Tax Strategies to Embrace and Avoid & A Case Study on Where to Look for Errors on Your Tax Return: My Guest Appearance on Eye Own A Business Podcast

About this episode

This episode discusses tax strategies for optometrists, highlighting what to embrace and avoid, along with a case study on tax return errors.

Many optometrists are either leaving money on the table with their tax strategy—or unknowingly pushing the boundaries of tax law. Today's episode is my guest appearance on Dr. Steve Vargo's Eye Own a Business Podcast . Steve invited me onto his show to talk about tax planning for optometrists—specifically the strategies practice owners should be embracing right now, the ones they should avoid, and where costly mistakes often show up on tax returns. In our conversation, we walk through several examples of where optometric practice owners tend to be either too conservative or too aggressive with their tax strategies, the difference between proactive tax strategy and reactive tax preparation, and a practical case study highlighting an error that occurred on an OD's tax return—and what correcting that mistake will mean for them going forward. If you've ever wondered whether you might be leaving money on the table when it comes to taxes—or potentially putting yourself on the wrong side of tax law—this episode should help you think a little differently about where to look and what questions to ask. Resources: Book a Triage call with Adam Download the Practice Owner's Financial Toolkit…

People in this episode

Host: Adam Cmejla

Guest: Dr. Steve Vargo

Topics covered

• tax strategies
• optometry
• tax planning
• financial mistakes
• tax law
• case study

Keywords

• tax strategies
• optometrists
• tax planning
• financial mistakes
• tax law
• case study
• proactive tax strategy
• reactive tax preparation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Eye Own a Business Podcast

Products: Practice Owner's Financial Toolkit, 20/20 Money Ultimate Financial Success Masterclass, How to Buy an Optometry Practice

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