If you didn't keep receipts during the year, one way to document your business expenses would be to go through your bank statements, find your business purchases, and then take good notes on what was purchased and what it was used for (as well as notes on if and how the purchase was also used for personal reasons). Credit or debit card statements, cancelled checks, and photographs are also good places to start!
While keeping receipts throughout the year is definitely the best way to back up your expenses, there are other ways to document your business expenses in case of an audit.
You should also definitely save your receipts going forward—Your goal should be for an auditor to have no reason to doubt that your business expenses are legitimate, and receipts are the best first step.
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