- HOW TO TRACK PERSONAL EXPENSES IN QUICKBOOKS HOW TO
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HOW TO TRACK PERSONAL EXPENSES IN QUICKBOOKS FULL
I am a sole proprietor who works full time for an employer and who also has a side bakery/hobby business. You've been so helpful with others on this thread that I'm wondering if you could possibly help me out, as my questions are along the same vein. I know this is not the topic however it is something to think about for the future as your business grows. My credit score is 840 because I pay bills on time, have multiple credit accounts, high borrowing capacity, and a low amount of debt compared to what I could borrow.
My maximum borrowing is about $100,000 and I have less than $10,000 credit card debt at any one time. I have five credit cards and use only two. You can improve your credit score by increasing the amount you can borrow. A higher ratio means a lower credit score. Your credit utilization ratio (also known as your debt-to-credit ratio or your balance-to-limit ratio ) is one of the factors used to compute your credit score. Just call the credit card company to increase your line of credit. Not just on the credit cards but also applying for business and personal loans. Increasing "credit available" on your cards also will help with your borrowing capacity. Do not link the new personal credit card to QuickBooks.
Of course, we all hope bad things never happen, but I say always plan for the worst and hope for the best.Ĭlearly, you have a situation that is best handled by getting a second credit card and use it for personal expenses. Not to mention if you ever get divorced then you have even more to get sorted out. God forbid if that ever happens, but at least then they can't take your house and your 401k too.Įven more importantly to me, is how do you know how your business is doing if you cannot see how much profit you are making from one month to the next? Much easier to keep it separated. Meaning if you are sued for anything, they can take your business assets and personal assets too. Personally, I cannot see any scenario where I would recommend this to any business owner since then you have zero protection from personal liability from any debt or issues with your business. Qbteachment - Thanks for sharing as I am sure this will benefit many here but is N/A for me and all of my clients since I am an S Corp and all of my clients file taxes as an S Corp or C Corp, where the number one rule is NOT to mix business and personal expenses, so that is exact opposite. That formula reminds you this stays In Balance.Īs long as you do not see these activities in the Profit and Loss reporting (it's not income or expense it's Cash Flow as inflow and expenditure), you are on track. That is why we refer to the Balance Sheet.
HOW TO TRACK PERSONAL EXPENSES IN QUICKBOOKS HOW TO
Here is "the accounting formula" that explains how to track this:Īssets go up, so either Debt (liability) has gone up (you borrowed funds) or Equity has gone up (you provided funds to the business).Īssets go down, so either you used it to buy other assets (furniture, fixtures, inventory, property) for the business you used it to pay down Liability (debt service, such as paying down business credit card or business loan or mortgage principal) or, Equity has gone down (you took funds for personal use). And any removal of funds (checking withdrawal, keeping cash when paid by a client, etc) reduces your Equity in the business, because you removed the funds (asset). Those funds (or resources) are not Income for the business you provided it, not from the result of a Business activity. That means using them for business purposes increases your Equity ("ownership position") in the business. As long as your business is running as a tax entity type of Sole Proprietorship, then any money in or out of personal nature, or any use of other personal financial resources such as personal credit card and personal cash, are simply your own Asset = funds or resources that are yours, personally.
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