StretchLearn Course

Stop overpaying the IRS — plan your taxes like a founder, not a filer

Real frameworks, real numbers, and the exact moves that keep more of every dollar your business earns.

Beginner9 hrSelf PacedRegistered

Course Overview

What this course is designed to develop

This course turns the US tax code from a threat into a planning tool for founders and the self-employed. You will learn how sole proprietorships, LLCs, S corporations, and C corporations are actually taxed, which deductions survive an audit, and how to run the self-employment-tax and quarterly-estimate math yourself. By the end you can build a year-round tax plan and walk into a CPA meeting knowing exactly what to ask for.

Learning Outcomes

What the learner should be able to understand, build, or execute.

Compare how sole proprietorships, LLCs, S corps, and C corps are taxed and choose the right structure for your revenue level

Identify and document legitimate business deductions, including home office, vehicle, retirement, and Section 179 / bonus depreciation

Calculate self-employment tax and the deductible employer-equivalent portion using Schedule SE logic

Compute and pay quarterly estimated taxes on time using the safe-harbor rules to avoid IRS penalties

Apply the Qualified Business Income (QBI) Section 199A deduction and recognize its phase-out thresholds

Assemble a clean records package and a written agenda so an accountant or EA delivers maximum value

Curriculum Preview

Inside the curriculum: a structured path from fundamentals to execution.

Preview the course structure, see how the modules build on one another, and understand the path this program is designed to take you through.

Module 1

Module 1: How Your Business Is Taxed and Choosing the Right Entity

Understand pass-through vs. corporate taxation and learn the revenue thresholds where switching entity types saves real money.

3 lessons

Pass-Through vs. Corporate: The Tax MapContent · 45 min

Preview Enabled

When the S Corp Election Pays OffContent · 45 min

LMS Access

Setting Up Right: EIN, Elections, and DeadlinesContent · 45 min

LMS Access

Module 2

Module 2: Legal Deductions That Survive an Audit

Learn the deductions that actually hold up — home office, vehicle, depreciation, retirement — and the documentation each one demands.

3 lessons

The Ordinary-and-Necessary Test and Top DeductionsContent · 45 min

LMS Access

Home Office and Vehicle Without Red FlagsContent · 45 min

LMS Access

Depreciation, Section 179, and Retirement DeductionsContent · 45 min

LMS Access

Module 3

Module 3: Self-Employment Tax and Quarterly Estimates

Master the SE-tax math, the QBI deduction, and the safe-harbor rules that keep quarterly payments penalty-free.

3 lessons

Calculating Self-Employment TaxContent · 45 min

LMS Access

The QBI Deduction and Other Income ReducersContent · 45 min

LMS Access

Quarterly Estimated Taxes and Safe HarborsContent · 45 min

LMS Access

Module 4

Module 4: Records, Your Accountant, and Year-Round Planning

Build clean books, hire and brief the right tax professional, and run a quarterly planning rhythm that beats year-end scrambling.

3 lessons

Bookkeeping Systems That Make Tax Time EasyContent · 45 min

LMS Access

Hiring and Briefing a Tax ProfessionalContent · 45 min

LMS Access

Building a Year-Round Tax PlanContent · 45 min

LMS Access

Built for Application

A complete learning path, not a one-off inspiration hit.

This program is designed around progression: focused lessons, structured modules, applied resources, assessments, and a course rhythm that turns information into usable capability.

small business taxself-employment taxtax deductionsS corporationquarterly estimated taxesQBI deductionentity selectionIRS compliance