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How much should I pay myself?

Recommendations for an Inspector-owned Single-Member LLC

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Written by Nick Gromicko
Updated over a week ago

Here's a link to a post on InterNACHI Inspector Forum that addresses this question specifically:  How much should I pay myself as the owner of a Single-Member LLC?

InterNACHI's Legal Counsel Joe Denneler provides his opinion below:

In general, a LLC 100% owned by an individual is considered a single member LLC which is disregarded for tax purposes. As such, the owner of the LLC does not take payroll and instead would generally take out any funds from the LLC bank account as owner distributions. For tax purposes, 100% of the net earnings (gross income – valid business expenses) is subject to income tax and self-employment taxes. The owner is taxed on the net earnings regardless of if the owner takes the funds out of the LLC bank account as owner distributions. So owner distributions (taking money out of the LLC) does not impact the taxes.  

It is recommend the owner speak with a qualified legal and tax professional for guidance on entity structure and tax reporting.

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