Now on pre-sale · A choose-your-own-adventure tax book by Maxi Value

1099 Problems…
but this book ain't one.

1,099 steps from your first 1099 to a million-dollar sale. Pick your path, skip what doesn't apply, and keep records, not receipts. Taxes are on profit, not revenue.

“I kept every receipt since 1997, honey. You don't have to.”

THE HOLEY BINDER get intomy business. MAXI VALUE 1099 PROBLEMS… but this book ain't one.

Read it. Plan it. Keep it.

The book and the Holey Binder are on pre-sale now. The planning workbook is ready today. Get the book and the binder, and the workbook is free.

step 1 of 1,099 MAXI VALUE 1099 PROBLEMS… but this book ain't one. CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE

1099 Problems

The book · 1,099 steps · Pre-sale

Ten chapters of 99 steps each, plus 109 side-path steps for before you form, the bumps in the middle, and life after the sale.

  • From your first 1099 to step 1,099: the sale
  • Write-offs, quarterlies, S corps and Profit First
  • Maxi does too much, so you don't have to
$10.99Yes, like the form
FORM 1099-NEC FRONT POCKET this year's papers. toss it in, sort it later. 2026 2027 2028 2029 FORM 1040 your copy · as filed 2026 RETURN · 1099s · LETTERS one pocket a year.

The Holey Binder

Your tax bible · 3-ring binder · Pre-sale

Get into my business. Every paper you'd dig through a shoebox for lives here, one year at a time.

  • A tabbed pocket for every tax year: your return copy, 1099s, the IRS letters
  • A front pocket for this year's loose papers
  • Hole-punched record pages: EIN, your team, accounts, renewals
  • Your Profit First split and allocation log
$25.53Yes, like Form 2553
STEP 112 · PROFIT FIRST SPLIT DepositProfitOwner's payTaxOpex $4,800.00 $240.00$2,400.00$720.00$1,440.00 5%50%15%30% Ch 2Ch 3Ch 4Side pathsAllocation log

The Planning Workbook

Companion · Google Sheets · Available now

Every worksheet in the book, in step order, in your own copy of a Google Sheet. Fill it in on any device.

  • A tab for each chapter and side path
  • Profit First calculator: type a deposit, see the split
  • Allocation log that does the math
$10.99Free with the book + binder

Get both. The workbook's on us.

Buy them together and the Planning Workbook is free. It lands in your inbox right away. The book and the binder ship when they're ready.

$47.51$36.52You save $10.99

Three pieces. One habit.

Read the book

Follow the steps that fit you. Every step tells you where to go next.

Do the work

When a step asks you to list, track or decide, the worksheet is waiting in the planning workbook.

Keep it in the binder

Write what you decided on the record pages. Every spring, your return copy and that year's papers go in that year's pocket. No more shoebox.

From first gig to the big sale.

1 · Your First 1099Getting paid, records not receipts, setting money aside
2 · Records That Run ThemselvesBookkeeping, the 20-minute monthly close
3 · Real Write-Offs, Dream Write-OffsWhat counts, and what Maxi wishes counted
4 · Quarterlies & Self-Employment TaxYour tax percentage from your profit goal
5 · Forming the BusinessLLCs, S corps and when they make sense
6 · Banking, Books & Paying YourselfProfit First, your pay, your cushion
7 · Growing the BusinessHelp, payroll, sales tax and AI
8 · Systems & TeamA business that runs without you
9 · Building Value & WealthRetirement, protection, what it's worth
10 · The Million-Dollar SaleClean books, the deal, step 1,099

Before you buy

Do I need all three?

No. The book stands on its own. The planning workbook gives you room to do the worksheets, and the Holey Binder is where you keep it all, year after year. Get the book and the binder together and the workbook is free.

How do I get the planning workbook?

As soon as you pay, we email you a link that makes your own copy of the Google Sheet in your Google Drive. It's yours to fill in and keep.

When do they ship?

The book and the Holey Binder are on pre-sale now, and you pay the pre-sale price today. We'll email you the moment they're ready. Shipping is a flat $8 per order. The planning workbook is yours right away.

Is this tax advice?

It's general information, and Maxi is a character. For answers about your own return, book a call with a real preparer.

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