Am I The Only One? I hope this article finds all of my fellow Americans in good health and spirits. I would like to take this opportunity to offer my most sincere congratulations to our new President-Elect, Barrack Obama. For those that know me, I ...

Am I The Only One? I hope this article finds all of my fellow Americans in good health and spirits. I would like to take this opportunity to offer my most sincere congratulations to our new President-Elect, Barrack Obama. For those that know me, I ...

Knowing income tax law is not enough. In order to offer value to taxpayers, tax law knowledge must be combined with effective tax planning strategies in order to yield maximum benefit. What would you do if you owned a landscaping business with the upcomin...

For The Next Twenty-Three Years I have been a practicing public accountant for twenty-three years. I can’t think of anything I would rather do to make a living (except for professional golf maybe) and consider myself quite fortunate. The one thin...

Practical financial advice is what we all should desire. The WWRD series is designed to provide real life circumstances along with real life, practical solutions, to these circumstances. Here is the first set of circumstances in the WWRD series. Suppos...

The Adventures Of The Amazing Ron And Taxguy!! Mild-mannered Ron Piner, CPA, is dashing and debonair as he goes about the practice of public accounting. The studious and nerd-like J.C. Minyon reads away at tax law and is forever looking to find a bet...

I learned something new today. Or maybe I received financial revelation. Regardless of what happened, I am about to share this combination income tax, portfolio building finding with my faithful radio listeners and article readers. “Do what the hell I t...

“Oh My God”, cries out my fifteen year old daughter. “Oh My God Is Right”, replies her brilliant and handsome father. This is an example of two people saying the very same thing, but for entirely different reasons. I can’t help but wonder when I...

What You Can Expect From Your New Home When one acquires his or her first new home, there is great expectation of a new income tax deduction. This expectation exists for both single folks and married couples as they wander into the new world of i...

Understanding Your Rental Property Adding real estate to your portfolio can be a smart thing to do. Many do this by converting their first home into a rental when they can afford to acquire another principal residence. As I have discussed before, e...

Home-based businesses are indeed on the rise. Working at home definitely has its advantages. Imagine a commute down the stairs, through the kitchen for goodies, with a leisurely look at television to catch up with the news of the day. And what if there is...

I Am My Daddy’s Tax Deduction I know my daddy loves me but he seems much happier with me during income tax time. A whole year of taking care of me yields some sort of tax windfall as long as my daddy’s adjusted gross income is not too high ...

I know you must be frustrated with this alternative minimum tax but do you really know what it is all about? Chances are you don’t fully understand. I will attempt to explain the alternative minimum tax to you and offer some tax planning strategies to h...