I had the best of intentions on writing posts during the summer, but the travel bug bit hard and I had a wonderful time enjoying England and Scotland, northern California and the eclipse in Oregon.

I hope that you, your family and friends were able to reconnect with each other and the pleasurable aspects of life.

One of the most frequent questions I am asked is, "Who should the ben...

The other day I was having lunch with a friend.  She asked me, "So what do CPAs do after tax season?"  I was surprised by her question, because as a professional with 25 years of experience, it never occurred to me that someone didn't know what else I did besides tax returns.

CPAs who work in public accounting do a variety of other things.  Many also prepare financial stateme...

So it's April 1st and it's happened again, despite your best efforts.  You told yourself you wouldn't put off getting your tax return filed until now, but here it is - the filing deadline is only 14 days away.

So you frantically start calling CPA firms or trying to find that elusive copy of TurboTax.  The CPA firms offer to help, but only if you agree to file an extension. P...

Did you know that you may be eligible to take a home office deduction, even if you are an employee and even if you are renter?

If you are a business owner, do you regularly use part of your home exclusively for conducting business? Then you have a home office.

If you are an employee and use part of your home regularly and exclusively for business and for the convenience of your emp...