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Carefully crafted, plainly understood communication is fundamental to the establishment of relationships, whether personal or business. If there is ever going to be a meaningful exchange of thoughts and emotions it will be through effective communication.

But it’s easier said than done.

Posted January 8, 2018
Business Tips

The relationship between accountant and client is a relationship based on open communication and the exchange of relevant ideas, and this serves as the basis for decision making. Without the exchange of ideas between client and accountant there is no value added to the decision making process.

Posted December 27, 2017
Business Analysis

You may have heard about subscription businesses and what owning a subscription business might be like. This article will help clarify what you may or may not have heard by going through some of the basics of owning and operating a subscription business.

Posted December 18, 2017
Tax Strategies

With the holidays fast approaching, many people are looking for ways to combine their desire to help the causes they believe in along with their desire to save on taxes. For the charitably inclined, there are strategic ways of giving that can accomplish both goals.

Posted December 11, 2017
Business Analysis

Clients (and accountants) are human whether we like it or not. And as we know, humans make mistakes. Identifying and fixing financial mistakes is a large part of the effort expended by clients and accountants. An analysis of these efforts make up the crux of this article.

Posted December 4, 2017
Business Tips

As noted in recent reports, current US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) as prescribed by Accounting S

Posted November 29, 2017
Tax Planning

On September 27, 2017, the Trump Administration and select Republican members of Congress released a “unified framework” for tax reform.

Posted November 21, 2017
Tax Tips

As the IRS has noted in its alerts to the public, a variety of different tax scams continue to rob people of millions of dollars and trick them into handing over sensitive personal information.

Posted November 14, 2017
Tax Strategies

Arizona individual taxpayers can direct their state income tax dollars to a variety of Arizona charities through the use of Arizona tax credit contributions.  Taxpayers do not need to itemize to claim the Arizona tax credits. A couple filing a joint return in Arizona can qualify for as much as $4,777 of tax credits for 2017.

Posted November 6, 2017
Budgeting Tips

The decision of when to draw social security benefits can have a lifelong impact on one’s ability to have sufficient enough funds to afford retirement. For too many retirees, an insufficient social security nest egg is all they have.

Posted November 6, 2017

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