Category: Taxes

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Ep. 110: CPA Attorney Bruce Willey Asks, What If Your Tax Return Is Costing You Wealth

Your tax return can feel like a verdict, but it doesn’t have to be. I sit down with Bruce Willey, a rare combo of CPA and attorney, to talk about what most high-earning business owners never get from “normal” tax prep: an actual tax plan. We start with Bruce’s Tactical Games journey, where accuracy matters even when your heart rate is spiking, and how rebuilding his health after a 2018 stroke sharpened his focus on recovery, discipline, and long-term performance. Then we get into the money. Bruce lays out the difference between tax compliance and tax strategy, why many CPAs...read the full article

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Ep. 108: How A Wealth Team Beats The Tax Return Mindset with Ashley Sowers

If taxes are your biggest lifetime expense, why leave them to a once-a-year scramble? We zoom out and redesign how you plan, using strategies that compound savings over decades while improving cash flow and control today. With Ashley Sowers back in the studio, we explore how a wealth team sees the full picture—your goals, assets, timelines, and family dynamics—and turns today’s tax incentives into clear, defensible moves that simplify your life. We reframe the goal: stop chasing zero tax and start paying a fair, predictable rate when it buys freedom. Ashley explains why extended individual brackets and a high standard...read the full article