Re: How to best keep track of tax liabilities of a sole proprietorship

2018-01-10 Thread Buddha Buck
My basic approach to such questions is to think about the "5 W's" of reporting (after all, "accounting" is fundamentally about telling an accurate story of what is going on with your money. How you tell that story is dependent on what the standard practices in your local jurisdiction, as well as h

Re: How to best keep track of tax liabilities of a sole proprietorship

2018-01-10 Thread davelist
> On Jan 9, 2018, at 8:04 PM, Chris Smith wrote: > > I am using GnuCash for my freelance business. My dad always taught me to > set 30% of a check aside for the government's share. > > How would you enter this to keep track of the tax liability? I am thinking > I'd have to enter it against my

How to best keep track of tax liabilities of a sole proprietorship

2018-01-09 Thread Chris Smith
I am using GnuCash for my freelance business. My dad always taught me to set 30% of a check aside for the government's share. How would you enter this to keep track of the tax liability? I am thinking I'd have to enter it against my *Income:Sales* account as a transfer to *Liabilities:Tax* I figu