In Accounting Today they printed a list of the most common taxpayer mistakes for this tax season:http://www.accountingtoday.com/gallery/irs-top-tax-mistakes-2012-63845-1.html?ET=webcpa:e6019:204199a:&st=email&utm_source=editorial&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WebCPA_Daily_083012I think the biggest mistake was in not having a trained tax professional with professional tax software preparing their tax returns! Call me or email me and we can discuss how to avoid the mistakes on this list. Remember, for financial, accounting and tax musings,You can count on us to count for you! email bstonercpa@sbcglobal.net phone 818-317-6035 Website www.briantstonercpa.com
CPA Financial Musings: Credit Cards Ramp Up 0% Offers
Banks are now pulling the 0% teaser rates on their credit cards again to reel people in. You have to be careful here, because if you miss a payment or don’t pay off the card before the teaser rate expires, this money will get extremely expensive!Here is an article in the Wall Street Journal by Jennifer Waters that discusses things in a little more detail:http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444327204577617711628787468.htmlJust be careful about getting in too deep. Remember, banks are offering these rates for a reason! Remember, for financial, accounting and tax musings,You can count on us to count for you! email bstonercpa@sbcglobal.net phone 818-317-6035
CPA Financial Musings: Americans don’t understand investing basics
This is something everyone should know enough about to be able to work with a financial professional to help manage their investments. But a lot of people are investing their own money without a clue what they are doing!See this article in Marketwatch by Andrea Coombes which talks about how far American’s investment knowledge is lacking:http://www.marketwatch.com/story/americans-dont-understand-investing-basics-2012-09-04If you don’t know what you are doing as an invester, you better get someone who does! See the financial professionals in the Resource section of my website:https://briantstonercpa.com/Resources.html Remember, for financial, accounting and tax musings,You can count on us to count for you! email bstonercpa@sbcglobal.net phone 818-317-6035 Website www.briantstonercpa.com