5 Expenses You Never Knew Were Not Tax Deductions

In a previous post, I talked about 10 tax deductions entrepreneurs tend to miss. These tax deductions were common things that cause entrepreneurs to leave money on the table every single year! Leaving money on the table is never good. Documenting things incorrectly that can potentially bite you in the butt in a year…. And for sure may be worse!

When you set up your systems on the accounting process in your business, you always win. You can do your accounting on spreadsheets or cloud-based accounting systems. My favorites are Xero, QBO, Freshbooks, and Wave. You get into the groove of thorough documentation in using any one of these systems. 

When DIY’ing your own books correctly (I have training for that), you understand what valid expenses are. You also know the amount to deduct from things that are partially deductible. When it’s time to delegate your bookkeeping, your accountant/bookkeeper is the number one person to go to. They help you understand how to properly organize these write-offs. 

Today I want to talk about 5 things bloggers and entrepreneurs, unfortunately, cannot write off. Even though we all wished at some point they were tax deductible. They may or may not come at a surprise to you. They also may or may not be annoying, to say the least. 

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How to Regain Clarity on Your Business After Personal Mishaps

There are so many reasons why you start your business. You wish to start living your passions in life, serve the people that matter the most to you, or set an example for your family (Hi Liana!). There is constant talk about work-life balance and not letting the work that you do transcend to your personal life.

What if it’s the other way around? What if something substantial that happens in your personal life greatly affects your business?

You may start to forget your why. You ask yourself If your business is even worth it anymore when the dust settles. You think about the time that it took away from your business and if things would be ok when you start things back up. 

This happened to me not too long ago (and I'm still going through some changes). I was at a point of worry in life, and my business was just on the back burner. I wasn’t doing much marketing to attract new clients. I was definitely not producing any blog posts.

What if it’s the other way around? What if something substantial that happens in your personal life greatly affects your business?

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Why You Need to Hire a Bookkeeper as an Entrepreneur

Entrepreneurship involves a person acting as many roles. The CEO, CFO, COO, employer, employee… the list goes on. Many entrepreneurs birth their businesses to perform or sell their craft to their industry. They quickly get overwhelmed by the array of tasks that's involved. Nurturing businesses full-time is a ton of work! They have to think of the legality, taxes, and accounting to name a few. Entrepreneurs also have marketing, blogging to build their authority, and building a community. 

 

Chances are, you’re not the bombdotcom in accounting. Bookkeeping on many spectrums. On one hand it doesn't exist for a lot of business owners or take hours to complete when you DIY. You’re probably commingling your funds as we speak! Under the impression that when you glance at your statements at the end of the month, it’s called bookkeeping… Wrong!

READ ALSO: HOW TO STOP COMMINGLING YOUR BIZ AND PERSONAL EXPENSES NOW! 

 

Bookkeeping can take you away from the tasks in your business that you perform at a 100%. Just ask Mattie of Mattieologie about the benefits of outsourcing in your business. If numbers are something that you don’t want to consume your Fridays sweating over, hire a bookkeeper. One that understand the online business industry can be a great solution. 

When you hire a trained bookkeeper, you’ll be able to receive those hours back into your life. You’ll be able to meet the deadline for your latest launch. Not crunching your numbers from your last. Your bookkeeper will even know exactly what you need to exceed the previous!). 

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Why You Absolutely Need Acuity to Stop Wasting Time With Scheduling

Can you imagine how mundane a job of a Scheduler can be?! (No offense to those who are!!) You’re on the phone all day to schedule appointments for people who need a certain service completed.  You call the client to confirm the appointment. You see something that conflicts with your appointment and have to reschedule (or vice versa). You then call them to reschedule… the client has to call you back to see when they are available… the list goes on...

What if there was a way to automate your appointment scheduling in your business? You can be on the automation road in your service business and potentially cut your workflow in half! The answer is through Acuity!

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How to Stop Commingling Business and Personal Funds Now!

When I first started my blog, I had no idea if I was going to make it into an actual business. Wasn’t sure if this was going to be something lucrative (Still not 100%.). And damn sure didn’t know that I will begin my entrepreneurial journey in a service-based business. I knew that once I started, it was important to keep the finances separate, but I wasn’t exactly sure how when I was not yet making money.

 

A post that has been and continues to be a hit on my personal blog was my 50/20/30 budgeting system post. This system allowed you to allot money for different aspects of your life 50% fixed expenses. 20% was saving and financial obligations. 30% flexible spending which included personal allowance. When I started blogging, I would use my money to go towards my business. I bought my camera, domain name, and hosting services and was ready to go. A couple of months into blogging, I began to get interested in design and wanted to try everything on my own, so I got a subscription with Adobe Creative Cloud.

READ ALSO: HOW TO SKYROCKET YOUR BUDGET WITH THE 50/20/30 SYSTEM!

Next thing you know I was making all sorts of small investments here and there for my blog that I started to treat like a business. I forgot the simple accounting principles of keeping everything separate. I then opened another personal checking account to drop my coins (literally since I didn’t receive much) from my Amazon Affiliate and a business PayPal account for my earnings from anything else that I did.

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