92. Protect What’s Yours: Tax Tips For Entrepreneurs and Speakers with Courtney Epps

If you are an entrepreneur, you probably don’t like doing taxes. They can be stressful, complicated, and dull. What if your taxes actually started helping you instead of hindering you? Welcome tax strategist, international speaker, and Best Selling author Courtney Epps inside the greenroom! When she isn’t speaking Courtney owns and runs her full-service accounting firm in South Carolina where she helps speakers, business owners, and entrepreneurs get the most out of their taxes and has broad expertise in industries including traditional, home-based, and network-marketing businesses. They offer tax strategies that will free up your money legally, morally, and ethically guilt-free.  You’ll learn about how Courtney has pushed through tough times and sky-rocketed her business’s growth and profit with very little marketing, common mistakes people make on their tax returns, the best practices for business owners with employees, and why you as a speaker should have an LLC. Courtney gives great insight into the two tax systems that our country runs on and how you can be on the side that creates wealth so you can rest easier, have more time, and do the things you’ve always dreamed of doing.Whether you’re a W-2 employee or the owner of a business you’ll want to listen to this episode twice to make sure that you are receiving the most amount of return for your money. Refresh your taxes and take advantage of the system made to pay back into our communities.  For more about Courtney or to get in touch check out the links below, and if you enjoyed this episode make sure to tell someone to hit that follow button!   Here’s what we cover: How Courtney pushed through adversity The biggest mistakes you can make as a business owner Deductions you might be missing in your taxes Why you shouldn’t use a bookkeeper 2 tips that will keep you from overpaying  Being picky when picking the right accountant The two tax systems you need to know about How Courtney began speaking Why we need small business owners The problem with W-2 employees How you can save the most amount of money ethically   And much more!     LINKS:   Connect with Courtney: Email: [email protected] Linktree: Linktr.ee/courtneyeppstax @courtneyepps   Connect with Blair: [email protected]    Connect with us: Facebook: www.facebook.com/advanceyourreach Website: advanceyourreach.com [email protected] Email​: [email protected]   Book Speakers for your next event! We are the only agency where you can book free and paid speakers, no bureau commissions!  Learn More https://elitespeakersagency.com/ Influential Speakers in life:  Tony Robbins Grant Cardone   Episode Minute By Minute: 0:27 Welcome Cortney! 1:42 How Cortney’s entrepreneurial journey began 10:56 How Cortney helps entrepreneurs at any stage 16:13 How Cortney’s firm exploded with business 18:00 The average household income in the US 22:00 The two tax systems in America 24:06 A few tax breaks all speakers should get 28:02 Understanding subcontracting  28:59 Why it is never beneficial to be a W2 employee  33:02 Understanding tax deductions   More About Courtney: Courtney is a tax strategist, international speaker, and author of the Best Selling books More Relaxing Less Taxing & What’s Your Plan B? She owns a full-service accounting firm in South Carolina and serves clients in every state. She has owned her practice for nineteen years. What sets their firm apart is the tax strategy that it offers to clients as the focus is not just to prepare returns but to free up money legally, morally, and ethically. She has developed broad expertise in industries including traditional, home-based, and network-marketing businesses. She works with clients from start-up to $100 million companies. Courtney's Mission: To Teach more people on how to free up money through tax strategy, so that we can help more, have more so that they can live more, and give more so that we can feed more children, free more children and provide more safe drinking water. Courtney has figured out a way to combine your passion with your profits as she truly believes that by creating a social business entrepreneurs can change the world. Get access to all of my content on Linktr.ee/courtneyeppstax!