Hi! Welcome back to another episode of The Female Empowered Podcast. Let’s talk about how to pay yourself as a business owner and why it matters.

This topic is something that comes up during our coaching programs and our Mastermind. I personally had no idea about how to do this when I started my business. So, let me help you understand the various ways how you can start paying yourself as a small business owner and what the implications are based on how you choose to pay yourself!

Just a word of caution, what I will be discussing in this episode is based on my personal experiences. So please, still make it a point to consult with your accountant, your financial team, your bookkeeper, an attorney, and the like.

Let’s dive into:

• Introduction to the topic
• As an LSC/S Corp, you can pay yourself through salary
• Factors to consider when paying yourself through salary
• As an LSC/S Corp, you can pay yourself through owner’s draws or distribution
• Difference between salary and owner’s draw
• Factors to consider when paying yourself through owner’s draw
• As an LSC/S Corp, you can pay yourself through profit share/profit distribution
• Factors to consider when paying yourself profit share/profit distribution
• Advantages of owner’s draw
• Drawbacks of owner’s draw
• My personal number one reason why taking owner’s draw versus a salary is a drawback
• My personal experience on taking a very low salary and an owner’s draw
• Why is it important to decide how much you’re going to pay yourself and how you’re going to pay yourself
• Conclusion

If you are interested in knowing more about this matter, you can check out my audio course here: https://www.christagurka.com/audiocourses.

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