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Don’t Shoot the CPA! Something New This April If You Can’t Pay Your Taxes

You’ve worked hard, but got laid off.  Then on April 15th the following year, your CPA tells you that you owe taxes, but you don’t have the money.  What are you going to do?  Check out what our “compassionate” IRS … Continue reading

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Strategic Planning for the Artist: A Los Angeles CPA Business Manager’s Attempt to Integrate Business Concepts

Tomorrow, as a Los Angeles CPA business manager,  I will be merging two of my skills with a client.  My entertainment business management skills, and my strategic planning skills.  This client is a singer/songwriter who produced  a music demo and video. … Continue reading

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Year End Small Business Tax Tips

As  Los Angeles Certified Public Accountants, we have the opportunity to work in different industries.  Each industry has its own special personality, yet there are some tax breaks that many are not taking: Healthcare credit: This credit is not only new to Certified … Continue reading

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EXIMBANK, A CPA Perspective: Small Can Be Global with a Little Help From Your Government Friends

Around 1993, as a CPA I played a pinnacle role in trying  to bring 100,000 jobs to Los Angeles.  I worked with four non-CPA partners, Chemical Bank, the Dept of Commerce, the Dept of Labor, and Senator Barbara Boxer to use the … Continue reading

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Even Entertainment CPAs in Los Angeles Make Odd Business Decisions

In the last few weeks I have received not one, not two, but three phone calls from  actors who are looking for a Los Angeles Entertainment CPA.  Two of the calls actually were the parents of child actors.  The services … Continue reading

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Business Opportunities: Gas Stations Making Their Own Music

Back in the 1960s, it wasn’t unusual to find four gas stations at an intersection in Los Angeles.  These were full service stations who would fill your tank, wash your windshield, and check your oil.  You would also just hand them your money … Continue reading

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How to Launder(for More)Money Without Getting Washed Up

I know that title can get me into trouble, but I couldn’t resist. I had lunch today with a childhood friend (no he is not nine years old).  I hadn’t seen  Gary in about 30 years. He still looks the … Continue reading

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Where Do We Go From Here? Strategic Planning In the Fog

The yellow bus lights glowed in the dark as my only beacon.  I couldn’t see 20 feet in front of me on Highway 99 in the central California valley, but we had to get to Lake Huntington.  The four cars … Continue reading

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If You Are Reading This, You’ve Proved My Point

 Last January, I again participated on the planning committee for the 2011 Entertainment Industry Conference for CPAs and attorneys.  We agreed on most of the usual topics to be presented at the conference.  Then, I suggested social networking.  The idea … Continue reading

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Small Business Promotion Using Social Media–How We Did It

I couldn’t believe it.  Well, actually I could, but I didn’t want to.  Gregg Towsley of WSI Quality Solutions sat down with me me 18 months ago and showed me that my business’s social profile was dead.  In other words, if … Continue reading

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