Free live webinar · 60 minutes
Tax Flow for Contractors: Stop Surprise Tax Bills and Pay Yourself with Confidence
Thursday, November 5, 2026 · 12:00–1:00 PM PT · Live on Zoom · Free
A free, live hour on Zoom with Steve Padgett, CPA, author of Tax Flow for Contractors. It’s built for contractors and trade business owners who are done finding out what they owe after it’s too late to do anything about it.
What you’ll learn
- Why your bank account can look busy and still come up short, and the simple “bucket” fix
- S corp owner pay: a reasonable salary through payroll vs. distributions, and how to set and document it
- A simple plan for quarterly estimates, so April isn’t a surprise
- The monthly bookkeeping routine that makes good tax planning possible
- Washington B&O, sales tax, and L&I: what contractors here need to plan for
- Year-end moves to review with your tax advisor before December 31
Why attend live
Steve walks through each part of the 4-part Tax Flow system step by step (cash flow buckets, owner pay, estimates and quarterlies, clean books), then answers your questions live. Come with the question you’ve been sitting on.
Your host
Steve Padgett, CPA
Certified Public Accountant with more than 33 years of experience helping business owners with taxes, finance, and growth. Author of Tax Flow for Contractors and co-founder of Padgett & Padgett, PLLC in Mount Vernon, Washington.
P.S. Everyone who registers gets the Contractor Tax Flow Checklist: a 4-page PDF, with a pin-up page for the shop or truck, covering the same 4-part system Steve teaches on the webinar.