The Blog

I don’t know about you, but here at Team Paredes, we are all still recovering from the shock of Newtown this week at our Chatsworth, CA tax preparation office. Our thoughts and prayers have stayed there, for sure. As for me, I’m continually having to resist the urge to delve overly deeply into the story, because, in this case, I’m … Read More

I’m once again spending my morning here in my Chatsworth, CA tax office scattershooting around news in the tax industry, while simultaneously preparing for a sure-to-be-busier tax season (thanks for all the recent referrals — keep ’em coming!) AND navigating the perils of another holiday season … well, it means one busy Enzo! Seriously, we’re getting excited about what is … Read More

I’m not sure that it’s possible for me to actually be saying this, but I am: I think I’m tired of turkey-stuffing sandwiches. (But check with me a couple hours from now.) In all seriousness, this week after Thanksgiving is the time when our preparation for the upcoming Chatsworth, CA tax service season begins in earnest. Truly, things are coming … Read More

Before I get into the meat of my blog post, I’ve had a few clients here around the Chatsworth, CA tax office ask me a variation on the below … so I thought I’d put a quick tax-planning idea here right at the top: Enzo Paredes’s Seasonal Tax Advice for November 2012 Consider postponing your charitable giving until January 2013. … Read More

Some Mondays are harder than others. That’s why I make it a point every Monday to sit down in my office here in Chatsworth, CA, some caffeine in hand here at my desk and write to you–to lift your eyes, to remind you of what’s possible…and, in the doing, it does wonders for *my* state of mind. Yes, even I … Read More

Say it with me now: Three weeks left in this election. If you watched any football over the beautiful Chatsworth, CA weekend, you probably had the thought: “Gee, this football is fine and everything, but what I’m really wanting to see are some more political ads!” What, you didn’t have that thought? Sheesh … all the election coverage and political … Read More

I’m just now beginning to realize how busy these next three months will be here at Team Paredes — and that’s before tax season even begins. Just so you know, here’s the “normal” behind-the-scenes calendar for Chatsworth, CA (and beyond) tax professionals:     January-May: Hopped-up on caffeine, flying through tax season     May-June: Recover     July-August: Recover from the recovery, … Read More

The wonderful fall weekend here in Chatsworth, CA was made a little more interesting for a tax professional / tax geek like me. Our little tax world was abuzz on Friday afternoon, after the release of Mitt Romney’s 2011 tax return. He had filed for an extension, and his actual return was (finally) released by his campaign. It’s 379 glorious … Read More

As Dana Carvey used to say on SNL, hear me now, but believe me later: there WILL be a “fiscal cliff”. And yes, as a Chatsworth, CA tax service, it behooves me to say that yes, we will feel it here. With all of the chaos bubbling in the Middle East, the back-and-forth distractions of the presidential campaign — and, … Read More

In preparation for the political convention season, this Chatsworth, CA tax professional was scattershooting around the tax and political world, today — and wow, did I ever hit paydirt! (By the way, speaking of conventions — this Isaac storm looks like it could really affect gas prices, like Katrina did a few years back. I recommend filling up your tanks!) … Read More