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Basic Training: Bookkeeping and Business Startup

Basic Training: Bookkeeping and Business Startup

By Nina Kaufman, Esq.

Today’s post deals with the conundrum, how to account for business expenses without a company bank account, and how to set up a company without business funds? Q.:  “I recently formed an LLC to create an online store. Because I saved diligently I had enough money in my personal savings account to cover all setup costs for the company (ex: LLC formation, website development, logo creation, etc.). I have initially paid for all business-related expenses with my personal AMEX because I did not yet have a business bank account set up. A lawyer told me that I would be able to account for the use of my personal AMEX/savings by issuing promissory notes from my business to my personal self. I wanted to know how you would suggest using my personal funds to fuel my startup and how I should properly account for this in my business books in order to keep my personal and business separate.” A.: The attorney you spoke to had a good point: If you are treating the money you put…

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Nina Kaufman

Flying solo doesn’t have to mean going it alone.

I’m Nina Kaufman.

I know first-hand that running a knowledge-based service business has unique challenges. It’s so much easier when you have an advocate in your corner. Over the past 25 years, I’ve worked with thousands of New York business professionals who want a legal advisor to guide and support them as they navigate the business world.

With wide-ranging experience as a business attorney, strategist, and media authority, I bring the added power of a business lens to the legal issues my clients are facing.

And because I’ve been a business owner myself, I’ve lived through the soaring highs and devastating lows – like when my first law firm failed. So I understand what’s involved to serve great clients, detect business risks early and build a true legacy.

I can’t get those 12 years back. That’s why I have made it my mission to ensure that business professionals like you can become wise and discerning leaders, build a solid business, and live your best life.