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Your Affiliate Business and Taxes
by Vickie Scanlon
Starting a home-based business on the Internet is easy you say. You have your
web page built, your affiliate links and you're ready to go. Not really, you
need to make sure you have all your i's and t's crossed when it comes to taxes.
Getting Started
First, you will need to register your business name with
the city government. When I registered my business name with the city I was
charged $11 -- so expect to pay a small fee when filing this legal document
with your local goverment.
Second, you need to apply for an Employer Identification
Number with the Department of the Treasury (IRS). To file for an EIN, you will
need to complete Form SS-4. You can find these forms in post offices, public
libraries, online, or by contacting the IRS.
Once you receive this document, keep it in a safe place
-- in other words, don't crumple, stomp, or throw away -- this identifies you
and your business with the U.S. government and you will need this number when
you file your taxes.
Third, you will need to check with your state government
to determine if you need any specific licenses. Such as Retail Sales Tax Permit
-- if you are planning on selling items offline or online.
Fourth, you may want to open a Business Account at your
local bank once the money starts to roll in. Keeping your money separate from
your family account -- helps you to keep your accounting accurate for your business.
What percentage of your income will go to your State
and Federal Government?
You will need to pay the following taxes, at the following
rate, on a quarterly basis:
States Taxes -- 3.7%
Federal Taxes -- 11.3%
Social Security -- 12.4%
Medicare -- 2.9%
The first year in business is difficult, because you have no idea what you will
be making--You will need to make a conservative guess. However, you will only
pay what you owe against that of your expenses (your net income). For example,
if you believe you will have $3000 in expenses during the year -- and you believe
in your first year, you will make $6000-- you would report the following:
$6000 (Money Made)- $3000 (Expenses) = $3000 (What you
owe)
This amount would be divided among the four quarters within the year and paid
to your State Government and the Federal Government. If you find that you will
be making more and you have paid in for one quarter -- you will have to adjust
the balance and divid it between the remaining quarters.
The following is what you will submit to the Federal
Government:
Federal Taxes-11.3%,
Social Security-12.4%, and
Medicare payment-2.9%.
The State Government will receive only the 3.7% of your net earned income.
(Please note: If you are unsure about anything, you should
enlist the help of a CPA, regarding tax matters).
Your estimated taxes are due on the following dates throughout
the year:
April 15
June 15
September 15
January 15
To obtain more specific information you can read IRS Publication 505: Estimated
Tax payments.
Note: You are not required to make estimated tax payments
until you have income not subject to withholding on which you will owe tax.
If you don't make your first payment until a later period, you must divide your
entire estimated tax by the number of payment dates remaining. If, for example,
you have three payment dates pending, you would pay one third of the total tax
by June 15, the other third by September 15 and the last by January 15.
Typical Expenses To Deduct
Here is a list of some of the expenses you can deduct.
1. Your home mortgage -- If you use a room solely for
conducting business then you can take this deduction. There are a couple of
different formulas to determine the percentage of your home that is used for
your business.
You can use the "number of rooms" method or
the "area method". I would suggest using the "area method"
because I can't imagine having a home where all the rooms are the same size.
With the area method, you would take the area of your
home office divided by the area of your home. Example:
Your Office= 10' X 10' = 100 square feet
YOur home is 1000 square feet
Your deduction = 100/1000 or 10%
2. Indirect Expenses -- with indirect expenses you will only be able to deduct
the area percentage (Note: use area percentage calculated above) of the total
cost. These indirect expenses would include such things as:
House payment
Utilites
Telephone
Garbage collection
Internet connection (If other people are using the Intenet)
3. Direct Expenses -- these are expenses that relate only to your business.
Supplies
Advertising
Business account bank charges
Keeping Track of Expenses
To keep track of all your expenses. and you are comfortable
working with a spreadsheet software, I would suggest purchasing a small business
accounting package such as QuickBooks or Peachtree Accounting.
To conclude, this definitely is not an exhaustive list
of what you need to know. However, this will give you a beginning as to what
you will have to be aware of when starting a home-based business. As your business
grows, your CPA will be able to assist you and keep you on the straight and
narrow to your success on the Internet.
About The Author
Vickie J Scanlon has a BBA degree in Administrative
Management and Marketing. Visit her site at: http://www.myaffiliateplace.biz
for free tools,articles, ebooks, and how to info or check her blog for additional
insights to the Affiliate Business – http://myaffiliateplace.blogspot.com
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