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I am often known as the “1099 Guy” but I actually have about 30 different tax topics that I teach on for CPE to various audiences. My mission: make tax education engaging, actionable, and memorable for accountants, finance teams, and business professionals alike. With 15+ years in practice as an Enrolled Agent, I’ve transitioned out of preparing 200+ tax returns a year to focusing full-time on creating educational content, hosting CPE webinars, and delivering expert insights on topics ranging from 1099 compliance to business taxation. I’m also the host of multiple podcasts, including “Accounting in the Wild,” where we explore the human side of accounting, and “As the Dinesens Turn,” a human-interest podcast about my family’s move to Portugal. I also am the proprietor of “Portugal Chronicle,” an English-language culture hub about interesting people and places in Portugal. My media roots run deep—before becoming a tax pro, I was a