by Leif Jensen | Nov 15, 2011 | General |
I was just hired to to what appeared to be a simple audit. The prior year had under $200,000 in income and expenses. But, the management was a bit hands off and the bookkeeping/accounting firm who had been doing the books for many years had grown fat, dumb and sloppy...
by Leif Jensen | Nov 14, 2011 | General |
Paid tax preparers, those that don’t have the CPA credential, lawyers or an unrolled agent, now can schedule their minimum competency exam. This exam will be an open book, it will consist of 120 multiple choice and true false questions. Test takers will have two and...
by Leif Jensen | Nov 13, 2011 | General |
The AICPA trumpets its acceptance of CPA mobility which has been signed by 39 states as a great triumph. I believe it to be a false promise boarding on farce. The only things that CPA’s seem to be getting a free ride on are the things that they cannot license. ...
by Leif Jensen | Nov 7, 2011 | General |
In the current environment I am finding out that there are more and more people who are out and out dishonest tax preparers out there. Now, there are several levels of criminals preparing taxes out there. Some aspect are as follows: Buy a single copy of Turbo Tax and...
by Leif Jensen | Nov 6, 2011 | General |
It seems that our underground economy is growing. What is the underground economy? Remember all of those people yourself included that do business for cash. Cash that does not get reported to the government and no taxes are paid on. I have been aware of tax...
by Leif Jensen | Nov 3, 2011 | General |
Does your bookkeeper write your checks, sign your checks and reconcile your bank accounts? This office setup is the most effective for allowing employee embezzlement. Congratulations and good luck if this is the case for your business, because you need good luck to...
