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10 Minute Tax Fix: Do a Paycheck Checkup
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10 Minute Tax Fix: Do a Paycheck Checkup
In this quick and easy episode, I’m talking about something practical you can do in just 15 minutes to make your life easier during tax time.
Join me today to learn how you can do an easy paycheck checkup to prepare for tax season, avoid any surprise tax bills and ensure your withholding is at the right level.
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In this quick and easy episode, I’m talking about something practical you can do in just 15 minutes to make your life easier during tax time.
Join me today to learn how you can do an easy paycheck checkup to prepare for tax season, avoid any surprise tax bills and ensure your withholding is at the right level.
Also mentioned in today’s episode:
Adjusting your taxes 2:20
Finding your federal income tax rate 4:47
Checking your withholdings 7:45
Using the IRS to calculate your taxes 9:12
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Links:
Go to this link to do your Paycheck Checkup: Tax Withholding | Internal Revenue Service
If you have ONLY self-employed income (no W2), you'll need to use this document. IRS Pub 505
Or, the easier path is to join my program, Money Bootcamp, where I teach you how to set up simple bookkeeping, calculate your tax due each quarter, and pay your estimated quarterly taxes with accuracy and peace of mind.
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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Amended tax return instructions
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:
Medical Deductions episode: https://pod.link/1640538610/episode/d579b85892ff41b9683a97ccc1dfc60b
Itemizing vs Business Deductions: Ending the Confusion: https://pod.link/1640538610/episode/22ba8efc03cd973d2684f4bc6f424e9d
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
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
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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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