Tax Finance Wisdom

For several years I have been filing a company tax return but I set up a corporation and would like to file the business under that. What new forms.

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There is a common adage that says the only two things that are certain in life are death and taxes. While death is definitely not certain when it comes to a home business, taxes assuredly are. If you are going to operate a home business, there are some things you need to know about taxes or you may find yourself in a world of trouble.

I can not think of one person I know who likes paying taxes, doing taxes or talking about taxes; but the fact of the matter is taxes are an inevitable part of life and if you start a home business, they are probably going to be an even bigger part of your life than they were before.

When you work for someone else, your taxes are taken out of your paycheck and then at the end of the year, you simply file your tax return and you either pay money to the IRS or you get money back. Paying home business taxes gets to be quite more complicated than that. While income taxes are the main concern of those employed by others, home business owners need to worry about use taxes, sales taxes, employment taxes, income taxes and a number of other taxes that may apply to their business.

The first thing you need to take care of in terms of home business taxes is the process of getting an EIN number. A business’ EIN number is much like a social security number for your business. It is the number that is used when reporting taxes to the IRS. Once you have your EIN number and your home business starts generating income, you are going to have to start making estimated tax payments to the IRS.

Unlike the annual tax returns you filed when you were employed by someone else, home business owners have to pay taxes on a quarterly basis. For example, you are going to have to pay taxes on the money you make from January through March in April and for the money you make in April through May, you have to pay taxes on in June. The IRS provides home business tax payers with the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System in order to make paying your quarterly taxes more convenient.

If your home business has employees, you are also going to have to take care of your employees’ income taxes. When you have employees, you are required to withhold their income tax from their paychecks and you must pay that income tax to the IRS. If you have less than one-thousand dollars in income tax liability each year, you can do this annually. However, if your employees’ income tax liability is going to total up to more than one-thousand dollars a year, you are going to need to pay the IRS either monthly or semi-weekly.

Remember, this only applies to you if your home business has actual employees. Independent contractors are not considered employees and taxes do not have to be withheld from payments made to independent contractors.

Home business owners also have to pay self employment taxes. Self employment taxes are taxes self employed people pay to Social Security and Medicare. This tax allows you to receive Social Security and Medicare benefits when you retire.

If you are not sure how to manage your home business taxes, you should hire a small business accountant to consult with you on the best way to approach your tax requirements. Hiring an accountant who is willing to teach you how to do your own home business taxes can be much more cost effective than hiring an accountant who insists on doing all of your taxes for you without any explanation of what is being done.  

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