The Blog

The Winter Olympics are finished and we are fully immersed in our tax preparation process. We’ve been enjoying the opportunity to reconnect with so many longtime friends from Chatsworth, CA who trust us with their most sensitive financial details — and we don’t take that privilege lightly. And because I don’t take this lightly, I also want to take the … Read More

I’m not sure there is very much I could say that could add anything to the conversation about what happened last week in Parkland, FL. It seems that every time something like this happens, we grieve for shorter and shorter amounts of time and move on ever-more quickly to the shouting at each other over root causes. But the fact … Read More

We are cranking along with tax return preparation here at New Era Tax & Accounting, and there are some interesting things that you should know about from Tax Land (that wild, scintillating world that it is). Look — it is our J-O-B to handle this junk so you don’t have to, which is why I make it a point to … Read More

Despite that title, it has, in fact, been a relatively smooth first week of tax filing here at New Era Tax & Accounting. Chatsworth, CA clients have been streaming through our doors, and we’ve been enjoying our little mini-reunion with so many longtime friends. Now, there’s plenty to say about that Super Bowl, the advertisements (apparently, they’re all Tide ads), … Read More

The IRS just began receiving tax returns this week, and we are cranking and grooving along, finding all kinds of savings on behalf of our Chatsworth, CA clients … as well as chomping at the bit to help them on THIS year’s taxes. Truly, the more I take a look at this tax reform bill, the more I see opportunities … Read More

If you watched any football over the weekend, you probably saw this year’s version of the popular tax software maker* touting “free taxes” or some such. Not only was the commercial fairly disturbing (it involves impalement of a person played as a joke), but the underlying message also leaves a little to be desired. *Name of said software maker withheld … Read More

We’re gearing up for tax season around here, already beginning to help certain Chatsworth, CA clients get their returns ready for filing (yes, this early) when the IRS begins allowing receipt of electronically-filed returns on the 29th of this month. And while we have been doing so, we have heard some things I wanted to tell you about … You … Read More

Yes, you *thought* 2017 was in the rearview mirror, didn’t you? Well, not for the IRS it isn’t. That’s because, as you probably know, we are now beginning the process of doing what we do best: effectively, legally, and ethically reporting our clients’ financial lives to the government for maximum savings — i.e., tax return preparation. And while the government last week … Read More

It feels VERY good to turn the page on 2017, doesn’t it? There were so many hard things that we faced as a nation that the opportunity to start fresh feels particularly bright this week. Obviously, and as I’ve already written about in some detail, we have a brand new tax regime under which we are NOW operating. The year-end … Read More

We’re in that annual holiday lull during which most of the country takes things real easy, tries to recover from all of the parties, and gears up for a new beginning. For tax professionals, however … well, let’s just say that we don’t often get a “normal” holiday season, and this year is even more intense as we process all … Read More