With tax season underway millions of Americans are preparing to file their returns and so are the identity thieves. In recent years, there has been an explosion of tax fraud in the United States with criminals filing false returns and stealing billion, yes billions, in false or misdirected tax refunds. Today, tax fraud is the [...]
There are times in my life when I want things to just be simpler. I have two daughters and a very busy work schedule and most of the time my family life and business life collide. All business owners have this happen. Growing a business is not easy, not simple and you rarely find balance [...]
The Internal Revenue Service has delayed the tax season for both individuals and businesses due to late passage of the fiscal cliff legislation, the American Taxpayer Relief Act. The IRS will begin processing the vast majority of the individual income tax returns on January 30, 2013. As of today, it is still undetermined when the [...]
Benefits of Outsourcing Your Accounting Department As a CPA firm we have worked with many, many businesses over the last 13 years. Generally, the biggest issue in our world is whether the customer could provide good information to prepare good tax plans or help with a financial strategic plan. A small business owner in this [...]
The ABC’s of Accounting Outsourcing: 26 Reasons to Outsource in 2013 I am going to quickly give you 26 reasons why you would outsource your accounting to us in 2013. It’s as simple as ABC. A – Accounting issues are not an issue for us B – Build your Business Team C –Customer service oriented [...]
Employee or Business Owner, It’s all in the Paycheck? At a conference this summer I attended a panel on entrepreneur CPA firm owners. I believe this applies to all business owners so I apply it to all of us. On the panel, were 3 of my friends and one gentleman I didn’t know but came [...]
Early on January 1st, 2013, the Senate, by a vote of 89-8, passed H.R.8, the American Taxpayer Relief Act. The Act would prevent many of the tax hikes that were scheduled to go into effect today and retain many favorable tax breaks that were scheduled to expire, but it would also increase income taxes for [...]
I have spent the last month pouring over the “Good to Great” book by Jim Collins. I study it like one would study the Bible pulling out bits of meaning, defining it and apply it to my life. I have read other commentaries on it some of which don’t believe the hype of the companies [...]
Yesterday we celebrated our grand re-opening with our Annual Open House to show off our new office! Ed Stolmaker, President & CEO, and Rebecca Kososkie, Membership Director, from the Marana Chamber of Commerce came to do a ribbon cutting! I had the opportunity to say something to my friends, family, customers and my awesome team [...]
This weekend on a road trip to a cheer competition for my youngest daughter we decided to listen to “How to Win Friends and Influence People” by Dale Carnegie. It had been a long time and my husband always asks me if I have listened to it lately when I am faced with how to [...]