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From tragedy, to tragedy — this one closer to Chatsworth, CA than the Philippines (by which I don’t intend to deprecate the horror of the typhoon’s aftermath — please do donate, as I suggested last week) — we now have had some terrible tornadoes through our Midwest (see: http://apnews.myway.com/article/20131117/DAA4LGI00.html). Even NFL Football was affected, as the Bears vs. Ravens game … Read More

I’ve been very affected by what happened in the Philippines last week, even safely ensconced in our Chatsworth, CA tax preparation office. It’s shocking, painful, and the devastation wrought by “the worst storm of all time” is only barely being uncovered. One report I just read said that there could be 10,000+ dead in one city alone. Mind-boggling tragedy. How … Read More

Well, file this one under “Offbeat News” (or not). Filling out a tax return in Chatsworth, CA (or elsewhere) is complicated, apparently. And this is true even for many Chatsworth, CA accountants, at least from what we sometimes see when people bring in returns to our Team Paredes offices, which were prepared elsewhere (which we happily review for people). But … Read More

Sometimes I see a story which reminds me of the very reasons why I started doing what I do, here at this Chatsworth, CA tax preparation business. Not every Chatsworth, CA tax professional is the same — some of us got into this business simply because we were pretty darn good at math, and, well, accounting is a logical endpoint. … Read More

Another summer is in the books here in the Chatsworth, CA area, with Labor Day now officially behind us. Around here at Team Paredes, we’re starting to prepare in earnest for Tax Season 2014, watching the IRS like a hawk (a couple of big moves last week — about which I’ll have more in a moment), and preparing our practice … Read More

The world certainly doesn’t seem to slow down — both here in the Chatsworth, CA area, and beyond — does it? And now that the whole world doesn’t get to distract itself with the Trayvon Martin / George Zimmerman murder trial, there will certainly be a new thing to agitate us, at least if the media has its way with … Read More

I hope your Independence weekend was glorious — whether you’re here in the Chatsworth, CA area, or outside. From the fireworks, to the extra-long weekend for many (even your trusty Chatsworth, CA tax business), this was a great little interregnum from “regular” life, wasn’t it? Because after all, “regular” life has been a bit … momentous recently, hasn’t it? From … Read More

One of the secondary problems with this whole IRS scandal has been that it’s seeping my job as a Chatsworth, CA tax preparer even more into personal life: * “Hey Enzo — call the IRS for me? I have some political enemies to persecute.” * “Enzo, what are my chances for audit if I run a conservative poltical group, adopt … Read More

What a terrible week we suffered through as a nation last week. I’m still trying to process all of it, honestly, here in my Chatsworth, CA tax office. Life does continue, however, and as such we’re starting to catch our breath around here, after a busier-than-normal tax season. Lots of our Chatsworth, CA clients are on extension (an unfortunate consequence … Read More

Wow, are we here at Team Paredes ever tired! Thanks to you, our Chatsworth, CA tax preparation business has been hopping this year. Because of the delays in the IRS system this year, we have many clients going on extension (about which I wrote last week), and we will continue to work with them … after we take a short … Read More