Welcome to episode 225 of Love, your Money! This episode is a continuation of the opportunities that exist to save you, the business owner, money and headaches with proper tax planning and preparation. Or, in the words of today’s guest, “No April Surprises.”

Tim Thompson is a CPA and Certified Profit First Professional. He enjoyed a 15-year career in manufacturing and operations with Fortune 100 companies and also owned a small family business. Now, he helps his clients understand their goals and creates comprehensive plans that reveal and diffuse income tax landmines before they suddenly appear.

Today, we’ll discuss the biggest challenges that business owners face with income taxes and how planning throughout the year and not just before the tax deadline reduces stress about your tax bill. You’ll get great advice on how to become your tax professional’s favorite client and why AI, ChatGPT and social media shouldn’t be your “trusted” tax advisor.

Here’s what you’ll find out in this week’s episode of Love, your Money:

The biggest complaints that business owners have with taxes.Avoiding April surprises by planning all year long.The power of good oversight of your money.The difference between bookkeeping and taxes.How to be your tax professional’s BFFThe worst tax advice on social mediaTips for handling a tax audit 
 
Show Notes To get access to the full show notes, including all the resources mentioned, visit: https://hendershottwealth.com/podcast/tim-thompson

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225:  How Tax Professionals Ensure There Are ‘No April Surprises’ with Tim Thompson, CPA, MBA

If you are seeking your path to real financial success – this show is for you. Truly achieving financial freedom requires you master the “inner” world of money - your money mindset - and the “outer” world of money - consistently growing your net worth. One without the other is not enough. This show contains powerful systems and methodologies for women who run businesses and women who don’t. Love, your Money with Hilary Hendershott tackles money beliefs and financial planning strategies like:

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Welcome to episode 234 of Love, your Money! In this episode, we’re simplifying a few important topics that can feel overly complex to many people — tax-loss harvesting and backdoor Roths. 

If you’ve heard about these strategies before, but aren’t sure exactly what they mean, today’s episode will tell you everything you need to know. If you’ve never heard of these strategies, no problem! 

You’ll learn a few strategies that can improve your financial situation today. Before you know it, you’ll be teaching your friends how they can improve their financial situation! 

Here’s what you’ll find out in this week’s episode of Love, your Money:

How a backdoor Roth IRA worksWho is a backdoor Roth IRA for? Why to do a backdoor Roth conversionWhat is tax-loss harvesting? The step-by-step tax-loss harvesting process What to watch out for when tax-loss harvesting
Show Notes To get access to the full show notes, including all the resources mentioned, visit: https://hendershottwealth.com/podcast/tax-loss-harvesting

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234: Tax-Loss Harvesting & Backdoor Roths with Hilary Hendershott

Welcome to episode 233 of Love, your Money! Today, I’m joined by Breanna Blaney. Breanna is the Life, Invested Director & VP leading Dimensional’s efforts to explore the relationship between life and investing. The firm’s Life, Invested program helps simplify the world of investing, integrating it into the bigger picture of people’s lives so that they can not only invest better but live better.
 
Breanna also has over 1,000 hours training in yoga and Ayurveda and is passionate about the intersection of mindfulness and finance. She serves on Dimensional's Women & Wealth steering committee and has prior experience in real estate private equity and corporate finance. She graduated with a BA in business and economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

In this episode, you’ll learn how to develop and cultivate a healthy money mindset. If you’re nervous about investing or struggle with risk tolerance, Breanna has a ton of great insights to help you achieve some peace of mind with investing. 

Here’s what you’ll find out in this week’s episode of Love, your Money:

Awareness around your money mindsetThe evolution of investingHow to accept the risk of investing What data does Dimensional Funds lean on? Aligning your money with your life’s mindset
 Show Notes To get access to the full show notes, including all the resources mentioned, visit: https://hendershottwealth.com/podcast/breanna-blaney

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233: Achieving Peace of Mind in Investing with Breanna Blaney

Welcome to episode 232 of Love, your Money! In this Money Coaching episode, I’m joined by a husband & wife duo who own a direct sales business.

As entrepreneurs, they’ve been so focused on growing their business for the last 12 years that their personal finances have become an afterthought. As they look ahead towards retirement, they also know something has to change.

In today’s episode, I’ll share actionable advice on how to go from successful business owners to having financial freedom in retirement. We’ll talk about eliminating debt and credit as a means to grow a business and growing your net worth to the nest egg that generates income.

*Please note, to protect my clients’ identities and respect their privacy, I’ll be using pseudonyms for all money coaching episodes.

Here’s what you’ll find out in this week’s episode of Love, your Money:

Replacing your income The 3 things you can do with personal incomeThe Rule of 72 Raising the revenue of a direct sales businessBreaking down business debtBuilding your net worth as a business owner
 Show Notes To get access to the full show notes, including all the resources mentioned, visit: https://hendershottwealth.com/podcast/net-worth-financial-freedom

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232: Live Money Coaching: Growing Your Net Worth For Financial Freedom

Welcome to episode 231 of Love, your Money! In this episode, I’m sitting down with Nikki Rausch to learn how to sell easily and authentically, while eliminating fear around the sales process.

Nikki has more than 25 years of sales experience. As the founder and CEO of Sales Maven, she helps small businesses and entrepreneurs sell without giving off that “used car salesman” vibe.

Today, you’ll hear Nikki share tips for kicking the “ick” from the sales process, making yourself comfortable while closing the deal, and using neurolinguistic programming to improve your sales success. 

Here’s what you’ll find out in this week’s episode of Love, your Money:

Why is selling uncomfortable? Nikki’s 5-step Selling Staircase frameworkHow to tell if you’re talking to an ideal clientHow to ask questions that pique curiosityTips for closing the sale How to keep power and avoid chasing clients Using “bless and release” to avoid bad clientsEthically applying neurolinguistic programming
 Show Notes To get access to the full show notes, including all the resources mentioned, visit: https://hendershottwealth.com/podcast/nikki-rausch

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231: Learn How to Sell Easily & Authentically with Nikki Rausch

Welcome to episode 230 of Love, your Money! In this episode, we're continuing the conversation on the financial implications of divorce. And today, I'm joined by Certified Divorce Financial Analyst®, Karen Sparks.

Karen is a speaker, author, and founder of Divorce Financial Strategists. For over 10 years, she has assisted families (as well as legal and financial professionals) in navigating a divorce, dividing and allocating personal assets, and preparing couples for success in the next chapter of their lives.

Having experienced a divorce herself, Karen found her calling and wanted to combine her expertise in the finance world as a CFO to fill a much-needed gap: helping others get through an incredibly emotional period of their lives and retain what is rightfully theirs.

In our conversation, you'll learn why it's critical to locate and gather necessary documentation immediately, where important assets are held, and how many years' worth of documents are needed to settle a divorce when a family business is involved.

Here’s what you’ll find out in this week’s episode of Love, your Money:
 How an expert analyzes the personal situationActions that derail an amicable divorce from happeningAdvice on where to start when an divorce is inevitableHow long a divorce is kept a secret from the spouseThe importance of documenting everythingDivorce scenarios where a CDFA will add value
 Show Notes To get access to the full show notes, including all the resources mentioned, visit: https://hendershottwealth.com/podcast/karen-sparks

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225: How Tax Professionals Ensure There Are ‘No April Surprises’ with Tim Thompson, CPA, MBA

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