Tax Strategy for Business Owners: When Taxes Draw Blood

By Laura Dohanes, CPA - November 6, 2025 

When taxes draw blood, that’s usually the tipping point. For most people, it takes that one painful moment before they finally get serious about tax strategy for business owners.

Like having to come up with $35K you’d saved for your child’s college tuition…
Or getting slapped with a $140K tax bill at 5 p.m. the day before your CPA pulls it straight from your account.

Both are true stories—from people who waited until taxes took a big, ugly bite before getting help.

One client told us:

“At first I thought paying for a tax strategist was something we couldn’t afford. Turns out, it was not having one that we couldn’t afford.”

Since then, they haven’t paid nearly as much—and in most years, they’ve gotten money back.

While refunds aren’t guaranteed, here’s what is: a great tax strategist studies your situation and the tax law, then aligns every legal move to help you keep more of what you earn.

Bottom line: tax strategy is like garlic against the blood-sucking IRS.

Talk to me when you’re ready for the garlic.
— Laura

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Helpful IRS resource: Pay as you go, so you won’t owe (avoiding estimated tax penalties).

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Laura Dohanes, CPA

Laura Dohanes, CPA

Founder, My CPA Pro, P.C.  ·  California CPA License #129889  ·  Verify

Laura has spent more than two decades in the small business world as a tax strategist and fractional CFO, helping owners across the United States pay less tax and build lasting wealth. Her practice spans advanced tax planning, entity structuring, accounting, and CFO-level financial strategy, and she has represented more than 3,000 clients in federal and state tax audits. She also teaches financial literacy to young people, on the conviction that understanding money early changes what someone believes is possible.

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