A few months ago I paid a $1200 fine to the IRS, and it was completely preventable.
It was a late filing fee for a form I didn't even know existed.
Because I was trying to do my taxes all by myself, I had completely missed a deadline that wasn't even on my radar.
That one mistake cost me $1,200.
Which is when I realized that I'm a creator, not a tax expert.
I spent hours every week trying to save money by DIY-ing my own accounting (which I also absolutely hated doing by the way) but that ended up actually costing me money.
And that’s when I finally decided to move everything over to Gusto to stop letting the dread of doing it wrong live rent-free in my head.
I realized that every hour I spent staring at spreadsheets was an hour I wasn’t spending growing my business.
And my sanity is worth way more than the cost of one subscription.
Gusto is already trusted by millions of businesses to be their go-to payroll and compliance platform. But with Gusto's recent launch of Gusto Solo for creators and solopreneurs, I basically have an ‘easy button’ for all things tax-related.
It handles:
Automated Payroll: No more manual transfers to myself.
Federal & State Tax Filings: They handle the paperwork so I don't get anymore scary letters in the mail from the IRS.
S-Corp Compliance: The boring (but vital) stuff that keeps my business legal and taxes low.
And thanks to Gusto Solo, what used to be a stressful afternoon of “Googling and praying” is now a simple walkthrough that handles most of the work automatically in the background.
If you don't want to end up getting a $1,200 wake-up call from the IRS like I did, you should definitely check out Gusto.
(Especially since Gusto is running a huge promotion right now specifically for creators and freelancers!)
-Megan