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Tips to Set Up for Easy Taxes

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Tips to Set Up for Easy Taxes

Preparing for tax season can be overwhelming especially if you’re a business owner. 

In this week’s episode, I’m sharing some of the easy tips I have for you as a creative entrepreneur preparing for tax season.  

 Join me in this informative episode to learn the action tips you need to take today to make your tax season seamless and stress-free. 

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Preparing for tax season can be overwhelming especially if you’re a business owner. 

In this week’s episode, I’m sharing some of the easy tips I have for you as a creative entrepreneur preparing for tax season.  

Join me in this informative episode to learn the action tips you need to take today to make your tax season seamless and stress-free. 

Also mentioned in today’s episode: 

  • How to start tracking your mileage 3:00

  • How to set up a plan for your tax documents 6:47

  • Organizing your receipts 9:11

  • The importance of bookkeeping 10:35

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How to Issue 1099s

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How to Issue 1099s

In this week’s special bonus episode, I’m breaking down any confusion and explaining all of the details you need to know about 1099’s as a creative entrepreneur, including whether or not you need to issue one to your independent contractors.  

Join me in this episode to get a head start on the upcoming tax season and to hear about the live workshop I’m hosting to help you get prepared when it comes to 1099’s. 

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In this week’s special bonus episode, I’m breaking down any confusion and explaining all of the details you need to know about 1099s as a creative entrepreneur, including whether or not you need to issue one to your independent contractors.  

Join me in this episode to get a head start on the upcoming tax season and to hear about the live workshop I’m hosting to help you get prepared when it comes to 1099s. 

Also mentioned in today’s episode: 

  • Penalties for not issuing 1099’s on time 

  • Exceptions for issuing 1099’s 

  • ACH transfers 

  • Getting a 1099 and W9

  • What you can do today to prepare 

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https://www.sunlighttax.com/deductionsguide

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What Small Business Bookkeeping is Actually For

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What Small Business Bookkeeping is Actually For

Bookkeeping and accounting are topics that can intimidate and confuse a lot of entrepreneurs so in today’s episode, I’m deep diving into what bookkeeping really is and why you need it as a business owner. I’m also sharing who actually needs a complicated bookkeeping system and who can stick to something simple. 

Join me in this episode to get a quick lesson on bookkeeping and learn how you can stay ahead of the tax season as a creative entrepreneur. 

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Bookkeeping and accounting are topics that can intimidate and confuse a lot of entrepreneurs so in today’s episode, I’m deep diving into what bookkeeping really is and why you need it as a business owner. I’m also sharing who actually needs a complicated bookkeeping system and who can stick to something simple. 

Join me in this episode to get a quick lesson on bookkeeping and learn how you can stay ahead of the tax season as a creative entrepreneur. 

Also mentioned in today’s episode: 

  • Audited financials and what it means 3:24

  • Double-entry bookkeeping and why you probably don’t need complicated things 10:06

  • How to break out key categories in a tax return 17:19

  • Tracking things for your tax return that don’t get tracked in bookkeeping software 19:13

  • Why financial training is important 26:29

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Tax and Year-End Planning

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Tax and Year-End Planning


As year-end approaches, I’m sharing how you can create a financial end of year strategy for yourself as a creative entrepreneur and how you can plan for your taxes to maximize the amount of cash you make.  

Join me in this value-packed episode to learn how to get a head start on your taxes now.  

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As year-end approaches, I’m sharing how you can create a financial end of year strategy for yourself as a creative entrepreneur and how you can plan for your taxes to maximize the amount of cash you make.  

Join me in this value-packed episode to learn how to get a head start on your taxes now.  

Also mentioned in today’s episode: 

  • How you can reduce your taxable income 7:08

  • Itemized deductions 9:14

  • What you need to do at year end 11:53

  • Why you should start planning for your taxes now 13:58

  • 1099’s and how to get ready for them 18:41

  • How to prepare for taxes with W9’s 21:20

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Year-End Tax Planning Checklist: 2022 Edition

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Why Business Deductions Save More Than You Think: Self-Employment Tax: Money School

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Why Business Deductions Save More Than You Think: Self-Employment Tax: Money School

In today’s episode of the Money School Bonus Series, I’m explaining what self-employment tax is, why tax deductions are so important as a creative entrepreneur and how they save you more money than you may think.

Join me in this informative episode to learn the details about self-employment tax and how you can make sure you’re getting the most out of your deductions each year.

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In today’s episode of the Money School Bonus Series, I’m explaining what self-employment tax is, why tax deductions are so important as a creative entrepreneur and how they save you more money than you may think. 

Join me in this informative episode to learn the details about self-employment tax and how you can make sure you’re getting the most out of your deductions each year. 

Also mentioned in today’s episode: 

  • Understanding self-employment taxes 1:23

  • Tax brackets and what they actually mean 3:44

  • The average tax rate for self-employed people 6:16

  • Self-employment taxes explained 10:52

  • Why you need to be tracking all of your expenses 13:02

  • Getting the most out of your deductions 22:11

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