Learning path
Tax Basics for Small Business
Deductions, deadlines, and quarterly estimates — what you owe, when, and how to keep more of what you earn.
9 lessons
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Basics -> Advanced
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~71 min total
Curriculum
The lessons, in order
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01
Small business tax deductions: the essentials
The deductions almost every business can take, and the records you need to back them up.
Basics9 MIN
02
Understanding quarterly estimated taxes
Who owes them, how they're calculated, and how to avoid an underpayment penalty.
Basics8 MIN
03
Tax deadlines you can't miss
A calendar of the federal filing and payment dates that matter for small businesses.
Basics5 MIN
04
How your tax filing works, step by step
What happens between finalized books, filing readiness, document collection, tax preparation, review, signature, and filing.
Basics8 MIN
05
What documents we need from you at tax time
A practical checklist for what tax documents may be needed, why requests vary, and what to do when something is missing.
Basics9 MIN
06
What counts as a business expense?
The 'ordinary and necessary' test, and the gray areas that trip owners up.
Basics7 MIN
07
The home office deduction, explained
Who qualifies, the two ways to calculate it, and the myths worth ignoring.
Intermediate8 MIN