Exploring Options For Tax Resolution
Tax Resolution is the highlighted topic of discussion for this Driving Your Dollars edition of the Trucker CFO Podcast. For those of you who might not be familiar with the term, tax resolution is needed when you owe money to the IRS. Colton Lawrence, the Trucker CFO, will be exploring tax resolution situations and the…
Switching from 1099 to W2 Payment Structure
If you’re a truck driver or a fleet owner operating as an independent contractor, you are most likely familiar with the 1099 payment structure. As a self-employed individual, you are subject to the self-employment tax, which can eat up a significant portion of your earnings. Therefore, it is no wonder why many truck drivers and…
Getting The Facts On Tax Audits
For most of us, just hearing the words tax audit can set off alarm bells. What are the odds of being audited? Are small business owners more likely to be audited? How are you notified if your tax return has been flagged for an audit? What preparations should you make if you’re being audited? In…
Making Room For Down Time In Your Life
How often are you able to get some down time and step away from your work life or running your trucking business? Now that the long run and final sprint of another tax season is in the books, Trucker CFO Colton Lawrence wanted to dedicate the latest Driving Your Dollars edition of the Trucker CFO…
Building Plans For Managing Costs
Now that the April 18 deadline for filing personal tax returns is in the books, the Trucker CFO Team is asking two important questions: What is your plan for managing costs in your business? Do you have an effective plan for the next tax season? During this week’s Driving Your Dollars edition of the Trucker…
Retirement Planning: It’s Never Too Early Or Too Late To Get Started
Do you have a plan in place for your retirement? For trucking professionals who are asked to focus on meeting deadlines and the needs of today, retirement planning often gets overlooked or kicked down the road as part of working with your personal finances. In this week’s Driving Your Dollars edition of the Trucker CFO…
Creating a Personal Financial Plan
At Trucker CFO, we stress the importance of developing a plan for your business and strategies that will help you in achieving your goals. Many of the same principles that apply to operating a profitable small business also apply to successfully managing your personal finances. The bottom line with managing a business or managing a…
Considerations Ahead of the Personal Tax Deadline
What do you need to be considering ahead of the tax deadline for filing personal taxes on April 18? In this Driving Your Dollars edition of the podcast, Trucker CFO Colton Lawrence will be touching on a collection of topics that may or may not be on your radar as the personal tax deadline approaches.…
Understanding Key Performance Indicators
The key performance indicators for your trucking business will be in the spotlight during this Driving Your Dollars edition of the Trucker CFO Podcast. Whether you are an owner-operator, independent contractor or you own a small fleet, there are some common key performance indicators, or KPIs, that can help you in evaluating your business operation.…
Q1 Estimated Tax Deadline for 2023
Avoid a Costly Surprise Don’t let the Q1 estimated tax deadline for 2023 surprise you. The deadline for making your Q1 estimated tax payment is April 18, 2023. One of the reasons that payment of Q1 estimated taxes can become overlooked or forgotten is that April 18 is also the filing deadline for your personal…
Personal Finance Planning: Building Strategies For Now & The Future
The sometimes overlooked, but important, topic of personal finance planning takes center stage in this Driving Your Dollars edition of the Trucker CFO Podcast. Colton Lawrence, the Trucker CFO, looks at the key questions that come up when discussing personal finance planning. Those questions include the following: Do you have an emergency fund? How much…
March Is Here: What Is Your Plan For Filing Tax Returns?
With the calendar turning to March, the countdown clock on filing tax returns is ticking louder by the day, which leads us to this critical question: What is your plan for filing tax returns this year? In this Driving Your Dollars edition of the Trucker CFO Podcast, Colton Lawrence, the Trucker CFO, speaks to a…