How to pay youself from your LLC

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[@LittleSanchez54]

Don’t forget that you should only do this if your LLC/business is only making less than 50-70k a year. Otherwise switch your LLC to an s corp to reduce taxes. And not pay nearly half in taxes of your owners draw.

[@jeffreyellis137]

So if you switch to an S-Corp that means you become an employee of the business and you take regular reasonably paid wages correct?

[@georgemuhoro]

@@jeffreyellis137 correct

[@KMactheFarmer]

No self employment tax?

[@miriammotiv8s]

How do you determine how much taxes you have to pay on an owners draw?

[@glizz2188]

When you say 50-70k are you referring that to as profit only or how much you made for the year?

[@kevinjimenez9207]

If you use your home partly for “business” like an office make sure to write off a portion of rent and utilities too 👍🏼

[@Oc_2j]

My house as an office huh? Ok I’ll make an LLC using my name make some type of business, out my address and fill as office ok

[@CreatorsExpress]

@@Oc_2jyea. You have to use it x% and be able to prove it.

[@joshstrange1244]

You have to determine the percentage of your home used as an office based on sqft then you can file that percentage to what you pay in your mortgage or rent.

[@abdullahsaifi5955]

smart

[@ricola9504]

Should the LLC pay the rent amount for the space, or is that tax deductible only

[@ATTIQOP]

😂 when you said spend on toothpaste i understood fully finally thanks

[@DidierBan]

Question , why don’t you pay yourself as a employee from the business account? That way you are paying taxes and have deductibles for employees. Edit: went through your videos and you already explained thank you.

[@LICVisualsLLC]

This helped dms so much thank you

[@AMPowers777]

Nah. You gotta write up self a check and have yourself on pay roll 😂

[@wheezyJ]

Nah fr like wtf😭

[@mcfades]

that’s if you want to pay taxes😂

[@jc5604]

@@mcfadesyou’re paying taxes either way. Either per check or per year. Ain’t no way around taxes, my guy.

[@ogedwardreeves2942]

Contributions and or owner draws you won't have to pay no taxes on that money because that's in your personal

[@IconicAwards]

Do you have to write a check or can you withdraw with your debit card

[@Smileyb8711]

What's the difference between an Owner's Draw and paying yourself a Salary?

[@Oliver0200]

Can you please do a video on choosing the correct bank account type for your business?

[@Vanader]

Sure

[@BDUDE]

Checking account

[@SIDAFEK]

Wow... mind blown

[@zoltanszaszbenedek994]

Thx !

[@TravisBradyBrands]

Hey! I love your content! We are looking for speakers that would want to be a part of our events in Utah, Las Vegas and Arizona. Would this be something you'd be open to hearing more about?

[@thedefeatedpurpose9772]

What if you register your home as your home office and the rent/internet is all considered bussiness expense as well?

[@thereinthetrees_5626]

Be careful with that, because the IRS could come after you if you use that WiFi or your home for anything other than your business You can write off a portion of the expenses though

[@hiphopfonks]

Would this also apply on Grabbing cash from a business credit card?

[@edmandell3064]

Couldn't you also do a "salary" from your LLC to yourself? Wouldn't a salary be easier for book keeping purposes?

[@Vanader]

if you are just an LLC you cannot be on w-2 payroll. so no

[@Rebecca-qg8pb]

As far as i am concerned RENT IS BUSINESS EXPENSES! 😅😢

[@Capturedem]

You got more videos?

[@ladd9557]

How do I find my LLC in los Angeles CA.. ......

[@saadansari4041]

Can I make an owner’s draw if i’m a non-resident and my personal account is in foreign bank? How does that work?

[@lafermentadora]

I love your content 🎉!

[@Vanader]

thank you for watching it

[@ClarkKnt]

I fucking new I wasn’t the only one that did this! $ apparently the dollar has always had one slash. But I’ve always known it with 2 Mandela effect

[@Vanader]

Look it up. I do two because of the history of it :)

[@MexicoTijuana741]

How do you put that on your tax return 1065?

[@yousaf3133]

Wherecan i find that pen tho

[@Justin1988Johnson]

Does owner draw count as paying yourself?

[@ivoriemyivorie]

💯

[@jerrycarnes9487]

Why not cut yourself a check from the business bank account

[@ITsoKAY_15]

What are your advice in starting an llc in your name.

[@PickleRick387]

Does using zelle to transfer money from llc to personal account count as owners draw?

[@Vanader]

Yes it does

[@benderprofessionalservices9018]

@@Vanader I have a business account credit card. I do pressure washing. Everything I buy for the business goes on the company credit card and all the money I make goes into this business account. I have $35,000 left in there right now. Should I always try to get that down to zero or will I be taxed on the $35,000. I am so lost about this. I never take any of the money for personal use and feel like I’m doing something wrong since I don’t pay myself and I’m the only employee. I do have an LLC and an EIN. Tku

[@joseluna4543]

@@benderprofessionalservices9018 I don’t know if that helps… :/

[@jesuschristfirst5775]

​@@benderprofessionalservices9018update?

[@treeez_____5317]

Can’t you do distribution too? That money is not taxed

[@cameronh8118]

But wait! If you're the owner of an LLC and the type of business is Rental Property. And your tenants are paying rent through your Business bank account. Whats stopping you from going to the bank and withdrawing your money from thet account and going to buy whatever you want after of course paying property taxes, landlords insurance, landscaping, etc. and there are funds leftover why woukd you have to transfer that money when you are the owner of the LLC and the property owner?

[@GrimFromProv]

Wouldn’t this be commingling funds? if so your setting your self up to get sued😂

[@Vanader]

This is how you avoid commingling. It’s the proper way to pay yourself :)

[@googleuser1611]

😂😂No this is the opposite, if the money went directly into his personal account instead of the business account first and THEN the personal one, it would be considered commingling funds.

[@NASSE_]

@@googleuser1611 what?

[@ryangolden3243]

If the business made money, but it was directly deposited into his personal account, that would be considered commingling. Or if you just pay your personal expenses, groceries or buying a ps5, straight from the business account

[@damonking6877]

Don't you have to write a check from the business account to yourself

[@Johamo]

Still have to pay SE, state, and fed taxes on those owners draw correct?

[@Vanader]

Correct

[@JohnErni-xf9sz]

I get pay from an LLC from an USA bank why a jemeni in Europe won a give cash that he supposedly withdrew from my bank account ❤creazy

[@Milan-hl5nm]

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[@nylezfuller4746]

Why do many owners say write yourself a check instead??

[@Vanader]

It’s an easy. Free. And simple way to transfer money

[@splxty2897]

It shows as an “expense” from the company. Because it’s now less money to the company. It’s safer in all honesty. Because in quick books you can write it up as a payment to the owner, or whatever your CPA prefers

[@Honesttalk767]

Why should you not just give yourself a check ?

[@andrewholland7589]

What if u have a holding company that owns the operating llc. Does it have to go to the holding company bank acct first

[@Vanader]

small company > holding co > you

[@powerliftergrows3576]

ok is there a way where your profits or income going into the business account is there a way to have each deposit tailored with all federal tax so its held as escrow so your safe every year when filling. Literally just starting an online store process and going there zen for this as if like service to help me until im well rounded on the aspect of it all plus i gotta jump into the water product sells to fast

[@RealityContradiction]

So you have to "name it" an owners draw when you make the transfer online? Where do you specify the title of "ownership draw"??

[@Vanader]

I’m your bookkeeping software

[@RealityContradiction]

@@Vanader Thanks!

[@kristophersavage8845]

I heard not to do this cause you still could be sued if the buiness goes up

[@Vanader]

This is how you do it in case that happens.

[@nhlakachonco1579]

So i can buy groceries using my business acc

[@Tessmann_photography]

Is an owner’s draw taxable?

[@Vanader]

It’s considered earned income. So yes. But not each time you pay yourself. It counts towards your total earnings for the year just like everything else

[@reyperez1233]

Can I set up a payroll service with a 3rd party provider and put myself as the owner and worker?

[@CHAOTICxB0MB]

I dont think as an llc, if im not mistaken I think thats a C-Corp

[@robertregis2470]

You could as a c Corp but then you would have to pay into workmens comp for yourself as an employee

[@6themaker]

Does an owners draw have income tax waved as it’s already taxed when the llc gets the money ? Or does income tax some how get paid later after you do the owners draw or how does that part work?

[@steelefit3500]

It is already paid by the LLC

[@rickbocario9301]

Never transfer ! Deposit a check only !

[@jesuschristfirst5775]

Why is that? I'm curious.

[@adanflores5074]

@@jesuschristfirst5775i presume because you have a paper trail same way you collect receipts for tax write offs

[@Hunterbenx]

Im so lost 😕I’m an employee for a remodeling company and he wants to register an llc for me. Why would that be a good idea? If I’m an employee not a business owner

[@schunts09]

He wants to 1099 you as a subcontractor. Basically you would be working as your own company and you would be responsible for you yearly taxes. If you go this route you will have to carry insurance. Your boss is trying to get out of paying payroll taxes and work comp on you as an employee.

[@jtekz_]

Can i zelle myself from my business acct over to my personal acct or would it be better or safer to just write a check to myself?

[@StayVenturous]

I’m not the best person for this, I’m in the same spot as you. I’ve been seeing people say write a check. If you transfer funds directly without a proper owners draw then you’ll apply cracks in your LLC. This will allow other individuals to sue you & not the company.

[@rg4108]

What if money goes into a personal account first, what then?

[@lolobats1997]

Then 🤫

[@timmontagjr.3171]

@@lolobats1997😂😂😂

[@mustafagak2852]

Toothpaste has an E at the end

[@trueamerican2023]

Wrong. Why? If you let it be known that you are the owner of the LLC, you have exposed yourself to personal liability. Sounds good in theory but in unwise in the long run. I could go on and on but there are too many things to go over in this comment section. Not that you shouldn't receive compensation. I do agree though should pay yourself, you just have to protect your personal assets from your corporate assets. There are specific steps and strategies.

[@goantonio]

Is it this simple for a partnership as wel?

[@Vanader]

yes

[@devynsnyder0299]

Would this not be considered commingling funds?

[@thereinthetrees_5626]

Commingling would be something like using the LLCs account for your personal expenses Or Having the made by the LLC money enter your personal account before transferring it into the LLC

[@maplesierradoodles]

What if I’m making only $7000 a year?

[@Vanader]

Works

[@25-8]

I am starting a lawn service business, would you recommend me opening it as a LLC even though I'm by myself 😊

[@abranluevano]

Yes

[@25-8]

@@abranluevano why so as a new business with very little clientele?

[@abranluevano]

@@25-8 Landscaping can be a very risky business. If you destroy someone's property on accident, you could potentially get sued for your personal assets (if you had any). If you do not have any assets or large sums of money then you do not necessarily need the LLC. It would just greatly protect you. It would be hard for me to say to just go sole proprietorship.

[@timmontagjr.3171]

@@25-8 Read up on the differences between an LLC and an S-Corp. Then decide on which one to go with.

[@DrumStopTV]

LLC taxed as s corp

[@steelefit3500]

Can you do this with a sole proprietor llc and what is the tax cap on sole proprietor 15%?

[@Vanader]

Yes. Tax cap can be as high as 60%

[@michaellabarbera4631]

Yes 15%

[@RexTenebris]

No withholding tax ??? It must be a new thing Jesus Christ that i missed if I don’t know. I thought he was talking about dividends but whatever.

[@wgmproductions8091]

Or can just write ya self a check simple 😉

[@Zakieyapugh]

Why should a small business owner get an LLC?

[@Vanader]

If you want to separate the business from yourself legally

[@jonathanhnunez]

Wouldn’t doing this be co-mingling funds? How do you pay yourself from an LLC without co-mingling funds so if your LLC gets sued they don’t come after your personal property?

[@TheFabulousLV]

Not at all, co-mingling funds would be if you used your business account to pay for personal expenses and other personal items. An owner's draw is a way of compensating yourself by paying yourself like an employee with a paycheck/salary. You're just transferring funds from your business to your personal account and keeping those expenses completely separate.

[@TheFabulousLV]

If your LLC gets sued they can't sue you for your personal property also, that's why it's called limited liability.

[@jonathanhnunez]

@@TheFabulousLV thank you for clarifying that for me 🙏

[@TheFabulousLV]

@@jonathanhnunez you're welcome 😉

[@rurubaby615]

@@TheFabulousLVwell then just write urself a check from the llc so u dnt half to worry about co-mingling funds

[@cutasdiamondz8]

The only way to open an llc is to HAVE a business? Or just have to have a job/income? I wish I understood any of this 😩😩

[@foreigntay_]

Yes an LLC makes your business legal.

[@M.GVARGAS]

If you are providing a service to someone or earning clients in some way of form then that means you are doing business and are officially a business owner, but you would have to file for an LLC and get a EIN (tax identification number) in order to pay taxes on your income and to be protected with an LLC under the business. There’s way more to it, this is just basic info. This is no form of legal advice or representation.

[@MuthaOnPursuit]

😅 man

[@MarissaCarterArtist]

No we can run business from the homeless shelter...

[@JauntsMusic]

Did you just make a whole video basically saying withdraw it from your bank account

[@Cashout23]

Dude lost his finger

[@PNuttDaKing]

Wrongggggggg . Tax it first buddy

[@AJ_900]

What’s the tax percentage or fees on the owners draw?

[@Vanader]

It’s considered income so whatever your income tax bracket it

[@AJ_900]

@@Vanader ohhh that makes sense, thanks

[@Smile-br8yt]

😅😂😂❤❤

[@kevinedwards8330]

"commingling funds " commingling funds back in forth to your llc bank account to your personal bank account makes your llc pointless, it open a person up to civil liabilities, alleged fraud and embezzlement charges, I'm 21 so please correct me if I'm wrong

[@Vanader]

i respectfully correct you. business money and personal money in the SAME BANK ACCOUNT is considered comingling and that is illegal and bad business. we need separate accounts. transferring between then is 100% ok at any time :)

[@kevinedwards8330]

@Vanader learn something new every day, thanks og 💯

[@georgelopez9517]

@@VanaderWould it be ok if you deposit your business (sole proprietorship) checks into your personal checking account and within 1-3 days have that full amount (not spending any of it) transferred over to your business account? Some personal bank accounts don’t put a hold on a check compared to business accounts that will put a hold for a week.

[@Marshall-br5pz]

What is an llc ?

[@timmontagjr.3171]

LLC stands for Limited Liability Company

[@AgentOffice]

Horrible

[@SniperGang7027]

Man’s lyin don’t listen to this people

[@SleepyPenguin-8og]

Bullshit.

[@doriangates9918]

If you do business out of your home, is your rent not a business expense then?

[@Vanader]

It is. But only part of your rent. You have to calculate the square footage of your work space

[@jeffreyellis137]

Yeah so does that mean you're getting taxed as a Sole Proprietor or as an S-corp?

[@fratdaddy7434]

What is you are 1099 how does that work with an llc?

[@kevinjimenez9207]

If you use your home partly for “business” like an office make sure to write off a portion of rent and utilities too 👍🏼

[@omarweil]

What if the house is fully paid, can I still write off rent?

[@timmontagjr.3171]

@@omarweil I don’t think you can write off rent when you own it, but still ask a tax pro, I’m not an expert on that. You can write off part of your bills. For example… Assuming you use the computer and a phone, you could write off a portion of your internet, phone, and electric bill. There are other things you could write off depending on the work you are doing. Just make sure you don’t write off something you shouldn’t! Ask a professional!