{"id":793,"date":"2013-04-25T15:43:01","date_gmt":"2015-11-25T18:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"\/money-coach-do-you-suffer-taxpayer-anxiety-disorder"},"modified":"2025-02-10T12:42:29","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T20:42:29","slug":"money-coach-do-you-suffer-taxpayer-anxiety-disorder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irs.com\/en\/money-coach-do-you-suffer-taxpayer-anxiety-disorder\/","title":{"rendered":"Money Coach: Do you suffer from taxpayer anxiety disorder?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.538em;\">Are you happy and relieved that April 15 has come and gone? I am! I love tax day, but that wasn&rsquo;t always true for me. Tax day is a mirror for your relationship with money. For most people, taxes are their biggest expense of the year.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>What was your experience in 2013?<\/p>\n<p>Characteristics of a Healthy Taxpayer<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Maintaining a tax savings account<\/li>\n<li>A sense of control, calm and peace of mind while preparing your taxes<\/li>\n<li>An empowering, systematic approach to tracking your personal and business expenses throughout the year<\/li>\n<li>A positive, easy and affirming relationship with your accountant<\/li>\n<li>Taking time to reflect on what went well with taxes this year and what you can improve upon<\/li>\n<li>Taking action now to set yourself up for success next April<\/li>\n<li>Receiving refunds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Characteristics of People with TAD &nbsp;(Taxpayer Anxiety Disorder)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Suffering from behavior related to tax matters: overspending, overeating, overworking, distraction, deprivation, isolation, dishonesty, imbalance, poor physical health, anxiety, loss of sleep, restlessness, irritability or loss of appetite during or around tax season<\/li>\n<li>Inability to address tax problems in a timely manner<\/li>\n<li>Owing back taxes<\/li>\n<li>Remaining disempowered and uneducated about your personal tax strategies and liabilities, a.k.a. &ldquo;just signing the papers&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li>Going into credit card debt to pay taxes<\/li>\n<li>Avoiding tax related responsibilities: paperwork, mail or phone calls<\/li>\n<li>Behavioral paralysis with respect to addressing tax-related matters<\/li>\n<li>A frightening, threatening or disconnected relationship with your accountant<\/li>\n<li>Doing the same thing year after year expecting different results<\/li>\n<li>Unexpectedly owing taxes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I used to be the client that my CPA dreaded. Before getting help from a money coach, I was terribly disorganized with my finances, which contradicted the Type-A tendencies in other areas of my life.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I suffered through the process of cobbling together reliable information based on boxes of receipts, scribbled notes in multiple notebooks, and bank statements.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now, I am my accountant&rsquo;s dream client.<\/p>\n<p>And the best part? The discipline for staying in control of my money takes just five minutes a day. Amazingly, taking this leap of faith and becoming mindful with my money impacted every area of my life from family dynamics to intimate relationships to business growth.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Account balances aside, a new, sustainable and holistic approach to financial freedom is just a phone call away.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Happy Spring!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you happy and relieved that April 15 has come and gone? I am! I love tax day, but that wasn&rsquo;t always true for me. Tax day is a mirror for your relationship with money. For most people, taxes are their biggest expense of the year.&nbsp; What was your experience in 2013? 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