Trish McIntire, E.A. has been preparing income taxes since 1988. She is also the author of the blog- Our Taxing Times which covers tax changes, the tax system, and the tax preparation business. See full bio
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An interesting thing happens every January. The gym is more full than normal (very frustrating for those of us who go year-round and get used to having the place to ourselves 11 months of the year). Places of worship see increases in attendance and donations. I’d imagine more blog posts are written, more journals are [...]
Both of my grandfathers were entrepreneurs, men who started and ran one or more small businesses to support their families. They didn’t create huge companies, but built lifestyle businesses that added value to themselves and the economy.
One of my grandfathers owned a butcher shop after World War II. He was a hard-working, industrious man. Every [...]
@DavidSchawel Shrink the balance sheets then for true profit; sell AFS assets, & use proceeds to buy back debt. Makes BalSht cleaner also $$ Jan 13, 2012
Could protectionism, tariffs, & a VAT lead 2 inflation? RT @historysquared: $$ : Latest in the Ongoing Global Trade War http://t.co/QuwgmmxO Jan 13, 2012
The [...]
Hang Onto Your Hats!Leon C. LaBrecque, JD, CPA, CFP™, CFA
Happy New Year, and welcome to 2012. Here are a few predictions and observations that provide you with our economic and political perspectives for the New Year. You may want to sit down [...]
About a year ago, Congress finally caught up the work they had postponed while campaigning and extended the estate tax deductions which had expired and reverted to 2001 levels. The new law gave each taxpayer a $5 million dollar exclusion (exemption) before the estate tax would kick in. If the deceased [...]
I tried to think of a post where I would bring out the best of 2011 economically, but the best I could some up with was, “It could have been worse.” That doesn’t convey much fondness.
2011 was characterized by using debt to “solve” debt problems. Avoid default, extend the loan. Or, let a public entity [...]
Why are profit margins so high? I offer a few reasons:
1) Those that fund equity have high demands placed on them. Many are pension plans and endowments, and they push firms to achieve higher profits. This is true whether the business is public or private.
2) With globalization, there is downward pressure on wages for those [...]
At the Dental Trade Alliance Meeting last month I listened to Ram Charan, highly-sought after consultant to Fortune 500 CEOs and co-author of Game-Changer: How You Can Drive Revenue and Profit Growth with Innovation, talk about converting ideas into innovation. In every company I’ve [...]
Earlier this month I enjoyed listening to a baseball hero of mine, Cal Ripken, Jr., talk to a room full of business executives. He shared the eight principles that helped him beat the “unbeatable” record of consecutive games played in the Major Leagues, outlined in his book Get in the Game: 8 Elements of Perseverance [...]
