Mowing lawns and mulching is easy. Setting up the right legal entities and year end tax returns can prove to be a bit more difficult and time intensive.
Make sure that you understand all of the requirements that you need to fulfill before you start setting up your lawn care business. Each city and state is different and there will be different requirements for each.
You also need to be sure that you are properly licensed and insured to help protect you, your company, and your customers.
Where can I find this information?
I have been a CPA since 2010, and I have compiled a series of guides that can help point you in the right direction when it comes to setting up the legal entities of you business and help remove some of the headaches come tax season.
Before you mow your first lawn, it is imperative that you are legally set up as a company and are able to protect yourself and your personal assets in the unlikely event that an accident does occur.