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You're Not Bad With Money: Taxes and Financial Empowerment for Web Designers with Hannah Cole of Sunlight Tax

If you've ever felt like money stuff just isn't for you, or you avoid your bookkeeping because what if it's bad... this episode is going to change how you see your business finances. Hannah Cole is an artist, a tax expert, and the founder of Sunlight Tax, and her approach to financial empowerment is unlike anything most creative entrepreneurs have heard before.

Shannon and Hannah dig into why so many creative women feel like their businesses aren't legitimate, what you're really missing when you only hire an accountant for tax prep, and the surprising ways the tax code is designed to help your business grow. This one goes deep on worthiness, financial confidence, and what it means to take up financial space as a woman in business.

Listen now: https://webdesigneracademy.com/190

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In This Episode:

Why creative entrepreneurs feel like their businesses aren't "legitimate" (and how to stop letting that hold you back)

What you're missing when you only hire an accountant for tax prep vs. real financial support

How the tax code rewards self-employed people for investing in their businesses

Quarterly taxes explained: why they catch so many designers by surprise and what to do about it

The worthiness work around charging more and taking up financial space as a creative woman

Why being "scrappy" has a real opportunity cost and when to just hire the help

What You'll Learn:

The difference between tax prep and actual tax planning (and what you're missing out on)

Why bookkeeping for self-employed people exists to give you tax breaks, not punish you

How to set up quarterly tax systems so you're never blindsided

The real opportunity cost of DIYing your finances vs. investing in the right support

What it means to feel worthy of financial knowledge and growth as a creative woman

Why growing your revenue and your tax rate is actually cause for celebration

Resources:

Free Visual Guide to Designer's Tax Deductions

Taxes for Humans Book

Money Bootcamp

5 Subtle Proposal Mistakes Costing Web Designers Thousands

Web Designer Academy

Related Episodes:

Episode 139: 13 Money Myths Keeping Web Designers Under-Earning with Financial Coach Gina Knox

Episode 167: Rewire Your Brain & Reframe Your Beliefs with Reha Zamani

Episode 171: From Corporate Burnout To Web Design Business Success with Amber Jones

About Hannah Cole:

Hannah Cole is an artist, tax expert, and founder of Sunlight Tax, specializing in empowering creative entrepreneurs with accessible tax education. She is the author of Taxes for Humans and creator of Money Bootcamp. https://sunlighttax.com

About Shannon Mattern:

Shannon Mattern is a Pricing Strategist and the founder of the Web Designer Academy where she helps experienced women web designers book higher-paying web design projects, charge more with confidence, run projects without overworking and burnout and break through to their next level of income and freedom.

For Web Designers: Website: webdesigneracademy.com | IG: @profitablewebdesigner | TikTok: @profitablewebdesigner | YouTube: @profitablewebdesigner | LinkedIn: shannonmatternFor Service Providers, Consultants & Agencies: shannonmattern.com