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Owe the IRS money? The worst thing you can do is ignore it.

Whether your tax debt is $5,000, $50,000, $100,000 or more, fear and embarrassment can cause you to freeze. But ignoring IRS notices, unfiled returns, unpaid balances, liens, or potential levies can allow a manageable tax problem to turn into a much bigger one.

In this episode of How to Win BIG at Business, CPA and entrepreneur Joe DiChiara begins a special series devoted to IRS and tax problem resolution.

After more than 40 years as a CPA and working with thousands of tax situations, Joe explains what someone should do when they discover they owe the IRS money.

You'll learn how to start taking control of the situation by determining what you actually owe, checking whether your tax returns have truly been processed, reviewing IRS transcripts, understanding where you are in the collection process, and determining what financial resources you have available. 

Joe also breaks down several potential resolutions, including:

•  Paying the balance 
•  Establishing an installment agreement 
•  Exploring an Offer in Compromise when appropriate 
•  Temporarily delaying collection 
•  Challenging an incorrect IRS balance 
•  Seeking penalty relief when circumstances qualify 

Most importantly, Joe explains something many taxpayers don't realize:

Just because the IRS says you owe a certain amount doesn't necessarily mean that amount is correct.

Unfiled returns, IRS-prepared substitute returns, penalties, processing problems, and missing information can dramatically affect what appears on your account.

This episode is about replacing fear with facts.

Before you panic, before you hire a large tax-resolution company, and before you assume you're out of options, understand exactly what problem you're dealing with.

In this episode:

Step 1: Don't panic.

Step 2: Determine exactly how much you owe.

Step 3: Review your IRS transcripts and account information.

Step 4: Make sure all required returns were both filed and processed.

Step 5: Determine where you are in the IRS collection process.

Step 6: Evaluate your financial resources and the resolution options available to you.

This is the first installment in Joe's upcoming series devoted to helping taxpayers and business owners understand and resolve serious federal and state tax problems.

Coming in future episodes: IRS notices, collections, installment agreements, Offers in Compromise, penalty abatements, unfiled returns, levies, liens, the Taxpayer Advocate Service, and more.

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In this episode of How to Win Big at Business, Joe DiChiara explains one of the most dangerous mistakes small business owners make: running the business by looking at the bank balance.

Joe breaks down why cash flow is not simply “what’s left over” after paying bills. Cash flow should be a system — one that tells you where the money is going, what needs to be set aside, what belongs to the owner, what must be reserved for taxes, and what should be protected for future stability.

As a CPA with over 40 years of experience and a lifelong entrepreneur, Joe explains why every viable business needs two things: sales and positive cash flow. Sales prove people are willing to buy what you offer. Positive cash flow proves the business can survive after expenses, taxes, owner pay, operations, and reserves.

Joe introduces a practical “bucket” approach to cash flow, including money set aside for:

• Taxes
• Owner pay
• Operations
• Surplus and reserves

He also explains why revenue is not the same as cash, why QuickBooks is software — not a system — and why every business needs real accounting, reconciliations, budgets, and cash flow monitoring.

Joe shares two real-world examples: one business with plenty of cash but terrible financial management, and another profitable contractor who had strong sales but no cash because customers were paying too slowly and suppliers were being paid too quickly.

The message is simple: your bank balance is not your financial system.

If you want to build a real business, you need a cash flow system that helps you make decisions before the crisis hits.

If you’re a self-employed professional trying to build a real business, this podcast was created for you.
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Do you ever finish a long workday completely exhausted… but still wonder what you actually accomplished?

You’re not alone.

For many self-employed professionals and small business owners, the real problem isn’t a lack of time.

It’s a lack of focus.

When you're answering emails, taking client calls, checking your phone, working on proposals, managing employees, thinking about marketing, and trying to grow your business at the same time, your attention is constantly being pulled in different directions.

And when everything becomes a priority, nothing is really a priority.

In this episode of How to Win BIG at Business, Joe DiChiara breaks down practical ways to regain control of your time, attention, and business.

You’ll discover:

• The three questions that can bring immediate clarity to your business
• Why constantly switching between tasks destroys productive focus
• How “attention residue” follows you from one task to another
• Why your phone can distract you even when it never rings
• How to stop treating every email like an emergency
• How communication windows create better boundaries with clients
• How to use time blocking to control your day
• Why every day should have one clearly defined #1 priority
• How the “3 D’s” can dramatically reduce your task list
• Why delegation and automation become critical as your business grows
• How to create a 90-day focus goal for your business

Joe also shares the lesson he learned after years of being a workaholic:

Your business should support your life. Your life shouldn’t exist to support your business.

One of the biggest differences between struggling entrepreneurs and successful business owners is the ability to decide what matters most—and then stay focused on it long enough to produce a result.

Try the 90-Day Focus Exercise from this episode:

Choose one important business result you want to accomplish over the next 90 days.

Identify the weekly activities that will produce that result.

Eliminate or reduce activities that compete with it.

Then put the focused work on your calendar.

Stop trying to become a better taskmaster.

Become a focus master.

If you’re a self-employed professional trying to build a real business, this podcast was created for you.

New episodes break down the systems, strategies, and structures needed to move from solopreneur to sustainable business owner.

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A practical guide for self-employed professionals who want an accountant who helps them understand the numbers, plan ahead, protect their information, and make better business decisions. 

Do you have an accountant?

Is your accountant a good accountant?

Most importantly, how would you know?

There is a major difference between an accountant who simply prepares your tax return and one who actively helps you build a stronger, more profitable business.

In this episode of How to Win BIG at Business, Joe DiChiara explains why every self-employed professional needs more than a once-a-year tax preparer. Your accountant should help you understand your financial reports, anticipate problems, minimize taxes legally, protect your sensitive information, and make better decisions throughout the year.

Joe also shares the questions you should ask before hiring an accountant—and the questions you should continue asking after the relationship begins.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• The difference between an accountant and a tax preparer
• Why responsiveness is one of the most important qualities to evaluate
• What to ask about bookkeeping software and monthly reconciliations
• Whether your accountant should provide reports and financial analysis
• How to determine who is actually handling your accounting work
• What to ask about privacy, cybersecurity, and access to your information
• What happens to your records and accounting software if you leave
• Why tax planning must take place before the end of the year
• The three qualities Joe believes every excellent accountant should have

A good accountant doesn’t merely tell you what happened. A good accountant helps you understand why it happened—and what you should do next.

Listen now, share this episode with another business owner, and subscribe to How to Win BIG at Business for practical strategies on taxes, money, business growth, and entrepreneurship.

Learn more or schedule a conversation with Joe at TimeWithJoe.com.

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Small business owners are tired, frustrated, and confused by the never-ending stream of tax rules, compliance issues, payroll requirements, sales tax laws, IRS notices, state regulations, and all the things they “don’t know they don’t know.”

That is exactly why Joe DiChiara is refocusing the podcast.

In this episode of How to Win Big at Business with Accountants, Joe explains why small business owners need better access to practical, real-world guidance from accountants, tax preparers, enrolled agents, CPAs, attorneys, insurance professionals, and other small business experts.

Joe shares the story of his first real business: leasing an ice cream truck before his final semester of college. He made money, kept records, signed legal documents, saved receipts, and thought he was doing everything right — until he received a frightening tax warrant letter from the New York State sales tax department.

At 22 years old, working in his first accounting job, Joe thought he might need a tax attorney or lose his job. The real issue? He had registered as a sales tax vendor and did not know he had to file quarterly sales tax reports, even though no tax was due.

That experience taught him a lesson every business owner eventually learns:

Business is not as simple as it looks.

Joe explains why the podcast is evolving into a platform that brings in accountants and other experts to help small business owners understand the issues that can create unnecessary pain, penalties, overpaid taxes, missed opportunities, and sleepless nights.

This episode covers why business owners need to understand sales tax, nexus, payroll, independent contractors, foreign worker forms, IRS audits, state tax departments, departments of labor, technology-driven enforcement, and the growing risk of AI-assisted audits.

The message is clear: small business owners need guidance, support, and education before the problem arrives.

If you’re a self-employed professional trying to build a real business, this podcast was created for you.

New episodes break down the systems, strategies, and structures needed to move from solopreneur to sustainable business owner.

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In this episode of How to Win Big at Business, Joe DiChiara explains one of the most dangerous mistakes small business owners make: running the business by looking at the bank balance.

Joe breaks down why cash flow is not simply “what’s left over” after paying bills. Cash flow should be a system — one that tells you where the money is going, what needs to be set aside, what belongs to the owner, what must be reserved for taxes, and what should be protected for future stability.

As a CPA with over 40 years of experience and a lifelong entrepreneur, Joe explains why every viable business needs two things: sales and positive cash flow. Sales prove people are willing to buy what you offer. Positive cash flow proves the business can survive after expenses, taxes, owner pay, operations, and reserves.

Joe introduces a practical “bucket” approach to cash flow, including money set aside for:

• Taxes
• Owner pay
• Operations
• Surplus and reserves

He also explains why revenue is not the same as cash, why QuickBooks is software — not a system — and why every business needs real accounting, reconciliations, budgets, and cash flow monitoring.

Joe shares two real-world examples: one business with plenty of cash but terrible financial management, and another profitable contractor who had strong sales but no cash because customers were paying too slowly and suppliers were being paid too quickly.

The message is simple: your bank balance is not your financial system.

If you want to build a real business, you need a cash flow system that helps you make decisions before the crisis hits.

If you’re a self-employed professional trying to build a real business, this podcast was created for you.
 New episodes break down the systems, strategies, and structures needed to move from solopreneur to sustainable business owner.

 Subscribe to our YouTube Channel

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If you want fewer headaches, fewer IRS surprises, and more smart systems running your business (so YOU don’t have to), let’s talk.

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What happens when an AI tool stops acting like a tool — and starts making decisions for you?

In this episode of How to Win Big at Business, Joe DiChiara shares a personal experience with Claude AI that started as a simple project: tracking calories, exercise, weight loss, and daily progress. Joe was using AI the way many self-employed professionals are beginning to use it — as a helper, organizer, calculator, and productivity tool.

But then something unexpected happened.

After days of tracking meals, exercise, calorie intake, and weight loss goals, the AI program decided it would no longer continue calculating Joe’s daily calorie deficit. Instead of simply producing the numbers requested, it stepped back, expressed concern, and recommended a different direction.

That moment raised a much bigger question:

What happens when the technology we pay for decides what it will and will not do for us?

Joe connects this experience to a much larger issue facing self-employed professionals and business owners: AI is powerful, useful, and here to stay — but it also comes with risks. If you are using AI to run your business, create content, organize client data, produce documents, analyze numbers, or manage operations, you need to think carefully about what you are sharing, where that data is going, and how much trust you are placing in these tools.

This episode is not anti-AI. Joe uses AI every day and believes it can be a major advantage for entrepreneurs. But he also believes business owners need to stay alert, protect sensitive information, and remember that AI should support human judgment — not replace it.

In this episode, Joe discusses:

• Why he started using Claude AI
• How AI helped him track health, calories, exercise, and weight loss
• The surprising moment the AI refused to continue the calculation
• Why AI guardrails can create unexpected business concerns
• Why self-employed professionals must be careful with personal and business data
• The danger of relying too heavily on tools we do not fully control
• What this experience means for entrepreneurs, consultants, accountants, coaches, and freelancers
• Why AI is powerful — but still needs human oversight

If you are self-employed and using AI in your business, this episode is an important reminder: AI can help you move faster, but you still need to protect your judgment, your data, and your business.

If you’re a self-employed professional trying to build a real business, this podcast was created for you.
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This episode includes a personal story involving calorie tracking and weight loss. Nothing in this episode should be taken as medical advice. Always consult a qualified health professional before making decisions about diet, exercise, or health.

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Tax compliance may feel painful, annoying, and overwhelming — but it is not optional.

In this episode of How to Win Big at Business, Joe DiChiara speaks directly to self-employed professionals and small business owners who are frustrated by the growing burden of invoices, receipts, payroll records, sales tax rules, tax filings, and government compliance.

Joe opens with the voice of the frustrated business owner: “Why do I have to spend all this time submitting information? What am I paying you for?” Then he explains the hard truth: when you start a business, you also accept the responsibility to keep records, substantiate deductions, follow payroll rules, understand sales tax exposure, and protect yourself before the IRS or state government comes knocking.

Joe breaks down why tax compliance has become a major part of running any business, no matter how small. He discusses sales tax complexity, payroll documentation, independent contractor issues, economic nexus, e-commerce rules, state tax enforcement, and the growing possibility of more automated IRS audits.

He also shares real audit stories involving a trucking business and a film project where taxpayers were forced to fax in piles of records — and where deductions were challenged because the government questioned whether they were business-related.

The message is clear: business owners can no longer afford to play compliance roulette.

If you are self-employed, you need organized electronic records, a clear naming convention, proper invoices, payroll documentation, sales tax awareness, and a system for capturing receipts before problems happen.

Because when it comes to tax compliance, waiting can be expensive.

If you’re a self-employed professional trying to build a real business, this podcast was created for you.
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What if planning your business could feel like planning the best trip of your life?

In this episode of How to Win Big at Business, Joe DiChiara invites self-employed professionals, solopreneurs, and small business owners to imagine building a business with the same excitement, clarity, and possibility as planning a dream vacation.

But instead of flights, hotels, and destinations, Joe is talking about something far more important: the business that can create your freedom, income, purpose, and future.

Joe shares why he created this podcast as a resource for self-employed professionals who are tired of struggling alone. He speaks directly to the business owner who is dealing with loneliness, pressure, self-doubt, sleepless nights, confusing decisions, tax problems, legal structure questions, cash flow stress, marketing challenges, and uncertainty about what to do next.

As a CPA with over 40 years of experience and a lifelong entrepreneur, Joe explains how he helps business owners make things simpler, clearer, and more structured — from startup planning and tax minimization to cost reduction, CFO-level strategy, KPIs, marketing, scaling, and business systems.

Joe also shares his own entrepreneurial origin story, starting with a driveway “casino” at age 10 that earned him a $3 profit and sparked a lifelong love of business. The lesson? Entrepreneurship is not easy. Failure happens. But failure does not make you a failure — it can be a temporary defeat on the road to something greater.

This episode is both a personal invitation and a powerful reminder: you do not have to build your business alone.

If you’re a self-employed professional trying to build a real business, this podcast was created for you.
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The IRS may be quiet right now, but Joe DiChiara warns business owners not to get too comfortable.

In this episode of How to Win Big at Business, Joe explains why the next wave of IRS audits may look very different from the old days. Instead of face-to-face meetings with an agent, business owners may be asked to electronically or digitally provide bank statements, invoices, receipts, and records — and if they cannot prove their deductions, the IRS may simply disallow them.

Joe shares real audit stories from business owners who were hit with massive proposed tax assessments, including one trucking company that faced hundreds of thousands of dollars in potential IRS and state tax exposure. The key lesson? Even legitimate business expenses can be denied if the records are sloppy, missing, or poorly organized.

This episode is a wake-up call for self-employed professionals, consultants, contractors, freelancers, and small business owners who have gotten too relaxed with bookkeeping and document storage. Joe explains why your receipts, invoices, bank statements, business journals, travel documentation, payroll records, and expense support are not optional — they are your defense if the IRS comes knocking.

You’ll learn why now is the time to build a clean electronic filing system, create a smart naming convention, organize records by year, and stop treating recordkeeping like an afterthought.

Because when the audit letter comes, it may already be too late to fix the mess.

If you’re a self-employed professional trying to build a real business, this podcast was created for you.
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