
About this episode
If you don’t know your numbers, you don’t control your business!
In this episode, Kevin sits down with Maria Montie, partner at Shindel Rock and a key resource inside the Repair Shop Reckoning network, to talk about what most shop owners avoid their backend.
Cash flow. Oversight. Internal controls. Tax structure. And the dangerous assumption that “my accountant has it handled.”
We break down:
A shop owner we were working with received a six-figure tax bill. After reconstructing the books and filing an amended return, that bill was dissolved.
Not reduced.
Dissolved.
Because when you don’t understand your structure, your revenue classification, and your reporting you can end up paying for mistakes you didn’t even know existed.
This episode isn’t about accounting theory.
It’s about control.
You can delegate tasks.
You cannot delegate ownership.
If you’re serious about leading your shop instead of reacting to it, this conversation matters.
No fluff. No tax hacks. Just the reality of what it takes to run a business the right way.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/repair-shop-reckoning--6688688/support.
In this episode, Kevin sits down with Maria Montie, partner at Shindel Rock and a key resource inside the Repair Shop Reckoning network, to talk about what most shop owners avoid their backend.
Cash flow. Oversight. Internal controls. Tax structure. And the dangerous assumption that “my accountant has it handled.”
We break down:
- Why bookkeeping and real accounting strategy are not the same thing
- How overstated revenue can quietly create six-figure tax bills
- The internal control mistakes that lead to embezzlement
- Why “no surprises” should be your financial standard
- The difference between delegation and responsibility
A shop owner we were working with received a six-figure tax bill. After reconstructing the books and filing an amended return, that bill was dissolved.
Not reduced.
Dissolved.
Because when you don’t understand your structure, your revenue classification, and your reporting you can end up paying for mistakes you didn’t even know existed.
This episode isn’t about accounting theory.
It’s about control.
You can delegate tasks.
You cannot delegate ownership.
If you’re serious about leading your shop instead of reacting to it, this conversation matters.
No fluff. No tax hacks. Just the reality of what it takes to run a business the right way.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/repair-shop-reckoning--6688688/support.
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