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

Posted on December 1, 2011 by The LA CPA

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 →

Year End Small Business Tax Tips

Posted on November 22, 2011 by The LA CPA

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

Posted on November 16, 2011 by The LA CPA

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 →

Posted in Business Finances, Strategic Planning | Tagged accountant los angeles, accounting services los angeles, business finance, Business Plans, certified public accountant, CPA, CPA Firm Los Angeles, CPA los angeles, los angeles CPA, Small Business, Strategic Planning | 1 Comment

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

Posted on September 30, 2011 by The LA CPA

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

Posted on September 27, 2011 by The LA CPA

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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2010 Small Business Tax Breaks Revisited

Posted on September 23, 2011 by The LA CPA

It’s always good to practice the basics, like a major league baseball player who may work on his swing by hitting a ball off a tee. So here I am going back to the IRS tax site to remind small business … Continue reading →

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The Tightrope of Employee Tax Classification is Getting Frayed

Posted on September 21, 2011 by The LA CPA

My grandfather was Alfano the Great. In the 1920′s he walked between 2 eight story buildings with no net. In addition, he walked on his hands, rode a bicycle and did wheelies. All for a few bucks. Obviously, he never … Continue reading →

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Business Vision and Goals: Understand the Target You are Aiming For

Posted on September 16, 2011 by The LA CPA

In the early 1970s, I watched a Stanford professor choose Jim Plunkett, (Stanford’s star quarterback) to demonstrate perception and the brain. The professor placed a pair of glasses on Jim that caused his vision to be distorted, shifting everything he sees to the right about … Continue reading →

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How Does a Small Business Grow? You Can Try to Think Like A Rock Band

Posted on September 8, 2011 by The LA CPA

We were called the Mini Playboys. Three ten year old musicians who temporarily put down their rock roots to play old standards, big band, and Italian songs. The band consisted of a drum, guitar, and accordion. We almost never played … Continue reading →

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Good and Bad Aspects of Small-Medium Sized Business Strategies

Posted on September 6, 2011 by The LA CPA

When I speak of “strategy” to business owners or entertainers, I usually get a blank look. Small and medium-sized businesses usually don’t have a specific business strategies. However, what they don’t realize is that they do have a strategy, formal or … Continue reading →

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