Tax Issues
by Eva Rosenberg
Summertime and the livin’ is easy…George & Ira Gershwin’s lyrics and music from Porgy and Bess evoke the sensuality of a long, hot and passionate summer. Listen to Ella Fitzgerald. Can you feel it? Mmmmm…. Great background for a summer party. OK, perhaps an adult party. Well, this is the time of year we start [...]
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Productivity Tips
by Eva Rosenberg
Running a business, a department and a home are so complex, with so many people and government agencies pulling on you from all directions. With all the endless reports and duties, it’s amazing that anyone is actually able to get work done, to produce a product finish a project and raise a family. Yet, we [...]
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Tax Issues
by Eva Rosenberg
Summer is nearly here – and your children are about to be released from school for the summer. Inevitably, you’re going to do some traveling. With fuel prices as high as they are, all forms of transportation are more expensive than last year. How can you recoup some of the costs? Turn your vacation into [...]
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Tax Issues
by Eva Rosenberg
My boss at a national CPA firm once quipped, “When a client tells me he wants his wife to do his bookkeeping, I charge him double.” It took all my self-restraint to avoid strangling him. I have found that he was right – only 1/3 of the time. Generally, women are easier to teach than [...]
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Tax Issues
by Eva Rosenberg
Someone recently invited me and my EA Exam Review graduates to answer tax questions on their new site for pay. The affiliate marketing mini-article he gave me talked about CPAs answering the questions; but never mentioned enrolled agents at all. Since he was inviting me and my graduates to answer questions, I sent him a [...]
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Tax Issues
by Eva Rosenberg
I spent this week with Melinda Emerson, the SmallBiz Lady, doing a Twitter Chat with her and her audience. It was a very illuminating experience, sitting on the phone with her and Tai Goodwin, talking to each other while we were posting all the Tweets. All of this came to mind when Mary asked TaxMama [...]
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Tax Issues
by Eva Rosenberg
It’s a nice, bright, clean new year. You’re business is going to be fabulous, regardless of the economy. You’re going to get great ideas and tips here at www.itsawahmthing.com and from our bloggers’ sites. So, since you’re going be so profitable, it’s worth your while to minimize your taxes. Here are some resolutions for you. [...]
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Marketing Your Business
by Eva Rosenberg
A very long time ago, I made two astonishing discoveries. There are some really smart, politically active women – unlike the vain, make-up-obsessed and man-crazy girls I had known while getting my education. Women in business are not competitive with each other. Unlike the men’s world of cut-throat competition, women help each other succeed. They [...]
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Tax Issues
by Eva Rosenberg
The other day, someone told me that he wanted to buy a business, but the guy owed a lot of back taxes. He was concerned that he would be responsible for the previous owner’s back taxes. Very wise. And oh so correct. In fact, he might have owed taxes that had not even been assessed. [...]
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Tax Issues
by Eva Rosenberg
Shortly after I first started the TaxMama.com website, a fellow approached me to be an affiliate for his tax product. The cost was about $500, plus various add-ons. He promised very generous commissions. But I got this intense snake-oil sensation and wanted nothing to do with him. Sure, the advice seemed to be backed up [...]
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