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RacL

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Jul 10, 2009 1:59 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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Hi,
I am an owner of a small business. I put some money in my corporate account last year when I started the business. And now I need to use the money for personal use. My question is if I can withdraw money from the corporate account? Or I have to get money by paying myself?
Thanks a lot.

mmdona

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Jul 10, 2009 3:26 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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It will depend on the legal entity type that you used to form your company.
 
If you are an LLC, you can take distributions as described in your operating agreement, so the answer is probably yes and it would be taxed as a distribution.
 
If you are a sole proprietor (not an LLC or corporation), then yes, however check with your accountant to determine if there are tax implications.
 
Corporations are more complex. Check your Articles of Incorporation and bylaws (or check with your accountant or attorney.)
 
Best regards,
Molly Donaldson
nevadascul

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Jul 11, 2009 1:19 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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I worked for a corporation that owned numerous small companies.  They incorporated all the companies, except one, into the corporation.  The wife tried to pull money out of the corporate accounts to pay personal debts.  She could not withdraw the money because of the way the corporation was set up.  So, she withdrew the money from the one company that was not part of the corporation.  There were far less controls on how the money could be spent.

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In general, with an LLC, the profits or losses are allocated to the owner (or owners if multi-member).  If there are multiple owners, the allocation must make `economic sense`.
 
Therefore, taking money out the business is not an expense, instead we use a contra equity account called the draw account to record a check written to the owner from the business account.
 
If an owner is using a personal credit card for business expenses, fill out an "expense reimbursement" form.  If you intend to take the cash out, record the expenses and A/P or cash.  If you don`t intend to take the cash out, record the expenses and add to the owners equity account.
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