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What Can a CPA Do that a Regular Accountant Can’t?

What can a CPA do that a regular accountant can’t? That’s what we’d like to address today.

Five guys committed a $13 million tax fraud. Here’s how much prison time they’ll do

Miami-Dade residents Jamal Dyer, Jorge Osorio-Rodriguez, Tramaine Sealy, Jonathan Edwards and Daniel Murias each have been sentenced to do federal prison time after pleading guilty to a $13 million tax fraud

What Are Account Detail Types in Quickbooks?

If you’re planning to keep track of your business’s financial records using Quickbooks, you’ll need to familiarize yourself with the accounting software’s detail types. Whenever you create an account in Quickbooks — expense account, income account, liability account, etc. — you’ll be prompted to choose a detail type. It’s important that you choose the right detail type because this will affect the subcategory in which the…

Is Hiring a CPA Worth it? 5 Tips for Getting Your Money’s Worth

Often when people find out I’m a tax accountant, I get asked, “How much does a CPA cost?” It’s like me asking “How much does a home cost?” We all understand that a 1,000 square-foot home in Kansas has a different cost than a 1,000 square-foot penthouse condo in New...

IRS Tax Tip: Ten Tax Tips For Individuals Selling Their Home

The Internal Revenue Service has some important information for those who have sold or are about to sell their home. If you have a gain from the sale of your main home, you may be able to exclude all or part of that gain from your income.Read more →

10 Questions To Ask Your CPA

If you are hiring an accounting or tax and business firm, it should go without saying that you have a CPA involved in looking over all of the work. However, not all accounting firms are created e…

Boyle column: Why are we obsessed with milk and bread for snow?

Columnist John Boyle asks, 'Where does the compulsion to buy milk and bread for a snowstorm come from?'

Never mind the Boyle-locks?

Danny Boyle is directing a new Sex Pistols TV series

Who needs super powers when you have Kid Congo Powers?

Through the DC arts and music scene, I have had the great pleasure of getting to know Kid Congo Powers, legendary guitarist for The Gun Club, The Cramps, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, and his own Pi…

The Powers That Will Be

For decades, power has been static in Boston, and mostly gray-haired and male. But lately, a new power structure is emerging, one that's bolder, younger, and more diverse than ever.

Book Study: The Powers That Be

In this political moment of history, Christian theologian Walter Winkoffers a lens through which to consider a spiritually grounded, non-violentresponse to that which pushes our every button.Beginning Monday March 6, join Pastor Becca Stelle for a six-week study ofWalter Wink's "Th

Where Are Your Thoughts Taking You?

By Craig Groeschel Our lives are always moving in the direction of our strongest thoughts. What we think shapes who we are. So you might read that and think I’m being an overly dramatic preacher using hyperbole to get your attention. But this is no exaggeration. Our lives do follow the direction of our thoughts. …

The Healing Powers of Tumeric

St. John’s Riverside hospital explains the benefits tumeric can have on your health.

You Could Win $250,000 If You Can Prove You Have Super Powers

Embrace the Calming Powers of Green

Color experts tell us green promotes relaxation. Here are 8 ways to add it to your home for maximum benefit

When Do Your Mental Powers Peak?

At what age are your mental powers strongest? New research suggests that mental abilities peak at different times, some later than you might think.