Friday, April 30, 2021

Doing What You Love

I want to ask you to think about something you might not have considered in a long time:

Do you like the work you do?

Before you answer, re-read that line – “do you like the work you do…” – because it means far more than “the job you have…”

Think about it, and then answer the question.

So, do you? 

For a lot of folks, the answer is “no.”  They might like the people they work with, they might like the industry they’re in, but in terms of the actual work they must do every day?  They don’t like it. 

So why do it? 

Why intentionally set yourself up to dislike something for months or years when you can take action and place yourself into a better spot? 

For some people, the answer is money.

For others, the school system their children are in. 

For still others, there simply isn’t any work they’d truly like to do and they might never actually be able to be happy in their career. 

No matter what, though, you have a choice.  You don’t need to continue down the path you’re on, and – if you’re like a LOT of Americans – “money” keeps you stuck in an industry or career you dislike, there’s plenty of ways to change that, even in the weird world we’re living in today, where jobs can be hard to come by and breaking into a new industry seems impossible. 

Let’s start with the basics, first budget. 

The truth is, we often set ourselves up to get stuck on the wrong path.  Many Americans live far beyond their means, and once they have reached a certain income level, they can feel stuck in a job or career due to all the bills they’ve got to pay each month. 

Now, that might not be easy to acknowledge, but if you feel “stuck” because you’ve got to make two car payments, then the easy thing to do is … trade them in or pay them off! 

Why stress yourself out in a career that you hate just so you can keep up with the Jones’? 

In my experience, the easiest thing for a higher-income earner can do to move into an alternate industry is to realign their budget to reflect a much smaller “nut” to cover each month.  Think about it – if your current financial situation “forces” you to clear over $7,000 each month and you’re unwilling to sacrifice some things in order to change your situation, simple statistics tell us that you’ll be looking at far fewer job openings. 

I’m NOT telling you to go back to square one and pretend you just got out of school but being open about your budget while changing careers can allow you to make more changes. 

Not only will lowering the amount of debt you’re servicing each month give you more flexibility in relation to changing careers, it’s also very liberating. 

The truth is, living on the hairy edge of your financial means can be a bad thing.  In fact, when you get right down to it, stress about your finances might be the root of the stress you feel at work.  For example, when you set up a budget and recognize you can live on far less than you make, you allow yourself to not bring financial worry into the workplace.  You aren’t always looking for overtime, or scrambling to hit a bonus. 

In short, your ability to enjoy the work for what it is, not simply viewing it as a means to an end.  So if you find yourself constantly stressed from work and thinking of a career change, maybe take a moment and reflect on your actual budget.  Of course, there might be some aspects of budgeting and taxation that my team and I can help in, and while we aren’t career counselors, we can definitely help you get to the bottom of all the money you aren’t making. 

Feel free to give us a call and set up an appointment to see how giving yourself a raise might change everything in your job.

IMPORTANT: Our firm specializes in tax resolution. We serve clients virtually so don't hesitate to reach out. If you want an expert tax resolution specialist who knows how to navigate the IRS maze, reach out to our firm, so we can schedule a confidential consultation to explain options to permanently resolve your tax problem. Click here to make an appointment! Or, call Toll-free 1-855-254-1892.


Where Are You Losing Your Day?

One of the most common themes in small business owners is “busy.”  I speak to men and women who own companies all the time and inevitably, they are all “busy, busy, busy!”

…But is that really true? 

Here’s an exercise I read about many years ago that has really helped me focus on how I use my time.  It might seem simple, but like many things that are “simple,” the results can be incredibly complex – but they can give you valuable insight into how you spend your days and your time.

It’s incredibly easy to set up – you only need a clean sheet or three of paper and your phone.  Set the timer on your phone to go off every 15-20 minutes, then document what you were doing when the timer goes off. 

NO CHEATING! 

If you were on Facebook, write it down.  If you were getting another cup of coffee, write it down.  On a phone call with your significant other?  You guessed it – write it down!

Do this for at least a few days, and then, document the tasks.  If, for example, you were doing a sales call, then that would be a tactical job. 

Writing employee schedules would be a managerial task. 

Working on your business growth plan for 2022 would be a task that an entrepreneur would be expected to be doing. 

…And those are the only three categories!  Tactical, Managerial, or Entrepreneurial. 

I’ll bet you’ll find that the tactical tasks of your day-to-day take up nearly 70 percent of your time, while managerial accounts for another 20%.  I’d be shocked if you spend more than 10% of your time doing things that support your entrepreneurial growth. 

At the same time, you’ll also find you’re doing a LOT of other things besides those – going to Starbucks, playing on Facebook, watching videos of kittens.  Those?  Well, those need to go away.  You wouldn’t allow an employee to waste time like that, why would you tolerate it from yourself?

Here’s the really critical thing this exercise will reveal:  why you’re so “busy.” 

You’re probably wasting time!  Imagine if you actually put in the time to grow your company! 

I’m not going to beat you up, but when I’ve suggested this exercise to people and they’ve actually done it and been honest with themselves, ultimately, they’ve come to realize why they can get so little accomplished in their days or weeks. 

So the next step is to create some rules…

·       Use the phone ONLY for interacting with clients or prospects

·       No social media unless it is for posting an advertisement (and this really should be handled by a VA, anyway…)

·       Check emails twice a day – real emergencies are communicated by phone

·       Get to work (and leave work) at the same time every day

·       Quit “working” on weekends – they end up bringing bad habits into the office on weekdays

·       Set specific times each week for each category of work (entrepreneurial, managerial, and tactical)

·       Don’t make exceptions unless there’s money to be made by changing your schedule

Now, these all seem easy, and maybe even simple, but the sheer numbers of business owners whom I see not doing them is amazing … yet, when you add up all the time you might have mismanaged during the week, you find whole DAYS of time that wasn’t accounted for – it was simply wasted. 

Go ahead, reclaim efficiency and do this little exercise.  Then, when you’re done, use the things you’ve learned to change how you work and to make the most of the time you have in the office. 

I’ll bet it’s going to end up not only saving you time, it’s going to make you money – and that’s one great reason to do it!

IMPORTANT: Our firm specializes in tax resolution. We serve clients virtually so don't hesitate to reach out. If you want an expert tax resolution specialist who knows how to navigate the IRS maze, reach out to our firm, so we can schedule a confidential consultation to explain options to permanently resolve your tax problem. Click here to make an appointment! Or, call Toll-free 1-855-254-1892.

Monday, April 26, 2021

Will These Kids EVER Go Back To School?

One of the biggest challenges we’ve seen in the last year of COVID-based lockdowns has been with kids and virtual classrooms.

Dual income parents who were furloughed or working from home suddenly had to take on roles they weren’t really prepared for – namely, teaching or helping kids with both sketchy online learning technology, poor connectivity, and trying to dredge up things like sixth-grade math and English grammar rules. 

Now that vaccinations are climbing and the long-term threat of a pandemic are slowly easing off, many parents are wondering what the future holds for in-person instruction for their kids.  All manner of opinions exist on this, from the lack of socialization and its effect on young, developing brains to obvious need to protect older teachers and school administrators from infection. 

New research from an Ohio study of in-student school systems last fall now suggests that masked students who were exposed to a COVID-positive student – even at less than six feet – were no more likely to come down with COVID.  One thing for certain, a lot of parents are worried about what will happen for one reason, and a lot of school officials and teachers are worried about the overall safety of in-person instruction for a completely different reason. 

It’s going to be a challenge, either way, and schools that were already pressed for space trying to arrange classrooms to facilitate the six-foot social distance in seating arrangements are sure to be looking for guidance from the CDC as well as vaccine producers and research. 

The problem, of course, is that as more and more Americans are getting back to work, they’re being forced to choose a job over their family.   Is it safe to send kids back into the classroom?  Is it safe to leave them home for virtual schools? 

These are questions that state and local governments are going to have to answer – and businesses large and small will be accountable for – in the very near future.  Ultimately, it’s going to be frustrating for a lot of people, and no matter what decisions are made, some people and children are going to fall between the cracks. 

The best advice?  Pay close attention to what your local school system is planning, become active in any meetings – the PTA, for example, and don’t be scared to tune in to Zoom meetings of your local Board of Education.  In the end, it’s likely that Uncle Sam is going to have to step in and fund some things – be it an overhaul or an underwriting of a myriad of network communications companies to ensure “last mile” connectivity, some universal expectations of virtual classrooms, or some such.  The downside is that if the Federal government gets involved, untangling the mess could take years and literally not positively impact the very generation of schoolchildren that are at the heart of these challenges. 

One other key thing you can do can literally be done right now:  ensure your employer is aware of your situation.  Even if your boss “knows” you have kids in school, arrange a meeting with them to discuss the challenges you are having now with “virtual” school and any worries you have for the future. 

That can go a long way towards setting you and your kids up for success if and when the option for in-person classes is available in your hometown. 

IMPORTANT: Our firm specializes in tax resolution. We serve clients virtually so don't hesitate to reach out. If you want an expert tax resolution specialist who knows how to navigate the IRS maze, reach out to our firm, so we can schedule a confidential consultation to explain options to permanently resolve your tax problem. Click here to make an appointment! Or, call Toll-free 1-855-254-1892.

Sunday, April 25, 2021

Why Are You Doing This?

 

As a business owner and entrepreneur, can I ask you a personal question?

Why are you doing this? 

What led you to open your own business, to go out on a limb and either buy into a franchise, stick in the family business, or leave the corporate world to hand out your own shingle?

Now, you and I both know you have the answer you tell everybody, but what’s the real answer?  In my experience, a lot of small business owners can’t answer that, so I want to share an exercise that just might help you get down to the truth behind your business – and reinspire you this year. 

Ask “Why?” 

No, that’s not a mistake.  With a clean sheet of paper, write “why?” at the top and write down the first thing that comes to your mind as an answer for why you own your own business. 

Take a look at that answer… maybe it’s “Because I like the freedom to set my own schedule.”

Now ask “why” again. 

Why is your schedule so important to you?  (Or money, or family, or location – your answers are going to take you in a lot of different directions.)

Whatever you do, keep asking “why” and keep documenting it. 

I’ll bet, after about seven or eight times, you’ll actually be getting close to the reason you opened your business.  More importantly, you’ll have gained a lot of insight into what is really important to you as a business owner. 

Now ask yourself if the business model you’ve built really supports your answer – and in my experience, it probably doesn’t.  In fact, your business model, as it exists today, probably is just a loosely modified version of what you did when you worked for someone else. 

Is it any wonder that “busy-ness” stresses you out?  On the other hand, when you get truly clear on what it is you wanted in the first place, you gain an incredible amount of freedom to create – or recreate – the business model you wanted in the first place, before being “busy” made it hard to imagine how you wanted to shape and structure your company in the first place. 

At the same time, when you finally do get this clarity, how do you reinvent a company that’s already in business? 

Truthfully? 

You might not be able to. 

You might simply have to build the one you wanted outside of the old business and gradually make the shift to that enterprise.  Don’t worry – that’s actually not as hard as you might think. 

Let’s say you built a traditional marketing business, but you realize now that you really only want to deal in digital marketing.  Since those two are pretty close in many ways, you can now begin to shift your company focus from those “regular” models to an agenda focused only on digital assets.  Look at the products and services you offer and begin to pare down those which don’t serve the new model.  Yes, at some point, you’ll eventually have to close them out, but sometimes, cutting these ties is the only way necessary to move forward, even if some of your customers will inevitably have to go elsewhere. 

In the end, your choice is simple:  keep doing what you don’t like or create the job and business you really wanted in the first place. 

It’s not going to be easy, in many cases, but you deserve to enjoy the work you do as an owner.  When you get done with this exercise, maybe you’ll even be looking to create a new entity, and don’t worry – my team and I are there for you every step of this path. 

IMPORTANT: Our firm specializes in tax resolution. We serve clients virtually so don't hesitate to reach out. If you want an expert tax resolution specialist who knows how to navigate the IRS maze, reach out to our firm, so we can schedule a confidential consultation to explain options to permanently resolve your tax problem. Click here to make an appointment! Or, call Toll-free 1-855-254-1892.

Saturday, April 17, 2021

The Nasty Surprise – Unemployment IS Taxable…

 

To tell the truth, I should have penned this email months ago, but time and tax season simply got away from me and the team.  Today, I want to talk about two nasty surprises a lot of Americans got this tax season – unemployment benefits are taxable and so is cancelled debt.

What millions of first-time unemployment filers found out was that the extra $600 coming to them from the Federal government was also taxable.  To say that caught them off-guard is a huge understatement.  In more than a few cases, those benefits were taxable at the state level, too.

Where those folks went wrong was in not having taxes withheld from their weekly benefits.  Unemployment recipients can have up to 10% withheld, but if you didn’t, you can actually pay taxes on this income quarterly, much like a business owner. 

So what if you got caught short and have to pay the IRS? 

First of all, don’t panic.  Due to recent legislation, the first $10,200 of unemployment compensation last year is now tax-free. If you already filed, you’ll soon be getting a refund from the IRS.

Next, even if you exceed the $10,200 and now owe, it’s not the end of the world. Millions of Americans have to set up a payment plan with the IRS, and a situation like this is no different.  You’ll find the IRS is very open about setting these payments up and they can either be drafted automatically or you can send in a check each month until the bill is paid off. 

It’s not a lot of fun, but at least it’s easy to fix!

Now, “cancelled debt” sounds like a financial windfall, and for a lot of folks last year, it was.  The downside is this:  the company that cancelled that debt reported it to the IRS, and they, in turn, viewed it as “income” for tax purposes. 

Not all cancelled debt is taxable – there are almost always exceptions, like certain student loans, debts discharged in bankruptcy, qualified farm indebtedness and a few other types of debt – but for the most part, if a credit card company or bank cancelled a debt, you’ll see a Form 1099-C and need to make sure you view and report it as income. 

The real thing to remember, when it comes to taxes and tax liabilities, is “there is no free lunch.”  If a person, company, or institution gives it to you, you’re likely to pay taxes on it.   So while it might seem hard to believe that something like unemployment benefits or cancelled debt – both of which are going to help people with limited means and even more limited funds – the Tax Man is still going to ask for and get his payments. 

If you’re struggling to figure out how to pay a tax bill due to simply not knowing what Uncle Sam views as “income,” then feel free to reach out to me and my team.  It’s likely we can help you navigate setting up a payment plan with the IRS.

IMPORTANT: Our firm specializes in tax resolution. We serve clients virtually so don't hesitate to reach out. If you want an expert tax resolution specialist who knows how to navigate the IRS maze, reach out to our firm, so we can schedule a confidential consultation to explain options to permanently resolve your tax problem. Click here to make an appointment! Or, call Toll-free 1-855-254-1892.

Monday, April 12, 2021

Being Successful


Being a business owner is a truly complicated proposition.

Not only are dreaming up a new idea, but you’re also building it, refining it, and testing it – all at once, usually while you’re taking care of customers.

The biggest challenge, then, isn’t so much “what to do” – it’s answering the question of “what next?”  Do you decide that six figures is enough?  Do you open new units?  Expand?  Franchise? 

The questions are endless and the obligations are, too. 

On the other hand, let me ask you a question:  Have you ever defined “success” in your business? 

Have you ever flatly stated what your goals are that, once reached, will allow you to say, “I’m successful, and here’s why…”

In many cases, real entrepreneurs never do that.  Not because they don’t know, or they’ve never thought about it, but because they’ve become so overwhelmed by the day to day operations and simply “doin’ it” they fail to recognize milestones and growth for the celebrations they should be. 

Imagine the month your gross monthly income surpasses last year’s total gross income? 

Or the day you finally decide to give yourself a real salary? 

Or your first raise? 

The thing is, as a business owner, you often don’t allow yourself to celebrate success … or, if you do, you don’t celebrate it enough

What I’m talking about here is acknowledging the little victories and making time to live “in the moment.”  You very well may sell your company one day to Google or Starbucks or Walmart, but NEVER lose sight of the smaller steps and actions you’re taking that set bigger successes up down the road. 

Celebrating success is really about understanding the metrics of your business, anyway, so you’re not simply partying for no reason.  If, for example, you have validated that you do ten sales a day on average, then when you and your team move the needle and the average to eleven, or twelve, or twenty – take the time to celebrate it! 

With that in mind, here are some things to consider – and metrics you might need to be tracking – for success in your small business…

·       Increased profitability from one quarter to the next

·       Higher clickthrough rates on marketing

·       Decreased turnover (or a revised training process)

·       Hiring your first operations manager (comptroller/bookkeeper/marketing director/and so on…)

·       Documented and increased customer satisfaction

·       A month with no customer complaints

·       And so on and so on…

The idea here is to quit thinking like a manager or a skilled worker and begin to think about all the daily challenges that arise as a business owner.  Too many times, I see entrepreneurs who are so lost in a daily struggle to simply make it through the week (or the day!) they forget business ownership isn’t just about survival, it’s about growth and scaling.  No one opens their own business to simply be “busy,” they open a business to “be successful” – and then forget to do that!

This week, I want you to really dig into the reasons you opened the doors in the first place and begin to look for these sorts of key indicators you’re going in the right direction.  Yes, when you start looking for success, you might not find it – in fact, you might be a bit overwhelmed at some of the challenges you didn’t realize you had within your four walls. 

Remember, you’re NOT in this alone – there are literally experts everywhere – be they legal specialists, training gurus, or financial and tax experts.  Quit trying to be everything and allow yourself to find the help you need. 

I’m here for you – and ready to celebrate with you.  Reach out to me and the team if we can help you find and create more success worth celebrating!

 IMPORTANT: Our firm specializes in tax resolution. We serve clients virtually so don't hesitate to reach out. If you want an expert tax resolution specialist who knows how to navigate the IRS maze, reach out to our firm, so we can schedule a confidential consultation to explain options to permanently resolve your tax problem. Click here to make an appointment!  Or, call Toll-free 1-855-254-1892.

Saturday, April 10, 2021

Why They Want To Audit You


It is ABSOLUTELY no fun to see that envelope from the IRS in your mail, and when you open it to find they have decided to audit your return, it’s even less fun!

So what causes some taxpayers to be audited while others never seem to have any contact with the IRS?  As with many things these days, computers and their programming look at data that lies “outside” of an average, and then, flags a return based on that data.  Let’s look at a few of the most common ones and how they impact W-2 employees…

·       The biggest one, by far, is failing to report ALL taxable income.  Many times, of course, this is a simple mistake on the part of the taxpayer – maybe they forgot a bonus, or some small dividend, or even a part-time job or contract they only had for a month or two.  Nevertheless, the tax law is simple:  ALL income is taxable and ALL income is reported to the IRS both from the taxpayer and the entity that pays the taxpayer.  Somewhere in the bowels of the IRS, those two numbers are matched up and when they don’t match, guess what?  It either flags the return for an audit or the IRS simply sends you a bill for the untaxed income. 

·       Taking an early payout from a 401(k) has always been a red flag for the IRS, but with so many Americans having to break into retirement savings in the last year, the simple mistakes that are usually made – not claiming the money, not paying taxes or penalties on the funds, and so on – are a real challenge for a lot of people.  The IRS’s own studies have shown that as many as 40% of people who take a payout from their 401(k) fail to properly document the income and pay the taxes, so they are on firm ground when they look to review the returns of anyone who has taken money from their retirement account. 

·       Ironically, even depositing large amounts of currency can trigger an audit.  The IRS has long required banks, car dealers, and even pawn shops to report any large cash transactions (over $10,000), but that rule also extends to individuals making “suspicious” transactions “near” that amount.  Let’s say you deposit $9,500 cash one day in the bank and the next day, deposit $5,200.  They’re still going to flag you and the IRS may begin to scrutinize your return to look for inconsistencies.  Is it fair?  Not really, but nobody ever said that 70,000 pages of tax law was right

The key thing to remember is this:  an audit isn’t saying you did something wrong, it’s saying that something in your return simply doesn’t match up.   The good news is this:  the odds of being audited are incredibly low if your income is less than $200,000/year.  Even if you’re a millionaire, the odds still aren’t that high, either. 

The truth is, in many cases, taxpayers with inconsistencies are usually simply sent a bill and expected to pay – and most times, that’s the exact advice I give – “it’s not worth fighting the IRS for this, just write the check and be happy.” 

On the other hand, if you find you’re going to go through a full audit, the smartest thing to do is to reach out to me and the team ASAP and begin to collect the information we need to fight – and win – against the IRS. 

 IMPORTANT: Our firm specializes in tax resolution. We serve clients virtually so don't hesitate to reach out.  If you want an expert tax resolution specialist who knows how to navigate the IRS maze, reach out to our firm, so we can schedule a confidential consultation to explain options to permanently resolve your tax problem Make an appointment here!  Or, call Toll-free 1-855-254-1892.

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Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Why You’re Getting Audited


True confession:  every time a client calls or emails me with those faithful words “I’m being audited!” I cringe a little.  Not because I’m afraid of the IRS, or even because I worry about the return they filed, but simply because. 

It’s like seeing a police car behind you suddenly turn on their lights, even though you know you’ve done nothing wrong!

Yet every year, about 1 in 250 Americans get that audit letter.  Why?  Well, the IRS has never published a specific list of infractions that cause an audit, but they have given us hints over the years about some of the things that cause red flags to be waved about your return. 

Let’s look at a few…

·       The biggest one, by far, is failing to report ALL taxable income.  Many times, of course, this is a simple mistake on the part of the taxpayer – maybe they forgot a bonus, or some small dividend, or even a part-time job or contract they only had for a month or two.  Nevertheless, the tax law is simple:  ALL income is taxable and ALL income is reported to the IRS both from the taxpayer and the entity that pays the taxpayer.  Somewhere in the bowels of the IRS, those two numbers are matched up and when they don’t match, guess what?  It either flags the return for an audit or the IRS simply sends you a bill for the untaxed income. 

·       Making “too much” is also another flag for an audit.  The IRS is really in a can’t-win situation here, because if they audited all returns equally, they would get a huge backlash for “picking on” the poor AND, honestly, the amount they’d likely recover from a low-income audit isn’t really worth the time to investigate.  That’s not saying that poor folks can cheat on their taxes, it’s simply a fact of life that lower-income returns aren’t on the radar as individuals.  The IRS is likely to look for common threads among certain groups of flagged returns, though – do they all come from the same preparer or company?  Once your income is over $200,000, though, the numbers of audits per capita rise significantly. 

·       Schedule C write offs – especially for big-ticket items like travel and meals – always seems to invite scrutiny.  ANYONE who owns a business and claims Schedule C deductions knows that there is a lot of “gold” in those deductions, and the IRS does, too.  If those deductions fall outside of a certain percentage, expect your return to be flagged and potentially, be audited. 

Those represent some of the most obvious ones, but there are countless other ways your return gets flagged and the return auditing process begins.  The good news – or at least, what should be good news – is that any CPA worthy of the name is going to assist you if they are the ones who signed the return you filed. 

In other words – you shouldn’t have to go into an audit alone. 

If you’ve been notified the IRS is going to be auditing you, the first thing to remember is this:  don’t panic.  Reach out to your preparer, let them know what’s going on, and then?  Begin to gather the documentation you’ll need to verify your return.  The good news is you should already have that.

…And while I never want to second-guess another tax professional, if you’ve got questions, me and the team are always here to help!

IMPORTANT: Our firm specializes in tax resolution. We serve clients virtually so don't hesitate to reach out.  If you want an expert tax resolution specialist who knows how to navigate the IRS maze, reach out to our firm, so we can schedule a confidential consultation to explain options to permanently resolve your tax problem Make an appointment here!  Or, call Toll-free 1-855-254-1892.

Friday, April 2, 2021

There’s Money Everywhere!

 

Now that Tax Season is almost (kinda) over, I wanted to report on some of the neatest things I noted as we prepared returns for clients this year. Honestly, the way sharp folks found to make money in the unprecedented world of social distancing and a pandemic is nothing short of amazing, and I wanted to share them, especially if you’ve been a little stuck regarding income, career, and full-time work.

Even if you never taught school a day in your life, I’ve known many people using tutoring to make ends meet. It might be daycare-level teaching, or college level, but the simple fact is this: students need help because the schools aren’t giving it to them. I’ve seen rates from $15/hour all the way to $80/hour this last year, depending on many factors, but there’s more work than ever as the institution of school has fundamentally changed. The best part? Technology allows you to do this virtually, so there is little added expense for commuting. 

I was surprised at how many people did so well selling other items. Now, some did this by hauling off unwanted items, some did it by cleaning their own house and attic. Either way, it’s put money in their hands and made things better for the people who were tidying up their homes and yards. Maybe you’re looking at this in terms of scrap metal, or junk removal, or simply cleaning out other people’s houses and garages. The end result is delighted people. Period. 

Another unique – and surprising – thing we noticed this year was home rentals. Second, homes which might usually have been AirBNB rentals were being rented for longer periods and often directly by the owner with no middleman handling the exchange. It seems weird, but I think the real reason is simple: whole families were home and/or working remotely, so they opted to take a longer vacation in places they considered safer.

Of all the fun gigs I realized, though, my favorite is still dog walking. I’ve mentioned this before, but I once met a woman who earned over $100,000 annually walking other people’s pets. With so much emphasis placed on social distancing and keeping those at risk out of harm’s way, folks who are looking to get exercise and get some extra money can turn a tidy profit with Fido in tow. 

These are some easy ways to create more income, so put on your thinking cap and get busy!

We’ll chat soon!

IMPORTANT: Our firm specializes in tax resolution. We serve clients virtually so don't hesitate to reach out.  If you want an expert tax resolution specialist who knows how to navigate the IRS maze, reach out to our firm, so we can schedule a confidential consultation to explain options to permanently resolve your tax problem Make an appointment here!  Or, call Toll-free 1-855-254-1892.

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