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so this will probably be one of the shortest videos i ever make um i'm just gonna go right into showing you exactly how to file for your ein number on irs.gov the easiest way to do is just to go to google and type in file for ein number and you'll see a link here for irs.gov you can click there and then it'll tell you what you need to apply this is obviously after you've filed for your llc so if you haven't seen that video go ahead and check it out all right and so essentially in order to file for your ein number within the united states you do need a social security number or an itin or you can use another ein number this is rare so just be prepared to use your social security number or social security number of someone that is a part of your llc you're limited to one ein number per day per social security number so don't go try to file five ein numbers in one day using your social security and then just make sure you read through this just to get a better understanding of what it is you're signing up for and then go ahead and click apply online now just you know read the quick notice okay begin application so i won't actually fill the application out but i'll just show you what it looks like so we'll begin the application if you watched the previous video on how to file an llc or if you have filed an llc already then i would go ahead and obviously select llc a sole proprietor is where anyone can pretty much just come in and file for ein number you don't really have the same protection as you would as an llc or as a corporation or as a partnership i'll get into these other types of entities that you can file for in a later video but just for the purpose of this video we will stick with llc's so i'll go ahead and continue and again it'll explain here what an llc is so go ahead and continue how many members of your llc i'll just go ahead and just show you guys what everything looks like so you know what you're getting into this is a one-member llc in the state of georgia all right some more information here about how you file for taxes and things like that why am i requesting an ein number i started a new business um you can save for banking purposes that's really why a lot of people are prompted to file for an ein number because they want to open a bank account using their new llc but i started a new business i'll go ahead and fill out all of my information i am one of the owners of the llc all right and now you will go ahead and fill in your address i would put the address of whatever you used filing for your llc that's where it mentions where is your llc physically located so whatever you put on your llc documents is what you'll enter in this spot so i'll go ahead and fill this information out all right so next is where you'll enter the details of your llc so this is where those articles of organization that i mentioned whether you filed through your state whether you filed on legalzoom you will receive an articles of organization and there will be a document number that you'll insert here dba you don't really have to worry about that unless you filed for an llc and now you've filed for a dba so you can ignore that part where is the llc located um because i use the information of my personal llc it's populated as this but make sure that the county is correct and the state is correct and then when did you start your llc so this is going to match the date that's on your articles of organization all right so now we have details um again if you're not sure just answer no these should all be no by the way just just so you know so highway or motor vehicle with a tax gross weight of 55 000 pounds or more no no no no basically they just want to make sure you're not doing anything that would require special permission all right and so here we they want to know what does your organization do just find the one that makes the most sense for what you are doing uh and i think in this example i will just use wholesale try to get as accurate as possible that's what really matters type of goods sold i'll just say clothing continue so you can choose to receive your ein online or by mail i usually do online so you can download it immediately and then take it to the bank if you're trying to open an account but if you like old school you know you can go ahead and receive the letter by mail and it will be shipped to whatever address that you entered here so i'm gonna stop here because if i click continue i will have just filed for an ein number on a on an article's organization number that doesn't exist so i don't want to mess with the irs if you guys have any questions feel free to comment down below and let me know if this video was helpful
Thanks for your comment Maxine Claytor, have a nice day.
- Donald Vanosdol, Staff Member
what forms do I need to file for taxes for a small business in this video I'll simplify exactly what forms you need to file if you have a small business and I'll also be including how you can file these forms yourself Amanda here from the business finance coach where I'm simplifying finance you are more empowered now than ever in history to create things in the world and make money which is exactly why I'm taking you step-by-step through accounting taxes and business planning over at the business finance coach you can join me by clicking the small watermark down in the bottom right corner of this video now back to which tax forms you need to file for your small business in the first type of business the sole proprietor now you'll know you're a sole proprietor if you just started working for yourself and you're paid but you're not an employee or if people submit to you form 1099 now you also may have made a DBA for your business through your state in all of these cases as long as you didn't form another type of business with your state then you're what's called a sole proprietor and for taxes you have the easiest form out there to fill out and that's the schedule see the Schedule C is attached to your personal tax return so you get to file everything together you can't file your business separate from yourself when you're self-employed it's part of your personal return there's all sorts of DIY tax software out there like turbo tax or free tax USA and most of them will always include your self-employed return now with turbo tax the cost is quite costly most people think being over $100 with free text USA it's actually completely free and you can check out other video series I have going through the comparison of these two and showing you step-by-step how to file your self-employed taxes now the second type of business is an LLC and the tax form you complete when you're an LLC depends on how many owners you have if you have only one owner you're what's called a single-member owner LLC and you become and because the IRS never created a tax form for the LLC you default to be self-employed so you have the best of both worlds you get to file your taxes just like I just explained for the sole proprietor with your personal return on a Schedule C versus all the other types of businesses which we'll talk about next that have to file a separate business return first and then give forms to their owners and workers to report on your personal return so again because the LLC doesn't have a tax return with the IRS as a single-member LLC you file taxes just like a self-employed person there is no difference if your LLC has two or more members then you're what's called a multi-member LLC in your taxed as a partnership if you're a partnership you'll be taxed the same exact way as a multi-member LLC as well both of these types of businesses will file form 1065 by March 15th when you're self-employed or a single-member LLC the you just have the personal return due date of April 15th when you're a partnership or a multi-member LLC filing taxes as a partnership you have to file form 1065 by March 15th and with that form 1065 there's a schedule k-1 for each partner or member in the business and so by March 15th you give a copy of those to each owner in the business so that they can then file that with their personal return by April 15th so the fourth type a corporation as a corporation you file form 1120 and if you work in the business you'll need to issue yourself a form w2 and pay yourself just like you pay employees owners in the business people who own stock in the business will only pay taxes if they received dividends during the year on 1099 give otherwise they only address income when they sell their shares now the last tax form I want to mention applies to LLC's partnerships in corporations if for taxes you elected S Corp status S Corp status is a new type of tax return that combines corporation and partnership features geared towards smaller businesses with no more than a hundred shareholders to have special tax advantages if you elected escort status then you'll be completing form 1120 - s for the S Corp and they'll also be a schedule k-1 1120 s for each owner of the business each shareholder in the business if you are a shareholder who also works in the business like the corporation you have to treat yourself as an employee and you should be getting a w-2 for any work you did in the business you cannot issue yourself a 1099 now with all these business returns multi-member LLC partnership which are taxed the same the corporation and the S Corp you can do those with turbo tax business software now there's not many DIY software's for businesses because they are fairly complicated returns however I will be walking you through step by step it'll also be looking for some more competition for turbo tax if you haven't subscribed yet be sure to subscribe the more you understand the tax rules the more you'll understand the accounting the more you use numbers to plan your business certainly there's a time benefit where you've gotta weigh what is your time worth but I've found that knowing the money is always worthwhile thanks for watching I'd love to hear from you in the comments below otherwise be sure to subscribe if you are a small business owner or you want to become one I would love to help you succeed hope to see you around the channel soon bye
Thanks Nick your participation is very much appreciated
- Donald Vanosdol
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I've studied mexican history at Newman University in Wichita and I am an expert in special library. I usually feel irritated. My previous job was excavating machine operator I held this position for 7 years, I love talking about tattooing and photo: leslie cross. Huge fan of Danny Glover I practice mountain biking and collect beer cans.
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