This was a busy weekend (with some issues with my tax software and client appointments) so it is time to tell a joke I heard (accounting humor is funny): I was just out of school and was working at a firm with another accountant during tax season. This was my first job and after working till eleven in the evening we went to get some food at a burger joint. The next morning we both had huge stomach distress. Not getting better the next day, we talked about it. My buddy went to his doctor; I figured I would save some money and just use my buddy’s diagnosis and not go to the doctor at all. When he came back, I asked him what the doctor said. “The doctor said I had indigestion”, he said. So I took some Tumms and went back to work. A couple of days later I hadn’t seen my friend, so I asked our manager where he was. “Oh he died suddenly the other day”, he said. I panicked and went to the doctor and paid a thousand dollars (I had no insurance yet) for a bunch of tests. While waiting for the results, I called my [...]
Burbank CPA Musings: Washington’s Birthday or President’s Day – the holiday with a ?
So today is the celebration of President’s Day. Or is it the Celebration of Washington’s Birthday? It is both and neither. See this posting from Factmonster that either clears things up or makes them more confusing: http://www.factmonster.com/spot/washington1.html The federal holiday is officially Washington’s Birthday (Congress has tried to change it to President’s Day without success) but it is interesting that when Congress passed the Monday Holidays Act in 1968, Washington’s Birthday is officially celebrated on the third Monday in February, which can only be February 15-21. Washington’s Birthday is February 22, so Washington’s Birthday is never celebrated on Washington’s Birthday. How is that for weird. Many states changed the celebration to President’s Day. Since Lincoln’s birthday is February 12, and has never been a National Holiday, “President’s Day” is never officially celebrated by anyone on either Lincoln’s or Washington’s Birthday, which is why people think the holiday is now called President’s Day, but it isn’t – it is still Washington’s Birthday, even though it is never celebrated on Washington’s Birthday. Huh? 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 Android and the IPhone: Has been Featured On https://twitter.com/bstonercpa [...]
General Musings of a Burbank CPA: HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
May everyone have a happy and safe New Year! WELCOME 2015 – WE ARE READY FOR YOU! 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 Android and the IPhone: Has been Featured On https://twitter.com/bstonercpa