Introduction

When I was just out of college, my father gave me Charles Adams’s classic book on the history of taxes, For Good and Evil: The Impact of Taxes on the Course of Civilization.1 Since then, I’ve been fascinated with taxes and am something of a tax nerd. As one of my clients said to me, “We’re glad someone enjoys taxes.”

That’s not really accurate. I like working in tax, but I don’t know anyone who truly enjoys paying taxes. I suspect we would all like to pay less. Meanwhile, many Americans are facing the specter of tax increases on the federal, state, and local levels.

That’s where this book comes in. This is a commonsense, practical guide to taxes for the small business owner. The goal of the book to give small business owners an ...

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