The Joy of Paperwork
Ahhh… the joy of paperwork…
Paperwork is one of those things that most of us would rather not do or pass off to someone else to take care of.
A mentor of mine once told me…
“Be prepared to do the paperwork or be ok being poor”.
When I first heard this I thought it was rather extreme, but today, I know how true those words are.
This week, I am diving into Mistake #2 of the 5 Tax Mistakes Small Business Owner’s MUST Avoid…
Not Getting Updated Information Early Enough
- Is April 1st when you first feel the nudge to look at your financial information?
- Is it the time you start searching for bank statements, client contracts and vendor payments?
If it is, while you are not alone, you may be too late.
The IRS estimates 20% of tax payers wait until a week before the filing deadline to gather their information.
If they run into any problems, then they typically miss the deadline.
What are the deadlines you need to know?
- January 31st is the first. If you missed Mistake #1, you can check it out HERE… we talked about the January 31 deadline for filing 1099’s and W2’s and how it is easy to miss if you don’t have current information on file for your Vendors (W9) and Employees (W4).
- March 15th – S Corp and Partnership Returns
- April 15th – Personal Returns and C Corporations with a Dec 31 year end
If you have not yet learned the skill of connecting with your financial information on at least a monthly basis, I invite you to think about stepping into it for 2019!
There are penalties and interest associated with either late filings or failure to file, and amendments can be time consuming and costly.
There are even steeper penalties if the IRS deems you are doing this as a tax evasion measure!
You also have to consider the cost of lost opportunity, not knowing what to say yes to and what to say no to and when.
And the cost of paying too much in tax from lost deductions.
What I have found in the 30+ years of working in money management and with tax deadlines, is that most people don’t have a system that works for them when it comes to doing the paperwork, and it is an activity that most people don’t truly enjoy.
This is why April 1st may be the only time the nudge is felt.
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