How Do the Wealthy Spend Their Time?
Admit it…you’ve asked yourself, if not somebody else, that question in the past. Right? So many of us barely have enough time to keep the repairs up around the home on the weekend. Or get the bills paid on time, the kids scrubbed and the dogs fed. All the little things a human does to […]
What Excites You in Your Business?
The second month of this now toddler-sized year is over tomorrow. Did that seem to happen fast? That is, by the way ladies and gentlemen, also another benchmark. When your February books are all cleaned up you have another set of key performance indicators. A new balance sheet, statement of cash flows, and of course […]
The Day in History
I was thinking hard about resisting the temptation to make a big deal about my birthday, so near George Washington’s. If you used to celebrate that on February 22nd with no regard to day of the week, by the way, you’re probably around my age! But then I said, heck, why not? I actually LIKE […]
So…Did You Hear the One about the IRS being Backlogged?
This should have been as predictable as the proverbial “three-guys-walk-into-a-bar” joke. I’m telling you straight up that I don’t know whether to laugh, or scream. See, here’s the deal: if you are behind on taxes beyond a certain amount of time the IRS has a notice called CP504 they like to mail to people. They […]
Continuing Education
There should be a very obvious initial reaction to this phrase, if you’re of a growth mindset. That reaction should be something along the lines of, “Well, duh!” If you stop learning, you stop growing. We have the universe of knowledge literally at our fingertips in the 21st century, and that is a lot of power, […]
The Aerial View on Income Taxes
Taxes. Blech. Taxes are a part of your life, even if you don’t make enough to pay income tax. That, by the way, only happens if you make less than the standard deduction, which is not a livable wage. But even if you fit that category, you still pay sales tax on the things you […]
Another (New) Reason I Don’t Like Venmo
What’s that, you say? You don’t like Venmo? What’s not to like, you say? Allow me to illuminate. Pontificate. Okay, to hell with it. To rant. But I’ll be nice first. I like to think niceness is my default nature, but nobody’s perfect. Not even Chrissie Hynde’s proverbial perfect stranger. On the nice side, Venmo […]
The Entrepreneur’s Withholding
I’m going to ruthlessly assault an expired equine mammal, like a fire-sale gong. Again. It’s the Sunday before the final Estimated Tax deadline, and I just know you’re procrastinating. Again. I’m like Santa Claus that way, you know. I see you, and most of y’all are on my naughty list. There’s nobody standing over you […]
The Hunt for Form W-9
I’m going to go on just a little bit of a semi-friendly rant here. If any of my fellow accountants/bookkeepers are reading this, you’re going to laugh, if not cry. Actual, real tears of frustration. I have been in this business for 5 years now, and every year I swear it’s going to be different. […]
Week One, 2022
And we’re off! The first full week of the year begins on Day Two of the year, and I like it. I feel ready for a year full of possibility. Not resolution. Resolutions get a bad rep because they are mostly broken and forgotten before January ends. We’re talking about real long-range goal setting and […]