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Dec 28, 2019
1 min

Should 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...

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Mark Conner, CPA

Aug 5, 2019
1 min

What 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 who...

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Mark Conner, CPA

Jun 5, 2019
1 min

Internal Controls for Small Non-Profit Organizations

Since financial statement audits (normally $10-$20K per year) are out of the question for small organizations, what are some measures the...

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Mark Conner, CPA

Jan 22, 2019
1 min

Do 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-co...

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Mark Conner, CPA

Dec 11, 2018
2 min

Marketing by the Numbers

Do you know if your marketing efforts are paying off? More importantly, do you know which marketing campaigns and channels are profitable...

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Mark Conner, CPA

Aug 2, 2018
1 min

Bitcoin and other virtual currency

A lot of people are getting into the cryptocurrency craze. A question I am often asked is "how is this taxed?" Well, according the IRS,...

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Mark Conner, CPA

Jul 24, 2018
1 min

Should 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 calcul...

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Mark Conner, CPA

Jul 16, 2018
2 min

Why Hire a CPA

Today, we live in the information age. Anything, or almost anything you need to know can be found with a couple Googles, Yahoos, or Bing...

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