Nicole Dieker of The Billfold announced Wednesday that the personal finance site is closing.
She posted the following Q&A:
So… what happened?
I made the mistake that many first-time small-business owners make: quickly setting up an LLC through one of those online legal services instead of discussing everything with a CPA and a lawyer first. (This mistake was compounded by the fact that The Billfold LLC was an offshoot of an existing business rather than a new business.) After beginning the 2018 tax process, realizing what I’d gotten myself into, and having the CPA/lawyer conversation that I should have had a year ago, I evaluated my various options and chose this one.
Wow, I’m sorry.
Yeah, me too.
Are you shutting down, like, today?
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