Mark Conner, CPADec 28, 20191 minShould surrogacy qualify as a tax-deductible expense?I'll start by saying this. Surrogacy is definitely a "gray area" of the tax code. Many tax scholars and bloggers out there dip their toes in, but stop shorti...
Mark Conner, CPAAug 5, 20191 minWhat is your greatest ability?To all service professionals out there, what is your greatest ability? Are you the best lawyer, accountant, realtor, engineer in the whole world? Probably ...
Mark Conner, CPAJun 5, 20191 minInternal Controls for Small Non-Profit OrganizationsSince financial statement audits (normally $10-$20K per year) are out of the question for small organizations, what are some measures they can take to preven...
Mark Conner, CPAJan 22, 20191 minDo Rentals Qualify for 199A deduction?The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, "TCJA" for short created a "passthrough deduction" of up to 20% for individuals, partnerships and S-corporations. One of ...
Mark Conner, CPADec 11, 20182 minMarketing by the NumbersDo you know if your marketing efforts are paying off? More importantly, do you know which marketing campaigns and channels are profitable and which are losin...
Mark Conner, CPAAug 2, 20181 minBitcoin and other virtual currencyA lot of people are getting into the cryptocurrency craze. A question I am often asked is "how is this taxed?" Well, according the IRS, virtual currency is...
Mark Conner, CPAJul 24, 20181 minShould you try to do your own payroll?Um, short answer, no. There are so many ways to mess up DIY payroll, from not making timely tax deposits with IRS, or not properly calculating the state unem...
Mark Conner, CPAJul 16, 20182 minWhy Hire a CPAToday, we live in the information age. Anything, or almost anything you need to know can be found with a couple Googles, Yahoos, or Bings. So I'll give it ...
