It isn’t all about representation. It is about being recognized as a Tax Professional. With the (what I call) pending crash of the RTRP this is the most logical step for me to best assist my clients, and the clients of the firms I am contracted with for tax preparation.
READ MORE »Security and your Small Business
We’ve all heard the horror stories of large companies that have fallen victim to hackers breaking into their vast reserves of data and stealing information. But what many small businesses don’t realize is that hackers are realizing the ease with which they can do the same thing to small and medium sized businesses. What is even more disconcerting is the fact that many of these businesses never realize they have been compromised.
READ MORE »Best Apps For Helping Your Finances
It can be difficult to keep up with new technology; sometimes it feels like the world can change if you stop paying attention for a few minutes. Things that we accept as normality were utterly unthinkable just a few generations ago. Our grandparents would have to spend weeks to get from one country to another, and now we can whiz along in an Airbus A380 30,000 feet above the earth, sipping cocktails and watching movies. Until the 1970’s, we had to actually go into a bank and request money, completely dependent on their opening hours. Now we just slide a piece of plastic into an ATM, press a few buttons and money comes out, leading many of us to believe that money was very easy to come by! Who knows what will happen in the world of banking – some new inventive technologies may in fact become industry standard. Let’s have a look at some of the best banking and personal finance apps that are out there.
READ MORE »The benefits of using online accounting program
Accounting in almost any company is really important. On the other hand, it requires information and thorough analysis including the tiniest glitches cause they may lead to a large problem. Entrepreneur’s that are not accountants end up hiring a CPA’s or certified public accountant’s who is asking for their professional rate in exchange with the [...]
READ MORE »A Guide to Advanced Tax Terminology
Taxes are something that every American must face for the majority of his or her life. With the start of a first job, income taxes become one of the great inevitabilities of living in our modern society. Many people learn tax basics but there are numerous complex tax questions that everyday people will never encounter. [...]
READ MORE »5 Easy Tips to Lower Your Tax Burden
As and when the deadline for filing your taxes comes, you become more and more anxious about the income that you owe to IRS (Internal Revenue Service). Whether you own a business, do a nine to five corporate job or you are self employed, paying tax is a crucial task that you must perform. But [...]
READ MORE »Slashing Electricity Bills
If you’re like most people you’re probably seeing that you spend a lot of money each month just on electricity and if you’re like most of us, you probably wish you didn’t. Luckily there are quite a few ways that you can cut back on how much you pay for electricity with just a simple [...]
READ MORE »Should You Expect an Audit?
Auditing is every working American’s worst nightmare. The pain of tax season is hard enough with pulling data together, painstakingly entering it on forms, or hiring a professional and waiting to be sure everything is done right without the risk of an audit. Millions of individuals and families in the United States face audits each [...]
READ MORE »What Real Estate Agents Are Doing Wrong With Their Taxes
Are you contented with the taxes you pay? Are you very confident that you are actually taking good advantage of every tax break you can get? But most of all, is your tax preparer providing you positive advice to save more on your taxes? The wicked news is that most likely you do pay excessive [...]
READ MORE »Radio Show update
Apologies to all those who read Thursdays post and expected to hear me on the show…. There was an interesting development yesterday afternoon. The following is a copy of the e-mail I received announcing why I “wasn’t” on Friday evening: Subject: Don’t worry — the BIG afternoon show hosted by Kai Ryssdal choose your [...]
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