Hi there! My name is Marina and I am a CPA located in California working virtually providing accounting services to start ups and non-profits. I am excited recap my 2019 business results and share it with my audience.
Why Publish This Income Report?
It’s a little weird publishing my income report for all of my friends, family, and loved ones to see, but that’s the trade off that I accept for the transparency that it provides to my audience.
I am not publishing to brag – only to show my followers and readers just what is possible with a small business, some hard work, and a lot of determination!
I own a successful accounting company at MarinaKovalev.com. It is from the successes and failures of that company that I teach accountants here at Inclusivefirm.com.
There are a lot of ‘experts’ out there that are making money by teaching accountants how to market their accounting firms without actually having ran an accounting firm. This is not one of those places. I have operated my own accounting firm since 2014.
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If you are interested in starting your career as a freelance accountant, I documented my process and the steps I took HERE.
Show me the Money
Here are a couple of screenshots from Teachable and Quickbooks that show you my income:
Total Revenues from Marina Kovalev, CPA and Inclusive Firm: $157,858
My income for 2019 breaks down as the following:
Accounting work: $148,400
Inclusive Firm Course (where I teach accountants how to start firms of their own): $4,798
Accounting Coaching: $4,660
The number above does not include expenses. The expenses that I incur on a monthly basis include the following:
Also note, this income was earned working 25 hours a week virtually, which has allowed me to actually LIVE my best life. Opening my own accounting business has literally altered the course of my life, and now it’s your turn! 🙂
Ready to explore becoming an accounting freelancer? I’ve got a ton of resources for you if you’d like to fire things up:
Best Articles for People Who Have Not Started:
Best Articles for the People Who HAVE Started:
If running an accounting firm or freelancing sounds like something you would be interested in but you don’t know where to start, go ahead and download my FREE Firm Quick Start Guide below.
Also make sure you check out my Inclusive Firm Course.
In this course I teach the exact steps I took to start my own accounting business, all the best technology and sales techniques out there, and much much more! You will be able to go out and start signing clients comfortably after going through my course.
If you prefer one on one consulting, we offer that as well! Click here to schedule a strategy session.
If you have any questions about my business income report or about running an accounting business in general, please feel free to leave them in the comment section below!
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