Welcome to the How of Business with David Begin and Henry Lopez, the podcast that offers practical advice and tips on how to run and grow your small business.

The How of Business helps aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners achieve their definition of success and overcome challenges that get in their way.

This podcast series focuses on the everyday common business issues,

challenges, and opportunities that face the small business owner. So here now are your hosts of the

How of Business, David and Henry. Welcome to this episode of the How of Business. This is Henry

Lopez. And my guest today is Diane

Gardner. Diane, welcome to the show. Henry, it's such a pleasure, honor to be on your program today.

Thanks so much for having me. We're glad to have you. So Diane is a business owner, an accountant,

a certified tax coach, a speaker, and a best-selling author, and a whole bunch of other things,

I'm sure as well, she does it all.

But we're going to focus certainly in the area of tax planning and helping people get prepared

for taking best advantage of the tax code.

Her expertise, expertise, rather, lies in the area of tax planning.

Her goal is to make sure successful entrepreneurs

across the United States are paying the least amount of income taxes they can legally pay. As a

certified tax coach, she offers a free tax analysis for those interested in finding out if they're

overpaying their income taxes. Her goal is to save taxes, one business

at a time, through the use of proactive tax planning. So in this episode, Diane's going to share

a little bit about her entrepreneurial journey, how she got to where she's at, particularly this

particular path on her business. And of course, lots of valuable tips on tax planning for existing

owners and for those who are planning to start their business. Diane lives in the Spokane,

Washington area, and she enjoys time with her husband, her daughter, and a grandson in her spare

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