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Dream Business Radio #437 On this week’s Dream Business Radio Show, my special guest today is Diane Gardner. Diane is the founder and CEO Adept Business Solutions, an Enrolled Agent, a Certified Tax Coach, and a Mastery Level Certified Profit First Professional. She has over 30 years’ experience in accounting, income tax preparation, and coaching clients to increase bottom line profit while paying less tax. Download MP3 Connect to Diane on their website: adeptbusiness.biz/
In this episode, we talk to Diane Gardner(Founder of Adept Business Solutions) about the new tax laws, how to evaluate a tax preparer, and the biggest tax breaks businesses miss. Get your free tax bundle here Purchase Diane's books here Follow her on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn **More On Diane** Diane Gardner, Your Tax Coach, is a best-selling author and a Quilly Award recipient. She is also a Certified Tax Coach and an Enrolled Agent. Diane's expertise lies in the area of tax planning. Her goal is to make sure successful entrepreneurs across the United States are paying the least amount of income tax they can legally pay. As a tax coach, she offers a FREE tax analysis for those interested in finding out if they are overpaying their income taxes. Her goal is to save taxes one business at a time through the use of proactive tax planning. But it's more than just taxes. Diane's team guides her clients in maximizing profits using the Profit First method of cash management, as a certified Profit First Professional. Diane is also a believer in the mastermind and coaching concepts. She is a member of three mastermind groups and also offers coaching services to other entrepreneurs. But it doesn't stop there! Diane knows the struggles of a growing accounting firm and is passionate about paying it forward. She has dialed in procedures and processes to create a WOW! experience by offering Out-Of-This-World customer service to her clients. This guarantees a productive and profitable office. Her Get Off The Wheel Program helps other Accounting firms put an end to overwhelm, gain control back of their business, and increase profit in the process. In her “spare time”, Diane enjoys writing books. Her books are available on this website and on Amazon. 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On today's episode, Seth talks to Diane Gardner , a resident of Rathdrum and owns Adept Business Solutions (www.AdeptBusiness.biz) about how her clients pay the least amount of tax they can legally pay. She utilize court-tested, IRS approved strategies to make sure business owners don't overpay their taxes. Diane has a degree in accounting from San Jose State University and is a QuickBooks Pro-Advisor, an Enrolled Agent, an Accredited Tax Preparer, and a Certified Tax Coach. She has over 30 years’ experience in accounting and income tax preparation and has added Proactive Tax Planning to her list of accomplishments. She is involved with many organizations in the local community. When she is not working to save clients from paying too much in taxes, she enjoys reading, Dutch oven cooking and spending time with her husband, Mike. Learn more about Diane Gardner here, http://www.adeptbusiness.biz/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Diane Gardner is CEO of Adept Business Solutions and has over 30 years’ experience in accounting and income tax preparation. Diane Gardner has a degree in accounting from San Jose State University and is an Enrolled Agent, an Accredited Tax Preparer, a Certified Tax Coach and a Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor. On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, Diane shares something all of us as entrepreneurs need to know -- those expensive mistakes many of us make when it comes to our taxes.
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In today's episode of Sailing Success Online Support's Podcast, Lyndsay Phillips interviews Diane Gardner, best selling author of five books, speaker, tax coach and owner of Adept Business Solutions. She saved her clients over 503.000$ in tax payments and we are going to discuss some tips on how you can start doing the same in your own business.
Summary On this episode of Rhodes to Success I interview Diane Gardner who is the founder of Adept Business Solutions and Tax Pro Solutions. She is known widely as ‘The Tax Coach' and is the bestselling co-author of Why Didn't My CPA Tell Me That? Obamacare Survival Guide, and the Ten Most Expensive Tax Mistakes That Cost You Thousands amongst numerous other publications. Diane helps entrepreneurs nationwide pay the least amount of taxes they can legally pay. Main Questions Asked - What is a tax coach and why should we find one for ourselves? - What do you mean by a co-author book and what is the process? - What is ‘lumpy mail'? - What is the process for writing your book and tips on getting content written? - Share about the relationship behind the scenes with your co-author - What is your advice as a tax coach? - What is the biggest tax mistakes people make? Key Lessons Learned Tax Coaches & Tax Mistakes - Tax coaches are your strategists and planners who come up with a proactive 3-5 year plan that factors in personal goals and expected business growth - A mistake is not deducting your home office expenses and mileage - 2014 tax deduction for mileage is $0.56c a mile - Being in the wrong tax entity can cost you thousands of dollars Co-Authored books - Being an author is a great way to become an authority in your industry - Figure out what your ‘prime writing time' is and stick to that schedule - Since your name is on the product you have to be careful who you partner with (make sure you've known them a while and trust them) - Do your research on your co-author to find out what their work ethic is and the quality of work they are producing - Always make clear on who is doing what work when in a partnership - Split the content with your co-author and commit to having chapters done by agreed upon dates Lumpy Mail - Lumpy mail is odd shaped mail that won't stay in the pile and is moved to the top of the pile. - It has a better chance it will be opened due to its size and shape - Lumpy mail is a marketing strategy Deadlines - When you are launching a podcast or a book you need to give yourself a launch date or it will never happen - When choosing a launch date make sure to look at the time of year; day, month, and week. What is going on in your industry at that time? - Find something that draws people to urgency when they are buying Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast, please subscribe to the show in iTunes or Stitcher Radio! The music in today's episode was written by The Danger Os and produced by Nick Palmer. Check them out at https://www.facebook.com/thedangerosmakemusic Links to Resources Mentioned Certified Tax Coach Adept Business Solutions Tax Coach 4 U Tax Pro Solutions Interview Connections Jim Palmer Stand Apart Dream Business Coaching Glambition Radio Interview Requests Diane@adeptbusiness.biz Diane@taxcoach4u.com
Denise Griffitts interviews Diane Gardner, "Your Tax Coach". Did you know that taxes are our biggest expense? And did you know that owning your own business - even a startup or sideline business - is the best tax shelter in America? Are you taking advantage of every opportunity to lesson your tax burden? If you are like most of us, taxes are not only your biggest single expense but also your biggest nightmare. Can you imagine what you would do with an extra $15,000 per year? Sadly, that is the average amount small business owners waste in taxes that they just don't have to pay. Diane Gardner, "Your Tax Coach" is the best selling author of 'Stand Apart' and Why Didn't My CPA Tell Me About That?'. She has been working in the accounting field with small businesses since 1982 and is the founder of Adept Business Solutions and Tax Pro Solutions which meet the needs of her clients by providing accounting and tax planning services. Diane will share timely tax information that business owners and entrepreneurs can put to work immediately.
What steps should you take to safeguard your business? Join us as Diane share numerous tips to make your business stand apart and expert tax advice for your small business. Diane Gardner is the founder of Adept Business Solutions and Tax Pro Solutions. She is the best selling co-author of "Stand Apart: The World's Leading Expert Reveal Their Secrets to Help Your Business Standout From The Crowd to Achieve Ultimate Success" featuring Dan Kennedy. Also "Why Didn't My CPA Tell Me That? Small Business Write-Offs, Conventional Tax Advisors Miss." Diane's also the author of "Obamacare Survival Guide: How to Survive the Onslaught of Regulations, Mountains of Additional Paperwork and Added Expense." Also, "10 Most Expensive Tax Mistakes that Cost You Thousands." Topics Discussed Diane's passionate about her trade and shared great information on the below topics. What's a Tax Coach and why you need one The eight tax deductions that most business owners miss Five ways your small business can stand out from the crowd Expensive tax mistakes that can cost you thousands Small Business Book Recommendations The Slight Edge: Turning Simple Disciplines into Massive Success and Happiness by Jeff Olson The Go-Giver: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea by Bob Burg and John David Mann Stick Like Glue - How to Create an Everlasting Bond with Your Customers So They Spend More, Stay Longer, and Refer More! by Jim Palmer Interview Links To contact Diane Gardner, reach her at - www.Adeptbusiness.biz SmoothSailOnlineSupport.com for Virtual Assistant support Transcript Click Here to Download the Transcript for Episode 4 (PDF)
Con Antonio CEO of HID Group, a trusted business leader, coach and #1 Best-Selling Author. He uses his 30 years of expertise in accounting and business knowledge to create efficient systems which create profit but also helps business owners to prosper and financially manage the challenges of growth. Con's unique and proven approach to tackling even the most complex financial situations any business can face has helped him to create and develop HID Group into one of Australia's most forward-thinking multidisciplinary Accounting firms Bill Bartman Founder and CEO of CFS2 and an aggressive advocate for reform of the debt-collection industry, said, “I am convinced we are on the right track to reforming an industry of rampant abuse and Governor Henry will play a big role in helping to deliver our message to regulators and capital sources. His commitment to be a part of our company is proof of his belief that what we are doing is important and that we have the ability to change millions of lives.” Diane Gardner known as “Your Tax Coach” and she helps entrepreneurs nationwide pay the least amount in taxes they can legally pay. She is the founder of Adept Business Solutions and Tax Pro Solutions and she is the best-selling co-author of: Stand Apart: The World's Leading Experts Reveal Their Secrets to Help Your Business Stand Out From The Crowd To Achieve Ultimate Success, featuring Dan Kennedy ? 10 Most Expensive Tax Mistakes That Cost You Thousands and more