The tax debt resolution companies have been in the news lately. Closings, indictments and court order fee repayments have highlighted the news the last few months. The bottom line is that if you owe the IRS you will most likely have to pay the IRS. There is no magic wand, you can’t barter them down, [...]

With the fantastic weather, royal weddings and oodles of public holidays, I had a chance to settle down and reflect on the insights I got from all of the conference surfing I’ve been doing recently. Just before Easter I was on a panel at the A-Team Low Latency business conference held in London last month. [...]

Fed Chief Ben Bernanke did his first post-FOMC press conference yesterday. Predictably, he got a question about the impact of energy and food prices on the public and the whole issue of the impact of QE on inflation and the value of the dollar. There’s a lot of screaming and yelling about this subject in [...]

When Everything is Strong
When Everything is Strong, Redux
It Would Have Happened Already
It Would Have Happened Already, Redux

Four recent posts of mine.  They warn against assuming that trends will continue.  This past week, we gained some evidence that trends won’t continue.  I’m not talking about the upset in commodities, led by [...]

It’s the week-end and time for some smiles and a lighter look at things in the CPA world. This week-end I want to plant a seed that might grow into a tree (an apple tree?).  A seed for you to THINK about your brand and logo.  Is it time to refresh and get modern?

One [...]