54 Tax Season Preparation with Greg Reed

About this episode

Cal Wilder discusses tax season preparation with Greg Reed to help business owners reduce anxiety and avoid surprises.

Tax season doesn’t cause stress because of paperwork; it causes stress because business owners don’t know what’s coming. In this episode of the Empowering Healthy Business Podcast, Cal Wilder talks with Greg Reed, Head of Tax at SmartBooks, about how business owners can prepare for tax season in January to avoid surprises and reduce anxiety. They break down the difference between tax filing, projections, planning, and coaching, and explain what steps actually make tax season smoother. In this...

People in this episode

Host: Cal Wilder

Guest: Greg Reed

Topics covered

• tax preparation
• business planning
• stress management
• financial coaching
• tax filing

Keywords

• tax season
• business owners
• tax filing
• financial planning
• stress reduction

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SmartBooks

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