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Online Business Financesâ„¢ Course (OBF Course)
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Start Here - Welcome and Course Overview (9:46)
1.0 Make Sure Your Finances are Set Up Right
1.1 Module Overview (2:23)
1.2 Business structure (LLC, sole proprietorship, S corporation) and important info you need to know about how your biz is organized. (17:42)
1.3 Registering your business with your state and the IRS. (17:05)
1.4 File your BOI report (new requirement beginning 1/1/24)! (17:20)
1.5 Business bank accounts and why it's essential to keep your money separate. (12:29)
1.6 Business Insurance 101 (4:27)
1.7 Other Start-up Considerations for Your Business, Action Steps and Homework (4:15)
2.0 Organizing and Managing Your Finances (aka how to know what to pay yourself, invest in your biz, save, etc.)
2.1 Module Overview (2:01)
2.2 What money stuff you should be doing as a business owner and WHY. (17:11)
2.3 Giving your money a job so you aren’t looking at your bank account balance and wondering what you can spend and what you can’t. (15:06)
2.4 How to pay yourself (the right way) from your business and what's best for taxes. (19:12)
2.5 Creating a money specific process so it's easy and repeatable. (13:31)
2.6 Tracking your numbers (revenue and expenses) + 📊 Income and Expense Tracking Template (31:53)
2.7 How to know what your business can and can't afford (reviewing your numbers and key ratios to track). (24:04)
2.8 Keeping good records for taxes. (9:10)
2.9 Module 2 Action steps and homework. (1:28)
2.10 FAQ: When to move from excel to QuickBooks? (1:54)
2.11 FAQ: I've been using my personal account for business expenses, should I be freaking out? (1:09)
2.12 FAQ: Can I still deduct expenses that I paid for from my personal accounts? (1:14)
2.13 FAQ: I work as a contractor and have my own LLC, how do I split out expenses that I use for both purposes? (3:32)
2.14 FAQ: What if I need to pay my personal expenses from my business because that's where my money is? (1:23)
2.15 FAQ: When should I hire a bookkeeper and how to find a good one? (4:31)
2.16 FAQ: Is it considered income if I put personal money into my business? (1:03)
2.17 FAQ: What happens to my business if I move? (5:10)
3.0 What You Need To Know About Taxes!
3.1 Module Overview (0:36)
3.2 What taxes you pay as a business owner (Sole proprietor, LLC and S corp) (12:24)
3.3 Quarterly estimated taxes - what are they and when do you have to pay them? (7:12)
3.4 How to calculate quarterly estimated tax payments (21:04)
3.5 Deducting your home office + worksheet, tax deductions, and audit red flags (22:58)
3.6 Sales Tax, Other Tax Considerations, and Tax Preparation Checklist (15:05)
3.7 How to do your business taxes in a DIY software. Step by step walkthrough. (33:35)
3.8 FAQ: What's an annual report for my LLC and does my CPA prepare it? (1:07)
3.9 FAQ: What happens if I send too much or too little to the IRS for my estimates? (2:29)
3.10 FAQ: How to catch up on missed quarterly tax payments? (3:02)
3.11 FAQ: What happens if I don't get a 1099? Do I still need to report that income? (1:08)
3.12 FAQ: Is there a certain amount I have to make before claiming it on my taxes? (0:41)
3.13 FAQ: Someone sent me a W-9. Do I need to fill it out and how do I do it? (3:57)
3.14 FAQ: When should I hire a CPA and how to find a good one? (2:53)
3.15 FAQ: When should I file as an S corporation for tax savings? (2:59)
3.16 FAQ: What retirement plans are a tax deduction? (3:03)
3.17 FAQ: Should I hire my spouse to reduce my taxes? (1:56)
3.18 FAQ: What if I owe a ton to the IRS and can't pay it all now? (1:44)
3.19 FAQ: Can my business pay my rent because I work from home? (0:58)
3.20 FAQ: Can my business pay for my car because I use it in my business? (3:28)
3.21 FAQ: Should I register my LLC in a state with no income tax? (1:55)
3.22 FAQ: Does my CPA need to see ALL of my receipts? (0:50)
3.23 How do I calculate and pay taxes when I have a business and multiple streams of income like affiliate commissions, side gig, etc.? (2:38)
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4.0 Hiring and outsourcing in Your Business.
4.1 How to Know When it's "Right" to Hire (4:43)
4.2 Contractor vs. Employee differences (And Why it's Important) (9:46)
4.3 What you Need to Hire a Contractor (5:08)
4.4 What You Need to Hire an Employee (3:27)
4.5 Module 4 Action Steps and Homework (2:16)
4.6 FAQ: Is it a good idea for taxes to hire my sibling/spouse/relative? (3:25)
4.7 FAQ: Can I write-off what I pay to contractors if I don't send them a 1099? (2:22)
4.8 FAQ: What if I paid someone and need to send a 1099 but can't reach them to fill out a W-9? (2:28)
4.9 FAQ: Do I need to send EVERY person I paid more than $600 a 1099? (2:30)
4.10 FAQ: Is sending 1099's something I can do electronically? (1:59)
5.0 BONUS Accounting Software Tutorials
5.1 Why you should use an accounting software (4:56)
5.2 QuickBooks Online Tutorial (26:19)
5.3 Wave Software Tutorial (14:43)
Recordings of Group Q&A Calls
2023-04-06 How to calculate the Q1 estimated tax payment demonstration. (35:37)
2.2 What money stuff you should be doing as a business owner and WHY.
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