Jim Fischer Certified Public Accountant

Five guys committed a $13 million tax fraud. Here’s how much prison time they’ll do

Miami-Dade residents Jamal Dyer, Jorge Osorio-Rodriguez, Tramaine Sealy, Jonathan Edwards and Daniel Murias each have been sentenced to do federal prison time after pleading guilty to a $13 million tax fraud

How to Run a Time Comparison Report in Quickbooks

Want to compare financial metrics of your business from multiple time periods? Using Quickbooks, you can easily do this by running a time comparison report. Maybe you want to see how your business fared from Q1 to Q2 of last year, or perhaps you want to see how your business performed during the holidays compared to the rest of the year. Regardless, Intuit’s popular Quickbooks accounting software makes this task a breeze. Using the software, you can run a time comparison report to…

10 Questions to Ask When Considering Hiring an Accounting Firm

When you look for an accountant, you don’t just want someone who can help you reduce your tax liability and prevent trouble with the IRS. You also want someone who can help make your business better. A good

10 Questions To Ask Your CPA

If you are hiring an accounting or tax and business firm, it should go without saying that you have a CPA involved in looking over all of the work. However, not all accounting firms are created e…

What Can a CPA Do that a Regular Accountant Can’t?

What can a CPA do that a regular accountant can’t? That’s what we’d like to address today.

4 Practices That Keep a Life Crisis From Creating a Business Crisis

Nurture relationships and practice equanimity while life is calm and you will be prepared to navigate a personal trauma that could upend your business.

Tax Deductions You Won't Believe

Here are some examples of deductions from the IRS that were permitted and some that were, uh, too creative.

Certified Public Accountants and Certified Forensic Accountants

McNair & Associates is a highly respected public accounting firm that specializes in auditing, tax preparation, consultation, forensic accounting & more.

Your Accountant Knows You Better Than You Know Yourself

As tax deadlines near, one preparer explains how reading her clients helps their bottom lines. Are you a procrastinator or shoeboxer?

Speak up. Power up public speaking for expert positioning.

Offered by My Pinnacle Network - Feb 21st 8am-9:30am: You probably have a very good grasp of your topic. You just know that speaking locally or on a bigger stage would generate new clients, expert positioning, more referrals, better personal and company branding that differentiates you from the packThe seminar will be led by Steven V. Dubin, founder of PR Works, who has both spoken locally and nationally and has been making similar speaking arrangements for clients for over 25 years. The…

Accountant: These 6 factors foster profitability

Analyses of monthly financial factors set businesses up for long-term profitability and growth, writes Nathan Liao, certified management accountant. Liao's six tips for business owners include maintaining transaction journals, organizing receipts and reconciling bank statements.

How to Become a Certified Crochet Instructor

Becoming a Certified Crochet Instructor takes time and effort. I share the details of my journey, why you might want to enroll, and the costs involved.

Certified Copy of an Apostille?

Certified Copy of an Apostille? Sometimes I am in awe of the machinations suggested to reduce notary fees. I have just been asked to process a college degree with an Apostille. Routine. However, the client also has asked me to additionally prepare a “certified copy” of the Apostille bearing document! Of course this is totally …

What is a Certified Ethical Hacker?

What is a Certified Ethical Hacker? A Certified Ethical Hacker displays a certain level of competency for testing vulnerablies in computers and softwares.

13 Signs It's Time to Expand Your Business Operations

A successful business expansion depends on a number of factors. Here are 13 signs it's time to expand your business operations.

Consider the IRS Before and After Your Divorce Decree