Profitable Painter Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Here are the tax mistakes Painting Business owners keep making. Daniel Honan, CPA, and Cody Hall break down when switching to an S corp starts to make sense, the costs that come with it (filing Form 2553, running payroll for yourself, an extra tax return, and solid bookkeeping), and why staying an LLC means paying an extra 15.3% in self-employment tax on your profit. They cover how the IRS judges a reasonable S corp salary and how to set yours from the roles you actually do, ...

Send us Fan Mail Why is there never money left in your painting business? Daniel Honan, CPA, breaks down the Profit First system from Mike Michalowicz's book: every time your company gets paid, you split the money between profit, taxes, and operating expenses using percentages set in advance, instead of hoping something is left at the end of the month. He walks through why expenses tend to grow until they use everything available, the four bank accounts to open (revenue, profit, tax, and oper...

Send us Fan Mail How should a Painting Business pay its Key Hires? Daniel Honan, CPA, and Cody Hall break down what a $25-an-hour painter really costs, why the admin usually comes first at 2 to 4% of revenue, and how to pay a production manager 4 to 7% of revenue with a two-thirds base and a monthly bonus tied to production, gross profit, and five-star reviews. They cover hunter and farmer salespeople and a commission split that stops discounting, why the $1M to $3M stage is the least profita...

Send us Fan Mail Can you deduct Health Insurance in your Painting Business? Daniel Honan, CPA, breaks down three ways painting business owners may be able to save on taxes with health insurance. He starts with the self-employed health insurance deduction, who qualifies, and why eligibility matters more than simply turning down a spouse's plan. He then covers the special rule for S-corp owners with more than 2%, where the company pays or reimburses the premiums and reports them on the owner's ...

Send us Fan Mail How do you know if your Painting Business is actually profitable? Daniel Honan, CPA, and Cody Hall, who runs business development at Profitable Painter CPA, break down the numbers that answer it. They start with the ratio Daniel calls the key number for how your business is doing and the 3-to-1 bare minimum behind it, then move to job costing, why a job bid at 50% gross profit comes in at 35%, and the markup fix. From there they cover the close rate that signals you have room...