Asking Small Business Owners Their Favorite Tax Write Offs

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  • Опубликовано: 5 фев 2025
  • In this video, I approached random small business owners and asked them about their favorite tax write-offs for business. I also got a chance to dive in deep and learn their business models, income, startup costs, and more.
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Комментарии • 197

  • @LYFEAccounting
    @LYFEAccounting  2 года назад +6

    If you enjoyed this, then you'll also like this playlist where I interview more business owners & high achievers: ruclips.net/p/PLVCA9M9IcgJKKBFy_Yxj9P8Yvw4-ZNI9o

  • @mrjet15
    @mrjet15 Год назад +4

    Plain and simple, straight to the point. Great interview quiestions, especially catering some of the questions to each interviewee respective industries. Awesome job my man. 👍🏽

    • @thegreatgo
      @thegreatgo 2 месяца назад

      Wholeheartedly agree!

  • @galactic25
    @galactic25 2 года назад +204

    Christian. Starts with an accent. Where are you from? Los Angeles and Atlanta. Immediately loses the accent. 😂😂

  • @madsm
    @madsm 2 года назад +21

    Great questions. That’s almost always where interviews fall short, but you nailed it with the questions depending on their business and employment history

    • @LYFEAccounting
      @LYFEAccounting  2 года назад

      I appreciate hearing this because it’s a lot harder than it looks 😅

  • @omerthebear
    @omerthebear 2 года назад +10

    I appreciate that you didn’t just stick to a script and you actually asked people questions related to their field. Awesome video, keep it up!

  • @VeryGreenly
    @VeryGreenly 2 года назад +1

    This video was so interesting and exciting. I love the questions you ask! You are a great interviewer. Very conversational!

  • @carsonbramblett8987
    @carsonbramblett8987 2 года назад +2

    first video i have seen by you, and i gotta say i was entertained and learning so much throughout the entire video. will definitely watch more.

  • @ddavis8988
    @ddavis8988 2 года назад +60

    I love Reese's explanation of the tax system as how it should be versus how it really is.

    • @thecorporatecritic
      @thecorporatecritic 2 года назад +6

      It went over a few heads so I am glad you were able to pick up on it. The tax system does work at par when we know how to file our information and trust/estate returns that way. It's not something they will ever tell you 🙏🏾

    • @crispyfishstick
      @crispyfishstick 2 года назад +3

      @@thecorporatecritic Can you suggest any information that will explain this topic more? It does not make sense that we pay taxes when more money can just be printed.

    • @PewPew702
      @PewPew702 2 года назад +1

      @@crispyfishstick printing money would lower the purchasing power of the dollar. Which is where we are right now..
      The simple answer for taxes is mostly to pay for local, state and federal infrastructure. Roads, govt workers, defense, etc

    • @thecorporatecritic
      @thecorporatecritic 2 года назад +1

      @@PewPew702 that is an extremely oversimplified explanation of monetary policy. Money is no longer going to be printed because it is all just digital numbers on a screen that is not backed by anything at all. To "print" money is to simply make people believe that you control their medium of exchange through fiat currency instead of real property. Private businesses take care of public resources... The government is not required to do that. Private contractors do ALL the bidding for government development projects. That should tell you a lot.

    • @PewPew702
      @PewPew702 2 года назад +1

      @@thecorporatecritic my answer is literally the first answer that comes up when googling the question. Where do you think the money comes from to pay the companies who build a hospital, a road, police station, all of our military, welfare services, or basically every public service job that we don’t directly pay for. It’s simplified bc there’s no need to be more detailed when someone simply asks “what are taxes used for?”

  • @rebelrocksmm
    @rebelrocksmm 2 года назад +11

    Brotha first off great content, second of all the way you showed yourself asking the different people questions back to back before the video started really drew me in because now I’m like wow these are all great Qs can’t wait to hear the answers. Diverse group of people questioned keep up the good work fam👍🏾

    • @LYFEAccounting
      @LYFEAccounting  2 года назад

      Man that's great feedback to hear! Thank you!! 💯

  • @GwenReesenuimagediva
    @GwenReesenuimagediva 2 года назад +12

    I actually looked at the entire video. It was very interesting and informative , to hear an interview from different business owners real perspectives. As a business consultant I have one on one's that sound like this daily.

    • @LYFEAccounting
      @LYFEAccounting  2 года назад

      Thanks for watching the entire video, Gwendolyn! Glad you enjoyed it, this is definitely different from what I usually do. Would you like to see more?

    • @felixg.7752
      @felixg.7752 2 года назад +1

      @@LYFEAccounting was a good style

  • @BriheenKnuckles
    @BriheenKnuckles 6 месяцев назад

    That was powerful, the conversation with Reese, its sort of like the barter system from the old times. Makes sense in a world that doesn't make sense. It's kind of like we are paying to be able to use the money system, my opinion.

  • @Terryshowedup
    @Terryshowedup 2 года назад +6

    I love how she said "advertising budget for social media management ad campaigns are for losers" in the nicest way 😂

  • @kennethdickinson1023
    @kennethdickinson1023 Год назад

    Love this! So helpful to see how other people have done it.

  • @miyamarch
    @miyamarch 2 года назад +11

    This was a really good & informative video. Keep up the good work 🖤

  • @roberte.herrera1532
    @roberte.herrera1532 Год назад

    Awesome-
    Good questions- you have a talent to leverage !

  • @TimKyoutube
    @TimKyoutube 2 года назад +5

    8:38 - Smartest thing said during this segment

  • @CoreStrengthPerformance
    @CoreStrengthPerformance 2 года назад +3

    This was the first time watching this channel and I really enjoyed this. I never talk taxes with other businesses and this was interesting to watch

  • @cc1694
    @cc1694 2 года назад +1

    First time on the channel and I love the host!!!

  • @thegreatgo
    @thegreatgo 2 месяца назад

    Wow! I love you guys! Great channel!

  • @diesur7126
    @diesur7126 2 года назад

    A type of video that I have been looking for. Do thìs type of video in North Carolina. Love it!

  • @Terryshowedup
    @Terryshowedup 2 года назад +3

    Wow this was amazing. I should definitely start networking around Atlanta myself. I don't have a business or anything but it was really great to hear what they all had to say. Maybe it'll give me some background knowledge to be able to identify some opportunities in my own life as I get into a position to take a leap down the line

  • @kayen8459
    @kayen8459 8 месяцев назад

    That was fun learning about other people’s experiences

  • @Jacob-xd3ko
    @Jacob-xd3ko 2 года назад +2

    Very smart people and very insightful interview! Great questions and thank you for sharing!!😊

  • @TheFangGirl
    @TheFangGirl 2 года назад +8

    please do more of these series! inspiring

  • @soilbellefarm3210
    @soilbellefarm3210 2 года назад

    Where is Reese at yes!! Girl is on fire❤❤❤

  • @mzsierra2u251
    @mzsierra2u251 2 года назад

    These were great informative questions, especially tax write-off and connecting with accounts that specialize in my business.

  • @lee_diddy1
    @lee_diddy1 2 года назад

    This is a great video. Came across this randomly. But very helpful

  • @RajahMicole
    @RajahMicole 2 года назад

    CHRISTIAN IS THAT GUY 😭😭😭😭😭HILARIOUS SWITCH UP

  • @philmadriaga4521
    @philmadriaga4521 Год назад

    Great questions and video

  • @MattDelovino
    @MattDelovino 2 года назад

    I love this content, glad I found your page!

  • @YeZhik5
    @YeZhik5 2 года назад

    I really enjoy these formats, thank you.

  • @ctgeisler
    @ctgeisler 2 года назад +1

    This was a great video. Please do more like this!!!

  • @makgaleabby8561
    @makgaleabby8561 2 года назад +1

    Wow great interview...sending love from South Africa

  • @countessstevens63
    @countessstevens63 2 года назад +1

    This was very informative. Thank you

  • @soilbellefarm3210
    @soilbellefarm3210 2 года назад

    That’s a great question!!

  • @ignatiusd4562
    @ignatiusd4562 2 года назад +2

    'I'm not paying tax to nobody for no reason'....I want to hire Reese!!!

  • @OafBoi
    @OafBoi 2 года назад +4

    You do not need 2 years of taxes to buy a home. You can use bank statements

  • @blibbertibs
    @blibbertibs 2 года назад +2

    Reese is on point! Imagine having to pay taxes. Imagine having to pay for infrastructure. God, I hate infrastructure. You got your infrastructure on one side of the T-table and taxes on the other side and they cancel out to.... ZERO TAXES.

    • @thecorporatecritic
      @thecorporatecritic 2 года назад

      Credits always cancel out debits "debt" on any t table lol 🤷🏾‍♀️ why do we even have separate cards? One for credit and one for debits?? We never question these small nuances but they hold billions of dollars worth of weight. It's called double book entry and the government uses it in conjunction with GAAP and UCC provisions to trick us all into thinking debt is freely accessible but credit isn't. Greatest money grab of all time and we all slave ourselves to create the perfect cash cow for them to do it... We are CONSUMERS and we create debt to pay, while they're using it as a product to buy and sell. HA!! What a devilish thing to do

  • @TheDopeBlackCreative
    @TheDopeBlackCreative 2 года назад +1

    Great video. Helpful information from different perspectives.

  • @JDLove0820
    @JDLove0820 2 года назад

    Hey I know Brandon from Kw! Super nice guy. What up man!

  • @dawgfacesoldier
    @dawgfacesoldier 2 года назад +3

    Georgia has a 365 day redempion period for tax liens. Which means the delinquent owner has up to 365 day to redeem their property once it's sold at a Tax Lien Auction. Additionally, if they do redeem the property, they will have to pay the buyer the amount that the property was auctioned off for, plus 20%. So, the winner of the auction has no legal claim to the property until the 366th day, that's when they can legally begin the foreclosure process. Just FYI😁

    • @LYFEAccounting
      @LYFEAccounting  2 года назад

      Oh wow, that is super helpful to know. So it sounds like an investor would want to wait before making any significant improvements to the property?

    • @dawgfacesoldier
      @dawgfacesoldier 2 года назад

      @@LYFEAccounting yes, that is true because you are not allowed on the property until you have complete, legal ownership of the property.

  • @kaliki22
    @kaliki22 2 года назад +2

    You guys really have an awesome channel. Thank you!!!

    • @LYFEAccounting
      @LYFEAccounting  2 года назад +1

      Thanks so much, Kalia! This is actually different from my typical video style. Sounds like you really enjoyed it?

    • @kaliki22
      @kaliki22 2 года назад

      @@LYFEAccounting Yes I love this a lot, because it shows how people are actually applying things in various situations and how they got to where they are at. Really takes the mystery out of success and the application of the tax and business principles across industries. It's more of a compilation of case studies to me, and I feel like that's what I wish I had more of. You really did an excellent job on the whole thing too.

  • @Helixal
    @Helixal 2 года назад +1

    Shooting those good questions, bud!

  • @ethantapani6430
    @ethantapani6430 2 года назад

    Great video! Lots of small things and tips for buisness

  • @zj-shaq3551
    @zj-shaq3551 2 года назад +2

    Great content more please

  • @ChaDublinNCRealtor
    @ChaDublinNCRealtor Год назад +1

    Where do I select to be taxed as a S corp with my LLC?

  • @jumperj93
    @jumperj93 2 года назад +3

    Reese put a wrinkle in my brain 🤔

  • @benparker5512
    @benparker5512 2 года назад

    I love how that guy had a mad accent until asked about it.

  • @braulioayala6574
    @braulioayala6574 2 года назад +3

    I've been a single-member LLC for about a year now and would like to get prepared for the upcoming tax season. How do I get a hold of your team for a consultation? Great Video by the way!

  • @valaisesmith5689
    @valaisesmith5689 2 года назад

    This was great! I enjoyed watching it 😊

  • @ms.nieishachristine6903
    @ms.nieishachristine6903 2 года назад +1

    Great stories and interviews

  • @ishasmartin
    @ishasmartin 2 года назад +1

    Would love to see more of these

  • @TransformWithTrainsalot
    @TransformWithTrainsalot 2 года назад

    This was really dope ! 👌🏾

  • @marketingempiregroup
    @marketingempiregroup 2 года назад

    Let’s gooo!! 🔥
    Shoutout to you

  • @GotItMadeAviation
    @GotItMadeAviation 2 года назад

    Subscribed off of the intro alone

  • @richardjohnson7065
    @richardjohnson7065 2 года назад

    That gathering from my perspective, is bigger than net working.. Must be Atlanta.. Lol

  • @Sprklecrystals
    @Sprklecrystals Год назад

    yes awesome video

  • @davidhgomeziv8409
    @davidhgomeziv8409 2 года назад +1

    Awesome channel for aspiring accountants to observe real-life anecdotals!

  • @bkvintagecorp
    @bkvintagecorp 2 года назад

    Very informative sir, great job!

  • @juanito831431
    @juanito831431 2 года назад +3

    Really interested in hearing Reese's mentality

    • @galvaillinois
      @galvaillinois 2 года назад +2

      Yeah…. That was some wacky stuff

    • @thecorporatecritic
      @thecorporatecritic 2 года назад

      Feel free to ask questions... Do you know anything about monetary policy or where money/currency comes from? Do you understand exchange? Do you understand the difference between public and private when it comes to data and currency? I am a well of information... This interview was like a single raindrop in the ocean 🌊

    • @thecorporatecritic
      @thecorporatecritic 2 года назад

      @@galvaillinois lol wacky is an interesting way to put it 😩 could it be because you simply have never heard anyone speak about money this way?

    • @galvaillinois
      @galvaillinois 2 года назад

      @@thecorporatecritic maybe I guess, it was interesting yes.. but I guess when she said even exchange if you sell me something for ten dollars and I give you ten dollars then it’s a even ledger a even balance. Ummm if something cost me ten dollars I’m not selling it for ten. Very possible I’m missing something but a business has to make a profit to stay in business and Shazam that profit gets taxed pure and simple

    • @thecorporatecritic
      @thecorporatecritic 2 года назад

      @@galvaillinois yes there is a nuance you are missing. I am Reese in the video by the way. Let's say you have a table I am interested in, and I have a painting you are interested in. You say, well I'll give you my table if you'll give me your painting... We agree they are worth the same amount of value and we exchange them as real property... It could be said that both of us gained something of value because the table was of no value to you, but you knew you could leverage it as value to me. I wanted it more than I wanted my painting. You wanted my painting more than you wanted the table. In essence this is why tax makes no sense when even exchanges of value are taking place. Yes, I may now upsell and tell another person to exchange my new painting for a car... And continue to increase my value through even exchanges but it's not until currency is turned into FIAT instead of real property when taxes and third parties are now introduced to regulate and expand the real gains coming from pure INTEREST. Under the revenue code, the ONLY thing considered to be income is proceeds arising from INTEREST. Nothing else is legally called an income 🙏🏾 I hope I didn't lose you

  • @CoffeeAndBusiness
    @CoffeeAndBusiness 2 года назад

    Terry be doing that prawn

  • @StephanieBeardTHELAKERGURL
    @StephanieBeardTHELAKERGURL 2 года назад +2

    Great video very informative 👍🏾

    • @LYFEAccounting
      @LYFEAccounting  2 года назад

      Thanks for watching, Stephanie! Do you like this style?

  • @insigpilot
    @insigpilot 2 года назад

    Excellent info and perspectives.

  • @KeranSmith
    @KeranSmith 2 года назад +1

    Ooooh I like this! 🔥

  • @NinaRossBusiness
    @NinaRossBusiness 2 года назад +1

    New to the channel. Great content

  • @jalvah
    @jalvah 2 года назад

    Great questions

  • @joshuawilson5832
    @joshuawilson5832 2 года назад

    This was great!!

  • @hawiianpwr
    @hawiianpwr 2 года назад

    Very well done!

  • @Dan-fz4zv
    @Dan-fz4zv 2 года назад

    LOVED THIS!!!

  • @gurshhhh
    @gurshhhh 2 года назад

    Man. I loved this

  • @tyrojames9937
    @tyrojames9937 2 года назад

    YEAH, GOOD VIDEO!😎😎

  • @dbest4755
    @dbest4755 2 года назад +2

    Great Video, Great Interviews, career change ?

    • @LYFEAccounting
      @LYFEAccounting  2 года назад

      Thanks! What did you mean by career change?

    • @dbest4755
      @dbest4755 2 года назад +2

      @@LYFEAccounting small business correspondent

    • @LYFEAccounting
      @LYFEAccounting  2 года назад

      @@dbest4755 ah maybe, I definitely enjoyed making this vid!

  • @gc1650
    @gc1650 2 года назад

    Really awesome video

  • @AfricaGeo
    @AfricaGeo 2 года назад +1

    IRS has stepped into the chat 👀👀

  • @Oneofone88
    @Oneofone88 2 года назад

    Best video to hit RUclips since inception

  • @PatrickPierre-Victor
    @PatrickPierre-Victor 2 года назад

    What was the name of this event?

  • @SoftwareJournal
    @SoftwareJournal 2 года назад

    Great video. Very insightful!

  • @Arizona_lilly
    @Arizona_lilly Год назад

    My business has always been a paid off and always been profit .

  • @Thefirstsiri
    @Thefirstsiri 2 года назад +7

    The first guy had an accent that disappeared.

  • @777Bviews
    @777Bviews 2 года назад

    Next Interview Celebrities!!

  • @AAGIFTCREATIONS
    @AAGIFTCREATIONS 2 года назад

    GREAT content! Subscribing :)

  • @LukePaulx
    @LukePaulx 2 года назад

    Love this video

  • @maryleigh8990
    @maryleigh8990 2 года назад

    Its the accounting part that keeps me from starting a small business. State taxes, sales tax, Fed tax, Fica, income taxes...its just too much.

    • @HC-gm4fo
      @HC-gm4fo 2 года назад +3

      It not as bad as it seems

    • @jameschapman9283
      @jameschapman9283 5 месяцев назад

      Just keep up. Do not want to play catch up!

  • @Kilala.6029
    @Kilala.6029 2 года назад

    Name of event?

  • @cherieleon1668
    @cherieleon1668 2 года назад

    Learned a lot

  • @Arizona_lilly
    @Arizona_lilly Год назад

    This great

  • @kevinbrown2684
    @kevinbrown2684 2 года назад +5

    They never say the biggest problem these these "tax write offs", it assume your business makes enough to have a large tax bill to write off against!! 🤦🤦🤦💯

    • @cuinnmiller1086
      @cuinnmiller1086 2 года назад +4

      You can carry forward excess business losses and write them off against income in future years

  • @fujilopez3541
    @fujilopez3541 2 года назад

    SHES SO BEAUTIFUL!

  • @fujilopez3541
    @fujilopez3541 2 года назад +1

    "INFINITE CREDIT AND BALANCES"

  • @cjplay2
    @cjplay2 2 года назад +1

    404 on your CPA Services link. I want to start a 501c3 property management company leasing to LI and VLI renters in northern LA County in CA. Thoughts?

    • @cjplay2
      @cjplay2 2 года назад

      @@chawanneburn9240 not yet. Have not formed corp yet.

  • @HURTHOUSEMMA
    @HURTHOUSEMMA 2 года назад +1

    Hey! If I'm a email marketing agency, and my cost to pay a design agency that I outsource design work to is $3k/month, can I write that off as a deduction?

  • @MWILLPOA
    @MWILLPOA 2 года назад

    Brandon was right, I just went through the same thing.

  • @theonly9
    @theonly9 2 года назад

    Here I am just remembering I filed a tax extension for this year and still haven't filed my taxes!

  • @Orangeme
    @Orangeme 2 года назад

    Is there a youtuber like this in the UK?

  • @Darkside-me4my
    @Darkside-me4my 2 года назад +2

    What was Reese talking about???

    • @thecorporatecritic
      @thecorporatecritic 2 года назад

      👂🏾👂🏾👂🏾👂🏾

    • @thecorporatecritic
      @thecorporatecritic 2 года назад +2

      You didn't understand what I said about taxes? Lol ask a question, I'll be happy to answer more clearly

    • @newideageneration4346
      @newideageneration4346 2 года назад

      @Spirit of Business with Reese Roberts was explaining how income taxes and taxes on transactions where equal exchange takes place in the transaction is fraudulent, because *corporations* are supposed to pay taxes on profit made. Profit or income is the difference between cost and added value/markup for services or products. When you sell your labor for an agreed up upon rate, then the exchange is equal and you don't make a profit on your labor. You simply exchange it for "equal value" so the government does not legally have the right to tax. She clearly said she is not paying taxes to nobody for nothing.

    • @newideageneration4346
      @newideageneration4346 2 года назад +1

      @@thecorporatecritic I know exactly what you were saying. I found you on instagram after seeing this interview this morning and will be giving you a call today. I control two LLCs and I'm looking for strategies to thrive while playing this game they force on us at births.

    • @soilbellefarm3210
      @soilbellefarm3210 2 года назад

      @@newideageneration4346 ❤

  • @davebrown7208
    @davebrown7208 2 года назад

    Lis LYFEA based in Atlanta? I'm in Macon.

  • @Excalibur2
    @Excalibur2 2 года назад +1

    Did Reese just admit to tax fraud? She says she doesn't pay any taxes? Or did she mean just on that inheritance?

  • @fujilopez3541
    @fujilopez3541 2 года назад +1

    the beautiful black woman with dimples i love it!!!

  • @foodtalkcookingdemo5099
    @foodtalkcookingdemo5099 2 года назад

    Booked an appointment. Host no show... very disappointed!!

    • @LYFEAccounting
      @LYFEAccounting  2 года назад

      Hey, we reached out to reschedule due to an unexpected emergency. You should have received a text/email on Tuesday

  • @loolidek
    @loolidek 2 года назад

    The real estate guy is only considering is mortgage expense. His cash flows should be much lower than he states. Maintenance reserve, capex reserve, management fee, vacancy reserves, landscaping, water/sewer, rental income tax