Single Member LLC Taxes, Estimates, and How to Pay Yourself (2022 Update!)

[@bi-visuals2022]

Such a great explanation. Thank you so much!

[@beatsanz]

Just what I was looking for. Info is very professional given, straight forward, and well explained for me. 1st time Single member LLC. Thanks!

[@NastachiaLewis]

Thank you for your video. You are very knowledgeable and have the best of skills to break these details down. Thank you for being so clear and descriptive with your examples and scenarios. Definitively creating a playlist of only your videos.

[@BowieSpayNeuter]

Thank you. Good, clear information that's not overwhelming. Now I understand how my single-member LLC taxes work.

[@ChadPavelcpa]

Glad this helped!

[@wamu8851]

This wasn't the video I was looking for, but I am so glad I watched it. Excellent video Thanks Jorge

[@ChadPavelcpa]

Glad it helped

[@myishajblackman2757]

😮 Your audio is sick!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 Thanks for the info.

[@rustyshackleford3647]

I recently restructured to a SMLLC.. after my former "co-member" mismanaged revenue and ruined it.. thanks for the explanation single member is the way to GO.. now I have to figure out the estimated tax payments... ..thanks!

[@luispardo3323]

Superb information. Thank u for making it so understandable!

[@ChadPavelcpa]

Glad it was helpful!

[@vishalagarwal9951]

Thank you for making this video, could you please make one more video for multiple members llp for same this..

[@cityofindustry5883]

Thank you so much for this video! Very clear, very precise!

[@ChadPavelcpa]

Glad it was helpful!

[@stephenbyrneireland]

Chad. Thank you for taking the time to make such videos. Really appreciate people like yourself. Great content. I've spent 3 hours now researching online and half of that watching your videos. So clear. I started my chef llc in January and with this video, just discovered I should be paying my taxes quarterly. Am I screwed haha? I also do not take any money out of my business account to pay myself as I was happy out watching it grow. Is this a mistake?

[@ChadPavelcpa]

You can always catch up on your estimated tax payments asap and your final actual “tax bill” is when you file your annual tax return.

[@israelvicente6323]

Thank you very much. Very good information.

[@ChadPavelcpa]

Glad this helped

[@Maddiekjk]

your amazing. God bless you. thank you 🌻

[@ChadPavelcpa]

Hope this helped!

[@henriettecamara325]

Waou this is a great video thanks for the details

[@ChadPavelcpa]

Glad it helped you

[@Hawke301]

It's Q3 2024, and I'm doing research prior to starting my first business. I have no clue how much I can expect to make through the rest of the year. I am hoping to be able to take home 1k/month. I have a full-time job on W2. How would I estimate my taxes for paying ahead? I'm guessing I would need a few months of data to be able to make a projection. What would you recommend?

[@olga_safronova-video]

Thanks a lot for your videos! Is it necessary to fill out a form 1040 and schedule SE for single member llc ?

[@Delfina]

So helpful!

[@mareilysm.m.6645]

if you file married filing jointly and your spouse is a w2 employee and you are a single member llc. but you roughly only make about 25 k a year in your business and your spouse makes about 50 k what would be best a single member llc or an s corp, atleast to start off. Also, if you are a single member llc , lets say in the year you made 30 k that went into your business bank account and you paid yourself 15 k , you will be taxed on 30 k or 15 k as a schedule C? Also what can you deduct? Should you use your business account to pay certain things year round and can those things be counted as deductions???

[@ChadPavelcpa]

If you have any doubts just start as an LLC. A corps have much higher standards and costs to maintain, so it’s not just a tax question. I’d stay as a single LLC and talk to a good cpa to help you determine if and when to move to a corp. once you own the LLC you can always switch it to S corp any time in the future.

[@jasonsignor7237]

Thank you for this! This clarifies a lot for me. So it looks like saving 30.6% of net income- the amount after operating expenses is deducted-should cover be enough to cover all tax taxes. Yes? And one other question. Is it correct that in the first year of an LLC, if you did not have any income prior to the year of business formation, that you do not need to pay estimated quarterly taxes the first year? I had zero income in Q1 and Q2, but I will have income for Q3 and Q4. Even if it’s not required the first year, I plan on paying estimated tax for Q3 and Q4. I’m not quite sure how to figure out what I owe federal and then what I owe state though. Probably good to have a tax professional but I was hoping to do myself initially.

[@ChadPavelcpa]

Your actual tax due is based on many factors mainly all of your personal income and whatever tax deductions you have on your business and personal return. This video is just an illustrative example not actual numbers. Regarding your q1-q4 estimates: it’s all based on your total 2022 actual taxable income and your ultimate personal tax bracket…unfortunately without context you are best to go to a tax firm or use a tax estimate software. Thank you for your comment and questions Jason!

[@Wavyfeels]

Hi I’m a nurse and I will be doing independent contract nursing (1099). I will work under my LLC only and will not be doing any w2 jobs. I have 3 questions: 1. Will the company pay my LLC or should the checks be written to me? Does it not matter? 2. Since I won’t have any w2 work. When I receive payment from the company, I just need to take out 15.3% for taxes? 3. Do I not pay taxes on the money I pay myself with since I’ve already paid the 15.3%? Gonna watch this video a few more times 😅

[@ChadPavelcpa]

You’ll want checks made to your LLC. The taxes you will owe are both the 15.3% plus ordinary income taxes. Ordinary income taxes range from 0-37%. I’m working on another video that details how income taxes work. But to be 100% clear. The 15.3 is a separate tax you also owe income taxes.

[@karenugaleconstantino4069]

Is it true that if your w2 job salary is more than $100,000 and you have an SMLL, Your smlcc is not requiired to pay you SS?

[@garymanzano3847]

Hello Chad, fantastically informative video! Thanks for posting. When creating account with IRS site for single member LLC do I use business name and EIN or personal name and SS# Thanks again. Be well

[@jonathanquezada7342]

How does the impact of reimbursing yourself for business expenses work? For example, I spend $100 on a printer, paid for by my personal credit card, that is for my single-member LLC business. How does this reimbursement flow through from a tax accounting perspective? Is it the same as if I paid myself?

[@Newlinjim]

I think you should purchase the needs of the LLC with the business account. This keeps a clear paper trail between the business account and your personal account.

[@laylalakhani4244]

Thanks a lot for the great videos! I established LLC in April 2022. I did not start my business yet and the LLC's income for the past year was zero, what forms do I need to file and i am on w2 employee with another company.

[@adrianpadilla1425]

I have a business and I have not filed for 2 years or paid away taxes, how can I get on the right side of all this

[@VinhPham-hz8ny]

the government really tax the shit out of us…didn’t realize how complex or convoluted tax is while on W2 until I go with LLC

[@umitbaykal4648]

I am not an American citizen and I have a limited liability company in the USA. Which tax form should I fill out for my company?

[@MM-eh7ps]

Hi Chad, I am kind of confused. You said that as a SMLLC I have to pay the entire 15.3 % of self employment taxes from my Net Income and that I also get a deduction of 7.65%?

[@alvi3166]

Thanks for great video. I am a new LLC owner 2024 in florida. Starting this year 2024, I wont have any W2s just my business income. What Tax forms i file. I usally do my onw taxes as an individual. 1040 thx

[@karlamurphy9934]

This is such a great video! Thank you. I just started an LLC. I know I have to apply for my state sales tax ID, but as a single member LLC, do I need to apply for withholding income tax?

[@ChadPavelcpa]

Glad this was helpful. On withholding tax - this is only required if you hire employees and put them on a w-2 payroll. Then you will need to withhold federal and state tax if you are in a taxable state.

[@ChadPavelcpa]

You will only need a sales tax permit if you sell taxable products or services. Not all businesses require a sales tax permit.

[@karlamurphy9934]

@@ChadPavelcpa I sell on Etsy and they handle all sales tax. So I shouldn’t need to apply for the state then?

[@visunlight75]

If the SMLLC has a spouse working for the company, are those wages exempt from FUTA?

[@ChadPavelcpa]

If spouse earned a w-2 or 1099 for wages, then spouse is either an employee or self employed (1099), paying own SE tax. There are ways to provide lower tax benefits to spouses, but in general, if you treat them as separate “employees” they pay the same taxes.

[@jeremymcmullen3598]

When I pay my self-employment tax, can I lump sum that with my federal income tax and submit it quarterly to the IRS?

[@ChadPavelcpa]

Yes - you pay one total tax amount to the IRS, which includes SE tax.

[@carlosjesusalicea9871]

Hello, how are you? What happens if I have more expenses than income?

[@ChadPavelcpa]

Then you have no taxable income from this business. $0 federal income tax

[@LuisSilva-px4bj]

I just want to start with saying thank you great video. I have few questions. Im planning to have a smllc , but want to know if with a smllc can I have my gf added or any one like my brother. Would like to know how many smllc can a person have. If I get the license in CA where I’m allowed to get paid with forms of cash and or DBA would I be able to get an smllc later on and with the same name I use for the DBA. Lastly how can I have my car rented to my smllc and it would be great if you could add the url to the video if you made about having a w2 job and smllc. Thank you.

[@PatrickLeFloch]

I've been paying my "payroll taxes" (15.3%) thru EFTPS, but I dont see where to pay my "estimated taxes". Is it the same portal?

[@ChadPavelcpa]

If you are speaking about a single member LLC that you own 100% of, then a) you shouldn't be taking a W-2 payroll and b) you pay all of your taxes (estimated taxes) as an individual on your form 1040, when you pay the IRS.

[@moquetemoquetero3900]

I have an LLC for a year now, but I have a regular job still. I’ve been making members contributions into my business account and using it to buy products. However, I have not made much profit. How can I add on the form that I have been making members contributions and I have not made any profit yet?

[@ChadPavelcpa]

There is no place on the form to account for member contributions to a single member LLC. It is not relevant for single member LLC tax purposes. But if you have expenses related to those purchases then that gets you a deduction anyway.

[@RichGard1]

Hi Chad. I have a regular 9-5. I breed dogs once a year and sell the puppies. I probably make $12k-16,000 from the pups as a side hustle. After expenses like food, vet bills and supplies, I probably profit only $5000 of it. Should I start an LLC?

[@ChadPavelcpa]

An LLC will only help you to separate liability from you personally if you set up and operate the LLC correctly. It isn’t going to save you any taxes. If you’re worried about risk of being sued then an LLC could help you in this regard. If you have insurance to cover you then it sounds like you’d be OK without an LLC. But I’d check with a business attorney to see if you have exposure to risk that an LLC would mitigate.

[@RichGard1]

@@ChadPavelcpa thank you very much for the tip. Great videos.

[@sethtaylor5938]

If my LLC gets paid by a Company for work I do for them, who collects and or pays the Payroll taxes (Social Security)?

[@ChadPavelcpa]

Only companies that have w-2 employees have payroll and social security, Medicare taxes to deal with. Is your LLC a single member LLC? If so then if your customers pay you 100,000 in a year. And if you have $20,000 expenses. $80,000 profit. You personally have 80,000 income that is taxed for both self employment tax and income tax. You don’t take a w-2 paycheck for a single Member LLC owner.

[@PacketDropper]

Hello - I have a W2 stream as well as a SMLLC I started this year. Do the quarterly payments need to represent total estimated taxes from both sources or just the SMLLC income?

[@ChadPavelcpa]

Good question your total tax due is from all sources of income. W-2, LLC, capital gains losses etc.

[@CIRIHawaiiLLC]

Great information. thank you! I started a part-time business in 2020 and have been reinvesting all profits back into the business. No leftover monies to pay taxes on - I haven't, however, been filing quarterly... I didn't know about this part until recently. What I am confused about is the process of calculating the deduction for SE taxes. Scenario: Gross income, $100k Businesses expenses, $20k Net income, $80k You have to pay 15.3% of $80k, yet you get to write off 7.65% of the 15.3%? Does that mean your true net income is $73,880 and this is the number the 15.3% SE tax, individual fed and state taxes are based off of?

[@ChadPavelcpa]

You basically nailed it. Check with your tax software to see how exactly it flows and calculates. But you are generally correct on how the se tax is consisted.

[@baldfvi]

Hey! What happened to your webpage? I’ll like some advice on accounting for my LLC. Nice videos!

[@brookepreiser6027]

i have a full time job and it takes taxes out each paycheck so do i need to only go in and pay estimated quarterly taxes on business income because my w-2 job is doing it for me? Also does the single member llc business income only get taxed at 15.3% no matter how much money you make? It doesnt move tiers?

[@ChadPavelcpa]

Your total taxable income includes w-2, LLC income etc. so if your w2 job plus LLC income results in more tax due than your w2 withholds then yes you will have more tax due when you file your taxes. So you will want to pay some estimates to cover the difference. Your LLC income if it is positive net income has two tax components. The first is 15.3% x the LLC income. The second is ordinary income tax that is subject to the tiered brackets. The tiers are based on ALL of your income (w2, LLC, etc).

[@mahmoodkhan482]

Hi Chad, I am in situation you touched upon in the video. I started LLC earlier this year and applied for S-corp status later in month. Never received any confirmation from IRS. Called them couple of weeks back and found they never received s-corp status letter. I had run payroll for few months thinking I am running s-corp. I have called gusto and let them know they will get back to me. What do you recommend I do to correct this process? Appreciate your help and information! Thanks!!

[@ChadPavelcpa]

I would call back the IRS and FAX in the same S Corp election form 2553 you sent if you still have a copy. If you don't, I would FAX (don't send)a new copy with the effective date you intended to. Tell them in the description box that you intended to be taxed as an S Corp as of x/x/xx, etc. attach another page if you need to show more proof. I would do that ASAP. Then call in two weeks later to the business hotline and have them give you a status update. If all fails, hire a CPA or Tax Attorney to assist.

[@josedavidfajardo]

I am confused. Do you pay tax on Profit or Income?

[@ChadPavelcpa]

Net profit = net income. Same thing. Revenue minus expenses.

[@sherry5751]

I have SM LLC in Connecticut and new york as foreign. after filling 1040 C, where to send form by mail? and can i do efile if i do not have social security?

[@ChadPavelcpa]

If you don’t file online then you mail the federal to the address on your 1040 instructions. CT and NY will also provide instructions on where to send the return. You need a TIN to file a 1040 even if it’s not a SSN.

[@itsokaythuy]

Hi chad I just started my llc in June. I haven’t opened up for business for customers yet since I am still doing renovations. Do I still need to do the 1040. Or just the schedule C. I have been clicking no business for every qtr so far

[@ChadPavelcpa]

Your 1040 is your personal US tax return so you need that every year if you are in the us. Schedule C is for single member LLC which is filed with your 1040.

[@gretchen0331]

How much can I deduct as a single llc member? Can I deduct the 13,850? Or is it the $5,000 what’s the difference in these deductions I’m so confused and irs defines as a sole owner aka I’m not doing taxes as a corporation

[@ChadPavelcpa]

I suggest taking with a local tax professional on your situation.

[@anthonygodwin4248]

Hello i have some few questions I'm a foreigner with a single member LLC , do i need to pay self employment tax of 15.3% I have not made any income on my LLC , will i need to file form 1040

[@ChadPavelcpa]

It all depends if you live in the US legally or if you are overseas not a U.S. taxpayer.

[@drewb1079]

Hi Chad! Thanks so much for making this video. I was reading over the IRS website and things really came together once you explained it! I was wondering you if could do a video on the differences between write off & deductions? Also, what are the most beneficial ones for a small business and how do you apply them. Thanks!!!!

[@ChadPavelcpa]

Hi. Write offs and deductions are the same things. They are legitimate business expenses that your business spends to pursue a profit. Revenue is your sales (usually cash deposits from customers). Deductions / write offs are your business expenses Cost of goods Salaries Office or warehouse rent Business insurance Etc Hope this helps.

[@vishalagarwal9951]

Hello sir,

[@KarimJdabbas]

Chad, Thank you for your clear and comprehensive explanations. I have a question that I hope you can assist me with. I am a non-resident alien and the sole owner of a Delaware LLC, which I established in March 2022. In light of the fact that the LLC's income for the past year was zero, what forms do I need to file? I would greatly appreciate your help and guidance in this matter. Thank you for your time.

[@ChadPavelcpa]

You may have to file a form 1120 which is a corporate return and form 5472. I suggest contacting a tax firm that helps foreign owners with US taxes. OnlineTaxman.com is one I recommend.

[@rush2940]

Thank you for this video. i really needed that. i have a job and recently launched LLC for my online business. My online business earnings fluctuate a lot than expectations. i can not predict how much i am going to earn this year plus this is first year of the business. so how can i make estimate tax with IRS? plz suggest @Chad Pavel

[@MiamiPapi]

Excellent video, most helpful to my situation. Thank you, top quality info and clearly presented.

[@ModernMoneyHabits]

So helpful. Thank you for this great breakdown! 👍

[@ChadPavelcpa]

Glad this is helpful. I’ll check out your channel too.