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An Accountant’s Guide to Goal Setting
Goal and Metric Creation February 2012
An Accountant’s Guide to Goal Setting

For those of you that missed our goal setting January 2012 Seminar, 'Make 2012 Your Best Year...

Summary of Romney & Gingrich Tax Proposals
Tax Ideas January 2012
Summary of Romney & Gingrich Tax Proposals
As the Republican primary season is in earnest, we've been asked a few times about the difference...
Alternative Minimum Tax – The Hidden ‘Flat Tax’
Personal Finance January 2012
Alternative Minimum Tax – The Hidden ‘Flat Tax’

Most all of our firms' clients have to consider Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) when we develop our...

Tax Benefits of Married Filing Separately
Personal Finance January 2012
Tax Benefits of Married Filing Separately

I get asked by our clients often 'does it make sense for me to file separately from my spouse?' As...

Can I Deduct Investment Expenses?
Personal Finance January 2012
Can I Deduct Investment Expenses?

As we are rolling into tax filing season, there are always a few questions that we get asked. One...

Vistage Q4 CEO Confidence – We’re All Feeling Better
Goal and Metric Creation January 2012
Vistage Q4 CEO Confidence – We’re All Feeling Better

As many people in our community know, I'm a member of Vistage – a middle market CEO organization....

2012 – Business Lessons Learned from the Movie “The Lion King”
Goal and Metric Creation January 2012
2012 – Business Lessons Learned from the Movie “The Lion King”

I believe there are business lessons that we can learn from the movie "The Lion King". My kids are...

Payroll Tax Extension Recap
Tax Ideas December 2011
Payroll Tax Extension Recap

While nothing has passed yet in regards to payroll taxes, the following is a quick recap of each...

How Do I Forecast Cash Flow?
Budgeting and Cashflow December 2011
How Do I Forecast Cash Flow?

It's that time of year when companies are in the middle of budgeting and forecasting. One of the...

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