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The ERC (Employee Retention Credit)

Due to the perceived popularity of the ERC firms have been popping up and promoting the ERC. While this has been going on the IRS has been issuing advisory warnings of third parties promoting improper ERC claims to employers who may or may not qualify for the ERC. ...

The newest MBA’s

As someone who has an MBA, but not from a prestigious school. I didn’t have a mentor when I truly needed one. I was surprised to read that large firms are on hold with new hires. Imaging spending at least two years working on your future and being surprised that those...

Reading in the US

I am always curious on a number of topics as this blog has shown in the past.  The latest instance was who is reading in the us and what are they reading? So, I found a 2022 Nation survey on US reading statistics.  Here are their parameters. “The pandemic shifted the...

Thanksgiving

Do you use a budget for your Thanksgiving meal?  I know I don’t, I feel I would be afraid to gather all of the costs. I am sure I would be unpleasantly surprised. Each year, I start gathering ingredients early, especially those that are canned and difficult to locate,...

Historic Tax Rates

When meeting with clients who have unexpected tax liabilities, usually tied to events they were not monitoring as well as they could, interest, dividends capital gains on brokerage accounts where the brokers have discretion on trading. At time it helps to show them...

Halloween

Looking into the history of Halloween, it figures that it stems from my people and their superstitious beliefs.  Yes, I believe that my Irish relatives still believe in most of the ancient superstitions.  Weddings and funerals have people making strange gestures and...

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