Taxes & Accounting Course For Business Owners

Taxes & Accounting Foundations For Business Owners

Lorilyn Wilson, CPA, teaches you how to properly set-up your business (from choosing the right business entity to creating a financial forecast) and the must-dos ALL business owners need to understand when it comes to preparing your taxes (including expenses, write-offs, and how-to lower your risk of being audited).

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About this course

Who is this ideal for?

Business owners and startup founders

Overview

Learn how to properly set-up your business (from choosing the right business entity to creating a financial forecast) and the must-dos ALL business owners need to understand when it comes to preparing your taxes (including expenses, write-offs, and how-to lower your risk of being audited). You’ll receive a simple schedule and action-plan that will keep your bookkeeping to as little as 30 minutes per month without the headache. 

Instructor

Lorilyn Wilson is a CPA, author, mother, and accounting personality. Located in the Pacific Northwest, Lorilyn excels at distilling financial concepts into takeaways that business owners find actionable and clear.

Lorilyn hosts her own tax-law podcast, The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly Accounting Podcast which is produced by Earmark CPE. She is counted as a Top 100 Accounting Media Influencer by Avalera, and a Top 50 Women in Accounting by Practice Ignition. She has been interviewed and quoted as an expert in Forbes, NPR’s Marketplace, and industry podcasts Cloud Accounting, The Green Apple, Sage Thought Leader, Accounting Salon Conversations, and Sons of CPAs.

Lorilyn excels at distilling financial concepts into takeaways that business owners find actionable and clear. A proponent of modern accounting, she firmly believes that business owners—her clients—can find freedom and flexibility by embracing cloud-based accounting solutions. As a small business owner herself, Lorilyn’s goal is to equip business owners with the tools and support to move forward and grow their businesses with confidence.

Who is this course for?

  • Entrepreneurs who may feel overwhelmed or stressed about managing their finances.
  • Business owners who may be doing things DIY but not sure if they’re doing it right or what steps they should follow.
  • New or aspiring entrepreneurs who want to set things up correctly from the get go.

What you’ll learn

  • How to create a simple financial forecast.
  • Know the different types of business entities.
  • A simple bookkeeping method that will save you hours of work and stress come tax time.
  • Different business deductions and how they’ll lower the taxes you pay.
  • How to find the right tax professional.

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Browse lesson plan

1. Introduction + Welcome!
2. How To Create A Financial Forecast
3. Business Entities
4. How To Set Up Your Business (The Right Way)
5. Importance of Different Accounting Systems
6. Choosing The Right Accounting System
7. Bookkeeping Basics
8. Taxes
9. Health Insurance Deductions
10. Home Office Deductions
11. Auto Deductions
12. Travel Deductions
13. Employee V. Contractors
14. Preparing For Taxes
15. Avoiding Audits
16. Where to go from here
17. Bonus: Forecasting Template
18. Bonus: Resources + Workbooks