The IRS Owes You Thousands: For Work You're Already Doing

Barn Talk

Tork and Sawyer Whisler

Business

4.9 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 26 March 2026

⏱️ 93 minutes

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Welcome to Barn Talk! In this episode, hosts Sawyer and Tork welcome Brian Hula, a Nebraska native with deep roots in agriculture and a knack for helping businesses save money through smart tax strategy. Brian Hula grew up on a farm working in the hog industry and eventually made his way into the world of sales and insurance, but it’s his expertise in R&D tax credits that brings him to the barn today. From his no-nonsense Midwest background to his hands-on experience across farming, estate planning, and insurance, Brian Hula pulls back the curtain on a topic that could directly put dollars back in your pocket: research and development tax credits. The conversation is packed with stories from the farm, lessons from the business world, and practical steps farmers and small business owners can take to make sure they're not leaving money on the table. Whether you're looking to better understand how these credits work, want insight into the difference between tax deductions and tax credits, or just need a push to re-evaluate your approach to taxes and estate planning, this episode has something for you. So grab a cup of coffee and get ready to learn to take advantage of overlooked opportunities that can help your business thrive. JOIN THE BARN TALK NEWSLETTER & GET LIVE EVENT ACCESS: We're on a mission to get 10,000 subscribers, and once we do, we're hosting a live event at the barn! Sign up to get exclusive access to tickets and details.👇🏻 Help us get there: https://www.joinbarntalk.com SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST ➱ https://bit.ly/3a7r3nR SUBSCRIBE TO THIS’LL DO FARM ➱ https://bit.ly/2X8g45c LISTEN ON: SPOTIFY ➱ https://open.spotify.com/show/3icVr4KWq4eUDl7Oy60YMY APPLE ➱ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/barn-talk/id1574395049 Follow Behind The Scenes👇🏻 ● This’ll Do Farm Instagram ➱ https://bit.ly/30KPBNk ● Barn Talk TikTok ➱ https://bit.ly/3qciekS ● Sawyer’s Instagram ➱ https://bit.ly/3BtX0n4 ● Tork’s Instagram ➱ https://bit.ly/3LGZJxS 00:00 "Barn Talk Newsletter & Live Event" 07:46 Trusts, Taxes, and Estate Plans 15:01 Tax Filing Deadlines Explained 20:15 "Credit for Sleepless Innovation" 25:26 "Innovators and Industry Growth" 31:42 "Deep Dive Into Business Insights" 36:03 Upload Financial Documents Promptly 41:44 Fee Breakdown for Compliance Services 44:24 "IRS Credit Options Overview" 51:02 "Impact of a Good CPA" 57:08 "Family, Work, and Forage Journey" 59:47 Disillusioned with Corporate System 01:07:32 "Empowering Others for Success" 01:11:04 "Education and Skilled Labor Trends" 01:15:33 Social Media Fuels Hopelessness 01:24:03 Estate Planning for Aging Farmers 01:26:23 "Teamwork and Key Partnerships" ------------------------------- ⚠NO FINANCIAL ADVICE / DISCLAIMER⚠ The Information discussed and shared on Barn Talk is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, without any express or implied warranty of any kind, including warranties of accuracy, completeness, or success for any particular purpose. The Information contained in or provided from or through this podcast is not intended to be and does not constitute financial advice, investment advice, trading advice, or any other advice. The Information on this podcast and provided from or through our content is general in nature and is not specific to you, the user or anyone else. You should not make any decision, financial, investment, trading or otherwise, based on any of the information presented on this podcast without undertaking independent due diligence and consultation with a professional, professional broker or financial advisory. Understand that you are using any and all Information available on or through this website at your own risk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	When the tax year ends on the 5th of April, valuable tax allowances may be lost simply because people left things too late.
0:08.0	Thankfully, Vanguard is here to help you make well-consider decisions, not rushed ones.
0:14.0	Their tax year-end hub is full of clear guidance, helpful tools and timely reminders to help you understand your allowances and give your investments the best chance to grow.
0:23.6	Search Vanguard Investor to learn more. When investing, your capital is at risk. Tax rules apply.
0:29.6	All of the food we eat and much of the clothing we wear comes from plants and animals that are raised on farms.
0:35.6	Farms are different in type, in size, and even in name.
0:51.9	Welcome to Barn Talk.
0:53.3	What happens at the barn stays in the barn, but not today.
0:56.5	We're going to let it all out for you guys. Today is going to be another great Barn Talk guest
1:01.8	episode. We've had a hell of a lot of great guests come to the barn to have some awesome
1:06.8	conversations with us recently. And today is going to be no different. This guy, I think,
1:13.5	is going to bring a lot of value to a lot of small businesses and farmers. But before we get
1:18.3	into it, you guys know the drill. If you get any value from the show, all that we ask is you
1:23.2	share it out with the people that you know. more that you guys do that the more that this show
1:27.8	grows and we found the best way to grow a podcast is through word of mouth and it's kind of the ticket
1:33.3	to a ticket to admission to watch or listen to the show and there's a lot of ways you can get value
1:38.9	if you learn something if you're related to us on something if you laughed laughed, just share it. Another thing you can do to
1:45.2	help us out here at Barn Talk is leave a review on Spotify or Apple. The more you guys do that,
1:50.9	the more credible you make our show, which in turns allows us to make more episodes,
1:56.5	climb higher on the charts on Apple and Spotify, and get more guests to come to the barn to have
2:02.0	great conversations with us. And we also just love hearing your guys overall thoughts on the show.
2:07.0	So we appreciate any of you that leave reviews. It takes five seconds and it really helps us out
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