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Hosted by Lauren Twitchell · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 42 episodes
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The Zero Fluff Books Podcast helps small business owners understand bookkeeping, taxes, and IRS notices — without fear or jargon.Hosted by Lauren Twitchell, former IRS Revenue Agent and Enrolled Agent, this show explains what actually matters in your records, what IRS examiners look for, and how to keep your books defensible and tax-ready.No hype. No scare tactics. Just clear, practical education.
Lauren Twitchell hosts The Zero Fluff Books Podcast, a business show with 42 episodes published.
There is no best entity. There's only the one that matches where your business actually is. In this season finale, Lauren ties everything together into a stage-based decision framework — from testing an idea as a sole pr
If you and someone else are splitting profits, you may already be in a partnership — whether you filed anything or not. In this episode, Lauren covers how partnerships form, how Form 1065 works, capital account tracking,
C-corps have a reputation for double taxation, and for most small businesses, that reputation is earned. But the C-corp exists for a reason — and for certain business models, it's the right call. In this episode, Lauren
The S-corp is the most requested topic Lauren gets — and the most misunderstood. In this episode, she clears up the biggest misconception first: you don't form an S-corp. You elect it. It's a federal tax classification,
Six of the most viral tax strategies on the internet — run through the actual rules. In this episode, Lauren covers the heavy vehicle deduction, the Augusta Rule, hiring your kids, business meals, the Delaware LLC strate
Forming an LLC gets you the legal structure. Maintaining it keeps the protection intact. In this episode, Lauren covers the compliance requirements that most LLC owners either forget about or never knew existed — operati
There's a popular claim that once you hit $50K in revenue, you need an LLC or an S-corp. The IRS has no such rule. In this episode, Lauren covers the actual signals that tell you a sole proprietorship isn't serving you a
If you're a sole proprietor, your entire tax life lives on one form: Schedule C. In this episode, Lauren walks through how Schedule C actually works — income reporting, cost of goods sold, deductible expenses, and the sp
Most business owners think forming an LLC is a tax strategy. It's not. Former IRS Revenue Agent Lauren Twitchell breaks down the single biggest misconception about entity structure — that your legal entity and your tax t
In this episode, Lauren Twitchell explains why tax season isn’t just about compliance — it’s a diagnostic event. If your tax bill surprised you, that’s information. If filing felt chaotic, that’s information. Every react
In this episode, Lauren Twitchell explains why tax season panic usually starts months earlier — in financial silence. When you avoid your numbers, anxiety grows. When you reconcile monthly, clarity replaces chaos. Lauren
In this episode of the Zero Fluff Books Podcast, Lauren Twitchell explains what really happens when you discover an error on a previously filed tax return. A mistake is not a crisis. It’s a compliance issue — and there i
In this episode, Lauren Twitchell reframes what it really means to owe the IRS. Tax debt is often treated like a moral failure. It’s not. It’s math. As a former IRS Revenue Agent and Enrolled Agent, Lauren explains how t
In this episode, Lauren Twitchell breaks down what happens when business and personal finances get mixed — and why it’s usually fixable. As a former IRS Revenue Agent and Enrolled Agent, Lauren explains what the IRS actu
Tax extensions are one of the most misunderstood tools in the tax system. In this episode, Lauren Twitchell — former IRS Revenue Agent — explains what an extension actually does (and what it does not do). She breaks down
Being a “tax preparer” and being authorized to deal with the IRS are not the same thing — and most business owners aren’t told the difference until something goes wrong. In this episode, we go inside the Enrolled Agent (
Opening a letter from the IRS can trigger instant panic — even before you read a word. But here’s what most people don’t realize: The vast majority of IRS notices are not audits. They’re not accusations. They’re not inve
If you’re self-employed and the words Schedule C immediately make you tense, you’re not alone — and you’re not doing anything wrong. Schedule C has a reputation it doesn’t deserve. It’s not a red flag. It’s not an audit
January tax paperwork has a way of making people feel behind — even when nothing is actually wrong. Forms arrive out of order. Some show up late. Others get corrected. And suddenly, missing paperwork feels like a problem
What actually happens to your tax return after you file it—and before a letter ever exists? Most people imagine IRS review as personal, immediate, and judgment-driven. In reality, it’s procedural, automated, and far less
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