Why No Tax Advice Here?

by KirkWard Tuesday at 12:24 am

Someone recently asked me if I would help them with their taxes.

when I advised them that I wasn’t qualified, they said “You have a website and you had several accounting offices, can’t you help me out a little bit? I only have a 1040 and a few schedules to fill out.” (They turned out to be Schedules A, C, four E’s, and a bunch of D’s. And, oh, they wanted me to do a Cost Segregation Study. After all, I am an accountant.

The first thing that went through my mind was “Why me?” But then I

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Stress Can Be Beautiful, Or Not

by KirkWard Sunday at 11:36 pm

The Consultant Supply Room has that name because it was designed to act as a source of materials that bookkeepers, accountants and other consulting professionals could use to kick-start their own “Rainmaker” style marketing program.

If someone wants to start giving speeches on business management topics, instead of writing their own, if they are a member or subscriber, they can download one here. If they want to kick-start their teaching and coaching, we have

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Will Public Speaking Make You An “Expert?”

by KirkWard Monday at 5:40 pm

Does Public Speaking Make You An Expert?

Probably not. But a better question is “Will public speaking make your clients and prospects THINK you’re an expert?” If that’s the question, then the answer is probably “yes.”

You see, most folks are afraid to stand up in front of a crowd and run their mouth. I’ll bet you are, or were, also. You probably still have reservations, else you wouldn’t be researching the subject and reading this page. Makes you all warm and cuddly inside to know folks can read you like that, doesn’t it?

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Writing To Build Trust

by KirkWard Saturday at 12:44 am

You’re a small business owner and two competing salesmen are pitching you on a shiny new tool (Which we boh know it’s really a shiny new toy, don’t we?)

You can’t tell any difference in the tool,(excuse me, I mean toy) or in the company they represent, or even in the aftershave lotion they wear.

But, you have seen a few articles written by the salesmen.

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How’s Your RAL Doing?

by KirkWard Monday at 6:43 pm

Got RAL?

Tax season is upon you and you’re hoping to make a gazillion dollars making those refund anticipation loans, right?

So, did your RAL bank go out of business last week? A couple of the “big boys” just got a scare when theirs did. Jackson-Hewitt and Liberty both got caught in the cross-hairs when federal banking regulators ordered Pacific Capital Bancorp to halt its RAL origination services. Whoa!

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Thursday at 3:48 pm

You’ve heard the saying, “I’m from the government, and I’m here to help you”?
Well, bend over. The IRS wants you to help them help you.
Now, it’s not as bad as it sounds. Or, is it? The IRS is seeking public comments on proposed regulations that will add a new form and new [...]

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Friday at 12:32 pm

First the IRS announces it is going to start regulating tax preparers (Get their news ), which would be no big deal except for the added costs and the National Society of Accountants announcing that the national average for an itemized return is only $229. Not much when you figure the overhead of running [...]

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