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Tax and Money Education for Creative People, Freelancers and Solopreneurs

Oops! How to Fix a Tax Mistake

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Oops! How to Fix a Tax Mistake

Have you ever wondered what happens when you make a mistake on your taxes? 

In this episode, I’m talking about the most common mistakes people make when filing their taxes, how you can fix them and the basics of an amended tax return.  

Join me today to learn how you can easily amend your taxes when you accidentally make a mistake and when you can skip filing an amended return. 

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Have you ever wondered what happens when you make a mistake on your taxes? 

In this episode, I’m talking about the most common mistakes people make when filing their taxes, how you can fix them and the basics of an amended tax return.  

Join me today to learn how you can easily amend your taxes when you accidentally make a mistake and when you can skip filing an amended return. 

Also mentioned in today’s episode: 

  • What is an amended tax return? 2:15

  • Some of the most frequent mistakes made on taxes 4:35

  • When you need to file an amended tax return 13:20

  • Statute of limitations when it comes to filing a tax amendment 18:05

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Where’s my amended return?

Amended tax return instructions

Visual Guide to Your Tax Deductions

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What is a Schedule? Capital Gains, Self-Employment Tax and Itemized Deductions

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What is a schedule? Capital Gains, Self-Employment Tax and Itemized Deductions

Today, I’m sharing some tax basics and diving into tax schedules including what tax schedules are and why they exist. I’m also diving into capital gains, itemized deductions and self employment tax. 

Join me in this informative episode to learn more about how tax schedules work, how they relate to you and how you can use this information during tax season to make your life easier. 

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Today, I’m sharing some tax basics and diving into tax schedules including what tax schedules are and why they exist. I’m also diving into capital gains, itemized deductions and self employment tax. 

Join me in this informative episode to learn more about how tax schedules work, how they relate to you and how you can use this information during tax season to make your life easier. 

Also mentioned in today’s episode: 

  • The basic structure of a tax return 3:57

  • What are schedules and why do they exist 7:14

  • Itemized deductions 10:17

  • Capital gains 19:30

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Links:

Free visual deductions guide

Capital gains rate chart

Medical Deductions episode: https://pod.link/1640538610/episode/d579b85892ff41b9683a97ccc1dfc60b

Itemizing vs Business Deductions: Ending the Confusion: https://pod.link/1640538610/episode/22ba8efc03cd973d2684f4bc6f424e9d

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What I do With My Money

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What I do With My Money

Today, I’m sharing the details of what I do with my money, how I got interested in personal finance and how my idea and process with money has evolved over the last 20 years. 

Join me in this episode as I give you my tips on what has helped me grow my wealth including some of the mistakes I’ve made and why rinsing and repeating is powerful when it comes to finances. 

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Today, I’m sharing the details of what I do with my money, how I got interested in personal finance and how my idea and process with money has evolved over the last 20 years. 

Join me in this episode as I give you my tips on what has helped me grow my wealth including some of the mistakes I’ve made and why rinsing and repeating is powerful when it comes to finances. 

 

Also mentioned in today’s episode: 

  • Why creative people make such great entrepreneurs 15:06

  • The importance of investing in yourself 20:19

  • The evolution of my business and finances 22:53 

  • The power of rinsing and repeating 37:47

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Links:

 Learn about Money Bootcamp: go.sunlighttax.com/register

Free private podcast: Go.sunlighttax.com/podcast 

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How to Have it All

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Have you ever wondered how you can have it all in your life and business?

Today, I’m talking about focus as an entrepreneur and how I use metrics in my business to decide what to focus on next. 

Listen to this episode to learn how you can use metrics to have it all and why you need to be focusing on one thing to get your best work. 

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Have you ever wondered how you can have it all in your life and business?

Today, I’m talking about focus as an entrepreneur and how I use metrics in my business to decide what to focus on next. 

Listen to this episode to learn how you can use metrics to have it all and why you need to be focusing on one thing to get your best work. 

 

Also mentioned in today’s episode: 

  • Why you should focus on one thing at a time 8:30

  • Why batching is so important 13:58

  • Repetition and how it can help you in business 19:36

  • The decision metric I use when deciding to take on a new project 39:40 

If you enjoyed this episode, please rate, review and share it! 

 

Links:

Free private podcast: Go.sunlighttax.com/podcast 

Demolishing the day job stigma for artists: 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/art-problems/id1646991472?i=1000619132146
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Why I'm Patriotic (Proof of Real Progress)

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Why I'm Patriotic (Proof of Real Progress)

For this July 4th episode, I wanted to go over the top reasons that I’m patriotic and talk about some of the great things that are happening in our country that the media doesn’t like to talk about. 

Join me in this episode as I go some reasons why you can be patriotic this July 4th and how you can be involved in making a difference in your local politics. 

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For this July 4th episode, I wanted to go over the top reasons that I’m patriotic and talk about some of the great things that are happening in our country that the media doesn’t like to talk about. 

 

Join me in this episode as I go some reasons why you can be patriotic this July 4th and how you can be involved in making a difference in your local politics. 

Also mentioned in today’s episode: 

  • Child tax credit 9:41

  • The Secure 2.0 Act 15:10

  • Why you should get involved with local politics 17:28

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Get an extra 4 episodes of my most valuable lessons, with email nudges to help you implement, on my private podcast right here.

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