Right now! Ask your tax preparer for these 3 things...


Hello Reader,

Here's the thing: you need a tax estimate.

I'm going to call this out directly: if your family makes more than $250,000 a year, you are in the top 10% of income earners in America.
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And if you reach $350,000 in household income, then you’re in the top 5%.
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​For many readers of this newsletter, I just called you out as one of the richest people in the world.

Please act like it.

This does not imply things are suddenly easier for you (a third of Americans making more than $250,000 still live paycheck to paycheck), yet the idea that tax planning “isn’t for you” is just not true. You deserve top 5% strategies because you are a top 5% earner.

That means you need real cash planning, because the biggest expense you pay, personally and professionally, is your taxes. That means you need to know in advance how much taxes you are going to owe because it is the biggest bill you will pay all year.

If you don't have a tax projection, here's how to get one:

  1. Reach out to your tax preparer and request a draft of your return. You've been through tax preparation before, so preemptively send your relevant documents like investment statements or earnings reports.
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  2. In addition to your drafted tax return, ask for three strategies for lowering your taxes this year.
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  3. Meet with your CFO and decide which of those 3 strategies you're going to act on. And ask them straight: is the cash ready for this bill? If not, how do we get there?
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Don’t let 2027 catch you by surprise. The time to start working on your tax strategy (if you haven’t already) is right now.


Don’t have someone to ask for a tax projection like this? We are accepting new tax clients.
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Don’t have a CFO to help you implement tax strategies and cash planning? We have fractional-CFO services available too.

​Book a clarity call to explore if our team is a good fit for you.

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Be profitable,

I'm excited for...

This weekend is my daughter's birthday party!

Toddlers are fickle. For 11 months, she was asking for an avocado party. Then 3 weeks ago, she decided she wanted a 101 Dalmatians party.

So I'm doing 101 guacamoles. Let's go!

I also put spots on her cake. Creative problem solving, y'all.

An offer for you...

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Favorite Thing...

Do you love romantasy fiction?

Would you like to read a judge’s takedown of romantasy in a copyright ruling?

An unpublished author sued the author of the Crave series, claiming she copied her work. The judge’s response, in short: you can’t copyright the tropes of your own genre.

My favorite line? “Hot boys are a staple of the genre.”

A real judge wrote that in a real legal decision, after reading upwards of 6,000 pages of romantasy fiction for this case.

​It’ll be the funniest thing you read all week. You’re welcome.

Money Study...

As if you needed another reason to love the Solo Health offer: self-employed health insurance premiums are a tax deduction.

If you own an S Corp, make sure you add your health insurance premiums to your wages so can take the full deduction.

Not sure this has been done correctly? My team can do a quick payroll review and help you clean everything up before W2s are due. Book a clarity call here if interested.

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Hi! I'm Katherine, actress turned accountant

I capitalized on my artistic background to create the Money Storyteller Method, a mindset and accounting tool for business owners that makes even the most advanced financial strategies easy to understand and fun to implement. Expect frank conversations about leveraging our most valuable assets - money, time, creativity, team leadership, and YOU!

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