My name is Ben Collins, and I used to be a tax accountant for individuals and small businesses. Over the years I helped thousands of people with their company tax returns and late tax returns. Being a tax agent is pretty onerous. On top of professional development, deadlines, rule changes and compliance it didn’t leave me much family time. And so I’m working on other projects on a part time basis so that I can focus on being the primary career to my four children.

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