The Blog

Can you believe that the school season is already starting in some areas? This summer has absolutely FLOWN by, here in Northridge, CA — and we’re eagerly eyeing the resolution of the upcoming elections, and Congressional action on a whole slew of tax-related items. Because if they don’t do something about the tax rates, we’re all staring at a huge … Read More

There probably isn’t much that a Northridge, CA tax professional could add to the growing commentary on Colorado’s most recent tragedy. And it wasn’t even so much a tragedy in the classic sense — more like an atrocity. Root cause analysis (Hollywood violence, lack of gun control, etc.) is unlikely to bring much solace to 12 families who are intensely … Read More

On Monday of last week, President Obama appeared to drop a little bit of a tax policy bomb. The past year, we’ve all been operating (and planning) on the assumption that the tax rates will be increasing, across the board, with the expiration of the “Bush Tax Cuts”. Well, the media was all atwitter last week about the proposed extension … Read More

This is one of those weeks when I sit down at my computer here at my Northridge, CA tax office to write to you and I think, “Where do I even begin?” Millions are without power, fires continue to rage in Colorado (though they finally seem to have calmed down), and, of course, the Obamacare ruling from the Supreme Court … Read More

Once bitten, twice shy. Tax professionals all have different stories about “how I got into this business”. For many of my friends in the tax pro community, it’s because they were burned by another tax pro themselves — or TurboTax! — and decided at that moment to never get burned again … and to make sure that their friends had … Read More

Wow! Did you see that guy walk across Niagara Falls on Friday night? Pretty incredible. We don’t see that very much in Northridge, CA, do we! And I can tell you with a fair amount of certainty that this man had done something beforehand: estate planning! Yes, there have been significant estate tax changes recently — but did you know … Read More

Call me a geek, but I love finding hidden gems in the tax code (ESPECIALLY for Northridge, CA people looking around for the best tax preparer in the Northridge, CA area!). Ok, I’m a geek. And yes, I should get out more. But it just so happens that my geekery can redound to your benefit, if we can figure out … Read More

There’s just something about the advent of summer which seems to bring out parental fears here in the Northridge, CA area. (Maybe it’s the Eurozone beginning to collapse?) Even we tax preparers hear about it! Regardless, when you go to the pool, you see those moms who have their kids on a virtual leash. And, of course, there’s those parents … Read More

Memorial Day weekend often feels a little incongruous, don’t you think? Burgers, pools, picnics — set against the solemn backdrop of remembrance for the sacrifice of so many thousands who have laid down their lives so we can have those freedoms. However, when you talk to veterans (as I get the chance to do in the course of our tax … Read More

With Mothers Day behind us, I suppose it’s appropriate to continue my series, focused on caring for our mothers (and fathers) WELL, when the time comes. And seeing last week’s post on the topic shared around on Facebook (both around Northridge, CA and beyond), responses flooding in — well, it’s clear that I touched a nerve. I’m glad, because I’d … Read More