When more revenue does not change what lands with you
Revenue went up. Your take-home didn't.
You know last year's revenue. The harder number is what landed with you. Put the two next to each other and see what you kept from every dollar.
From Max
The number revenue does not tell you
Max from Beyond 10 Million explains why more sales and more take-home are different numbers, then shows why these two inputs are the place to start.
What is really happening
Last year, money passed through the company. Some of it landed with you. Those are not the same number.
When you only look at revenue, it is easy to miss what the company is really paying you. A bigger top line can leave your own take-home in the same place.
Put revenue and take-home next to each other. The Take-Home Cash Gap shows the cents you kept from every dollar and lets you compare a few simple scenarios.
One useful move
Put two numbers on the table
Use last year's revenue and what you personally took home. Salary plus distributions, before personal tax. A close guess is enough.
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Enter revenue from the last twelve months.
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Enter what you took home, including salary and distributions.
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Choose your best answer on margin: a percent, roughly break even, or no idea.
Revenue is not the number you keep. Put both numbers in front of you before you decide what has to change.