Huge Tax Refund? Sad you owe taxes? Estimate Your Taxes to Avoid Huge Surprises next time!

Tax time is upon us, and most people hate this time of year. Filing taxes is tedious and a bit stressful and I can't help with the tedious part but maybe it would be less stressful if you didn't have any huge surprises.


Some people may think that getting a huge refund would be a nice surprise, but did you know that a huge refund means that you're actually just giving the government an interest-free loan all year?

Check out this video to find out how to estimate your federal taxes so you can maximize the amount of money you get in each check without any big surprises at tax time :)

link to download spreadsheet: https://app.simplegoods.co/i/JKUOMTCC

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