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Gin Nixon, AFSP Turning High Income Into $marter Tax Outcomes

As your tax preparer, I hold a valid Annual Filing Season Program Record of Completion for the current calendar year and have complied with the IRS requirements for receiving the Record of Completion.

10/22/2026

Don't wait until April to find out you underpaid. πŸ‘€

If your income jumped this year, now's the time to check whether your estimated payments kept up. Your Q4 payment is due January 15th, and getting it right can help you avoid an underpayment penalty and a surprise bill in the spring.

All five of my year-end moves are on The Tea on Taxes β˜• on YouTube.

Here's a little secret about your tax bill: most of it gets decided before December 31st, not in April. πŸ—“οΈOnce the year ...
10/22/2026

Here's a little secret about your tax bill: most of it gets decided before December 31st, not in April. πŸ—“οΈ

Once the year ends, your options shrink. Between now and New Year's Eve, you can still:

πŸ’° Make retirement contributions that may lower your 2026 tax

πŸ–₯️ Time business purchases you were already planning

πŸ“Š Think through when income and expenses land

πŸ“Œ Get your January 15th estimated payment right

But all of that only works if your books are current. Numbers first, moves second.

This week's newsletter breaks it all down. Not on the list yet? πŸ‘‰ Go to ginnixon.com

Missed the October 15th deadline? Breathe. πŸ’›It happens, and it's fixable. Here's exactly what to do now:1️⃣ File as soon...
10/16/2026

Missed the October 15th deadline? Breathe. πŸ’›

It happens, and it's fixable. Here's exactly what to do now:

1️⃣ File as soon as you can. The failure-to-file penalty keeps adding up until you do.

2️⃣ Pay what you can. Every dollar you pay stops interest on that dollar.

3️⃣ Set up a payment plan for the rest. The IRS has short-term and monthly options, and you can apply online.

4️⃣ Don't disappear. Open the mail. The folks who get into real trouble are the ones who go silent.

No jargon. No judgment. Just a plan. If you want help getting caught up πŸ‘‰ ginnixon.com/bookappointment

Okay, extension filers... it's go time. ⏰October 15th is TOMORROW. If you're not ready, here's the move:βœ… Gather what yo...
10/14/2026

Okay, extension filers... it's go time. ⏰

October 15th is TOMORROW. If you're not ready, here's the move:

βœ… Gather what you have tonight
βœ… File with the best numbers you've got
βœ… Pay what you can, and set up a plan for the rest

Don't let perfect get in the way of filed.

Stuck? Reach out today πŸ‘‰ ginnixon.com/bookappointment

Okay friends, real talk. πŸ«–πŸŽƒOctober has three jobs, and most people do them in the wrong order.1️⃣ FILE. If you filed an ...
10/13/2026

Okay friends, real talk. πŸ«–

πŸŽƒOctober has three jobs, and most people do them in the wrong order.

1️⃣ FILE. If you filed an extension back in April, your 2025 return is due Thursday, October 15th. Quick reminder: the extension gave you more time to file, not more time to pay. And if you owe and can't pay right now? File anyway. Not filing costs about ten times more than not paying.

2️⃣ CLEAN. Get your 2026 books caught up through September. Every account categorized and matched to its statement. You can't make smart moves with numbers you don't trust.

3️⃣ PLAN. Now we talk year-end. Retirement contributions, big purchases, timing your income and expenses, and that January 15th estimated payment.

πŸ“ŒFile. Clean. Plan. Do it in that order and January feels like a whole different month. πŸ™Œ

If you're stuck on step one or two, that's my jam. Grab a time here πŸ‘‰ ginnixon.com/bookappointment

No jargon. No judgment. Just a plan.

Quick question: what actually happens if you miss October 15th? πŸ€”If you filed an extension, Thursday is your real deadli...
10/12/2026

Quick question: what actually happens if you miss October 15th? πŸ€”

If you filed an extension, Thursday is your real deadline. Miss it and here's what you're looking at:

❌ The failure-to-file penalty, which can run up to 5% of what you owe for every month you're late (capped at 25%).
❌ No second extension. For most folks, October 15th is it.
❌ Interest that keeps running on anything you owe.

Here's the good news: filing imperfect beats not filing. If a form shows up later, you can amend.

Three days. You've got this. πŸ’ͺ

Every crafter knows the moment. You're forty rows in, you look down, and something's just wrong.So you frog it. Rip it, ...
08/02/2026

Every crafter knows the moment. You're forty rows in, you look down, and something's just wrong.

So you frog it. Rip it, rip it. You don't quit β€” you go back and do it right.

Here's what nobody tells you, friend: your taxes work the same way.

That return where you didn't deduct your booth fees because you didn't know they counted? You've generally got a three-year window to go back and fix it. The shoebox year? Frogged. Redone. Money back.

But you can't fix what you don't know to look for. So here's the list.

The Maker's Write-Off List β€” free. 11 categories of what crafters can actually deduct:

βœ”οΈ Materials vs. supplies (same receipt, different spot on your return)
βœ”οΈ Tools and equipment β€” and how fast you get to write them off
βœ”οΈ The home studio deduction everyone's scared of
βœ”οΈ Mileage, craft fairs, booth fees, canopies
βœ”οΈ Etsy fees, processing fees, shipping
βœ”οΈ The three big ones that don't even go on your Schedule C

Plus a page on what's NOT deductible, so nobody learns that part the hard way. (Your own time and labor. I'm sorry. That one hurts every year.)

The Mileage Mini Log comes with it too β€” one sheet, one cut, folds into a little book for your glove box. Because mileage is the deduction makers leave on the table the most, and "I'll remember" has never once worked.

You've frogged a whole sweater before. A tax return is nothing.

πŸ‘‡ Comment FROG and I'll send the list straight to your DMs. 🐸

πŸ“£ Big News From Gin Nixon!You've trusted me with your taxes, and now I'm here for so much more! πŸ™ŒI'm so excited to offic...
04/17/2026

πŸ“£ Big News From Gin Nixon!

You've trusted me with your taxes, and now I'm here for so much more! πŸ™Œ

I'm so excited to officially announce that I've added Bookkeeping Services to my business! πŸŽ‰

If you know a small business owner who is:
πŸ“Œ Behind on their books
πŸ“Œ Stressed about messy financials
πŸ“Œ Scrambling at tax time every year
πŸ“Œ Not sure if their numbers are even right

…then I want to help them.

As your Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor and AFSP Tax Analyst, I bring something most bookkeepers can't.

I look at your books through a TAX lens. That means catching issues before they cost you money. πŸ’‘

Here's what I offer:
βœ… Monthly Bookkeeping
βœ… Books Cleanup (one-time or ongoing)
βœ… QuickBooks Setup
βœ… Financial Reports
βœ… Payroll Services
βœ… Tax Strategy Support

And the best part? We start with a FREE consult! So no pressure, no commitment.

πŸ‘‰ Learn more & book here: https://ginnixon.com/bookkeeping

πŸ™ YOUR REFERRAL MEANS THE WORLD TO ME!
If someone you know could use clean books and a tax-smart bookkeeper, please tag them below or send them my way. Word of mouth from people like YOU is how I grow, and I don't take that lightly. ❀️

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17625 El Camino Real, Suite 202
Houston, TX
77058

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Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 12pm

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