New bestseller featuring Sacramento tax strategist offers roadmap to lower taxes for small businesses
WELCOME BACK. A SACRAMENTO TAX STRATEGIST IS HELPING SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS MAKE THE MOST OF THEIR REVENUE WITH MINIMAL WASTE. 17 OF THE NATION’S BEST CERTIFIED TAX COACHES CAME TOGETHER TO WRITE THIS BOOK THAT YOU SEE HERE ON YOUR SCREEN. IT’S CALLED DETOXIFY YOUR LIFE. TRIM THE FAT FROM YOUR TAX BILL AND PUT MORE MONEY IN YOUR POCKET. IT PROACTIVELY HELPS BUSINESS OWNERS LOWER THEIR TAX LIABILITIES BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR. JOINING US NOW THIS MORNING WE WELCOME OUR WILLIAMS. HE’S ONE OF THE COAUTHORS AND A TAX AND BUSINESS CONSULTANT. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. WELL WELCOME. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. OF COURSE. SO TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE IDEA BEHIND THIS BOOK AND HOW IT CAME ABOUT. YES. SO THE IDEA CAME ABOUT BECAUSE WE WERE DISCUSSING SOME OF THE WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN HELP READERS SAVE ON THEIR TAXES. RIGHT. BECAUSE THERE’S SOME THINGS THAT THEY’RE MISSING. AND PART OF THE GAME IS NOT JUST FILING TAXES, IT’S PLANNING FOR YOUR TAXES. AND SO THAT’S WHAT WE CAME UP WITH THESE IDEAS BEHIND. WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IS THE BIGGEST MISCONCEPTION FOR SPECIFICALLY SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS WHEN IT COMES TO FILING TAXES? WELL, THE BIGGEST MISCONCEPTION IS JUST THAT ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS JUST FILE AND GET IT DONE AND GET IT OVER WITH. THAT’S ONE OF THE BIGGEST MISPERCEPTIONS. BUT BECAUSE WHAT YOU CAN DO IS YOU CAN START PLANNING FOR IT. I CALL IT SOMETIMES LIKE GOING TO TRAINING CAMP, RIGHT? OKAY. SO YOU CAN NOW IS THE TIME WHEN YOU START DOING THE PLANNING. AND THEN OCTOBER TO DECEMBER IS WHEN YOU REALLY START IMPLEMENTING YOUR STRATEGIES BECAUSE THAT’S GAME TIME. AND THEN JANUARY 1ST. NOW THAT’S WHEN YOU START PLANNING, FILING YOUR TAXES. WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT PLANNING, WHAT KINDS OF THINGS? I KNOW YOU DON’T WANT TO GIVE AWAY ALL THE DETAILS, BUT WHAT KINDS OF THINGS SHOULD SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS BE DOING RIGHT NOW? WELL, YOU CAN START LOOKING AT, FOR EXAMPLE. HOW YOU WANT TO GROW YOUR BUSINESS, RIGHT? SO SOMETIMES YOU MAY WANT TO WANT TO TAKE OUT A LOAN OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, OR YOU MAY WANT TO PURCHASE SOME EQUIPMENT. SO YOU CAN START PLANNING, LIKE HOW IS THAT GOING TO BENEFIT YOU? AND THE BEST WAY FOR THAT TO BE DONE? WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE THAT FACES SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS, ESPECIALLY IN CALIFORNIA, WHERE THERE ARE, I THINK, A NUMBER OF CHALLENGES FOR BUSINESSES JUST IN GENERAL, WHAT’S THE GREATEST ONE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES? I THINK THE GREATEST CHALLENGE FOR THEM IS THEY KNOW THEIR BUSINESS, BUT THEY DON’T UNDERSTAND THE TAX SYSTEM. I SEE. AND SO SEEKING SOME ADVICE AND HELP ABOUT HOW TO UNDERSTAND THE SYSTEM. THAT WAY THEY CAN BETTER GROW THEIR BUSINESS AND THEY CAN KEEP MORE OF THE MONEY THAT THEY EARN. AND NOW IS THE BOOK JUST FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS, OR CAN ANYONE BENEFIT? ANYBODY CAN BENEFIT FROM FROM TAX PLANNING AND TAX DEFINING THEIR LIFE. SO ANYBODY CAN. THERE’S MULTIPLE STRATEGIES IN WHICH YOU CAN USE TO. THE GOAL IS TO KEEP MORE OF WHAT YOU EARN. SURE. BECAUSE THAT’S WHY YOU GET UP AND GO TO WORK EVERY DAY. THAT’S RIGHT. ULTIMATELY. OKAY. WHERE CAN FOLKS FIND THE BOOK? YOU CAN FIND THE BOOK ON AMAZON, AND THE BOOK IS AVAILABLE ON AMAZON. IT IS THERE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE LOOKING TO FIND A WAYS TO START KEEPING MORE OF WHAT THEY EARN. AND IT WAS ONE OF THE TOP BOOKS RECENTLY ON AMAZON. IT JUST CAME OUT. YES, WE DID MAKE A BESTSELLER ON AMAZON. CONGRATULATIONS.
New bestseller featuring Sacramento tax strategist offers roadmap to lower taxes for small businesses
Updated: 11:04 AM PDT May 5, 2026
A Sacramento-area tax strategist is gaining national attention after helping launch a new bestselling guide aimed at helping small business owners legally reduce their tax burden.Ira Williams, founder of Bulletproof Tax & Accounting, is a co-author of the newly released book “DeTaxify Your Life: Trim the Fat from Your Tax Bill and Put More Money in Your Pocket.”The book debuted on April 16 and quickly climbed to the No. 1 spot on Amazon’s Taxation, Bookkeeping, and Small Business Taxes bestseller lists.The book brings together 17 of the nation’s leading Certified Tax Coaches to share proactive strategies designed to help entrepreneurs minimize tax waste and protect their revenue. According to the authors, the goal is to shift small business owners away from reactive, year-end tax filing toward forward-looking planning that can significantly reduce liabilities.“DeTaxify Your Life” is part of a series produced by the American Institute of Certified Tax Planners and its publishing division, “Think Outside The Tax Box.” Previous titles in the series include “Tax Breaks of the Rich and Famous” and “The Tax Detective,” both of which also reached bestseller status.The book is now available for purchase through major online retailers, including Amazon.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
A Sacramento-area tax strategist is gaining national attention after helping launch a new bestselling guide aimed at helping small business owners legally reduce their tax burden.
Ira Williams, founder of Bulletproof Tax & Accounting, is a co-author of the newly released book “DeTaxify Your Life: Trim the Fat from Your Tax Bill and Put More Money in Your Pocket.”
The book debuted on April 16 and quickly climbed to the No. 1 spot on Amazon’s Taxation, Bookkeeping, and Small Business Taxes bestseller lists.
The book brings together 17 of the nation’s leading Certified Tax Coaches to share proactive strategies designed to help entrepreneurs minimize tax waste and protect their revenue.
According to the authors, the goal is to shift small business owners away from reactive, year-end tax filing toward forward-looking planning that can significantly reduce liabilities.
“DeTaxify Your Life” is part of a series produced by the American Institute of Certified Tax Planners and its publishing division, “Think Outside The Tax Box.” Previous titles in the series include “Tax Breaks of the Rich and Famous” and “The Tax Detective,” both of which also reached bestseller status.
The book is now available for purchase through major online retailers, including Amazon.
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel