts, whatever and throw it in this file. If you have a receipt while you were out and about, like for a dinner, scan it or take an iPhone photo of it and keep it in this folder. Odds are slim that you’ll get audited, but you’ll want all of these documents if you do.

3. Reach out when you need help. Again, I’m not a full-time blogger, but I was able to get the resources I need from an accountant at a conference (check out Amy Northard – CPA.) I then used TurboTax for small business. It came with a CPA that would give you a final audit before filing. Mine’s name was Owen and he answered all of my questions (and I had a lot!) If you have questions, find an accountant. They can help you!

Are you a blogger? What are your favorite tax tips?

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Helen Bailey

Marketing professional by day, lifestyle blogger by nights and weekends. I live outside Atlanta with my husband and fur-babies, and am expecting my first human baby in March 2021! My hair is 90 percent dry shampoo, and I am rarely spotted without a Diet Coke.

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18 comments

  1. Marette Flora @ Floradise says:
    March 29, 2019 at 9:28 am

    This is so helpful since I just filed for an LLC. I will keep this all in mind.

    1. Helen @ Hel On Heels says:
      March 30, 2019 at 11:33 am

      Let me know if you have any questions!! I’m no expert, but happy to help.

  2. In Saitama says:
    March 29, 2019 at 9:53 am

    Oh my… I can’t even imagine having to do this. Thankfully I have only ever lived in countries where you don’t need to file. Bookmarked this in case I ever find myself moving to the States! Lynda H of insaitama.com

    1. Helen @ Hel On Heels says:
      March 30, 2019 at 11:33 am

      Haha it’s not as scary as it sounds! Once I got organized it was no big deal. 🙂

  3. Sabrina says:
    March 29, 2019 at 3:15 pm

    Good for you for staying on top of everything. I dread tax season.

    1. Helen @ Hel On Heels says:
      March 30, 2019 at 11:32 am

      I was totally afraid of it, but once I got organized it wasn’t so bad!

  4. Annaliese says:
    March 29, 2019 at 5:35 pm

    I’m not a full-time blogger either and I’ve gone back and forth for the last couple years if I should make my blog an LLC. This is a helpful post!! 🙂

    xoxo A
    http://www.southernbelleintraining.com

    1. Helen @ Hel On Heels says:
      March 30, 2019 at 11:32 am

      I like having my blog and my full-time money separate. I think it was time for me to separate the two and I’m glad that I did!

  5. Shannon Lang says:
    March 30, 2019 at 6:49 am

    This was really interesting. I really need to get all my stuff together because I am so unorganized. Thank you for the tips!

    1. Helen @ Hel On Heels says:
      March 30, 2019 at 11:31 am

      Getting organized helped SO much! I feel so much more confident now that I have files and spreadsheets!

  6. Rachel@The Confused Millennial says:
    March 30, 2019 at 8:20 am

    I didn’t know turbotax gave you an audit from a cpa! that’s awesome!

    1. Helen @ Hel On Heels says:
      March 30, 2019 at 11:30 am

      I didn’t either! I purchased the small business version and it came with Owen! I was THRILLED.

  7. Stephanie says:
    March 30, 2019 at 9:44 am

    I had a CPA help me out this year and while I’m grateful I didn’t have to do it alone, I was not expecting such a harsh amount owed. Real slap from life (and the IRS). But now I know for next time.

    1. Helen @ Hel On Heels says:
      March 30, 2019 at 11:30 am

      Yeahhhh luckily I’m just starting out as an LLC so I can take a loss. Also, this year I’m paying quarterly so it’s not such a huge scary amount at the end.

  8. Lindsey says:
    March 30, 2019 at 10:11 am

    I’m not here yet, but I want to bookmark this post for future use. Thanks for sharing your experience!

    1. Helen @ Hel On Heels says:
      March 30, 2019 at 11:29 am

      Of course! Let me know if you ever have any questions. I’m no expert, but happy to help!

  9. Jasmine Maria says:
    March 31, 2019 at 9:30 pm

    I use quickbooks (pay like $17/month) to keep track of my income and expenses. I can separate what is personal / business. They also send my tax forms to TurboTax so I don’t have to do much. I definitely invested in the CPA.

  10. Caroline | The Caro Diaries says:
    April 1, 2019 at 3:21 am

    Taxes can be SO confusing, especially when you’re self-employed! Thanks for sharing these tips!

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