Ep 422 – Handling Taxes in Your Massage Business: “Business or Pressure” with Allissa Haines

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Understanding how small business taxes are filed and what information to gather in preparation is crucial for a smooth tax season. Allissa talks through the steps to help you be your tax preparer’s favorite client.

Author links:

Website: www.deepbreathdigital.com/community

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deepbreathcommunity/

Resources:

Tax Time: A Guide to Completing the Schedule C: https://www.score.org/resource/blog-post/tax-time-a-guide-completing-schedule-c

Can I Deduct That? 2021: 100 Things You Can (and maybe can't) Take As Business Deductions: https://bookshop.org/p/books/can-i-deduct-that-2021-100-things-you-can-and-maybe-can-t-take-as-business-deductions-kelly-bowers/16358089?ean=9798714588143

ABMP Financial Literacy Series- Let's Talk About Tax, Baby!: https://www.abmp.com/money/article/lets-talk-about-tax-baby

Ep 323 – Optimize your Tax and Financial Lives with Kenesha Coleman: https://www.abmp.com/podcasts/ep-323-optimize-your-tax-and-financial-lives-kenesha-coleman

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Allissa Haines is a practicing massage therapist and business owner and columnist for Massage & Bodywork magazine. You can find her building a community of massage therapists at deepbreathdigital.com/community.

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