Separating Business and Personal finance

According to Benjamin Franklin, there are only two certainties in life: death and taxes. Although tax season is still a few months away, it’s advantageous that business owners start preparing for it now. There are certain steps that need to be taken to be able to report the right amount to the IRS and make sure no mistakes are made on your taxes.
Collect Business Records
We’ve all seen movies where frustrated business owner bring a box of receipts to their accountant come tax time. Don’t let this be you—a good rule of thumb for any business owner is to have a systematic way of collecting business records for tax time. If you get in the practice of careful filing of your documents, you will not need to scramble in the spring and spend your time looking for records or frantically calling vendors to ask for receipts or invoices.
An electronic system where you can keep track of all business-related earnings and expenses will make it simple to determine your overall income and deductions you may be eligible for. Plus, this will foolproof your filing system and allow you to access information from anywhere, anytime. Certain programs, such as Quicken and QuickBooks allow you to download your financial information straight unto your tax return.
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