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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

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

How to find time to study for the CPA exam

Here are some time management tips from accountants who recently passed the exam.

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…

Here’s why your tax return may be flagged by the IRS

There are several reasons why your tax return may get flagged or audited by the IRS. Here’s how to avoid IRS scrutiny and processing delays.

IRS Tax Tip: Ten Tax Tips For Individuals Selling Their Home

The Internal Revenue Service has some important information for those who have sold or are about to sell their home. If you have a gain from the sale of your main home, you may be able to exclude all or part of that gain from your income.Read more →

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.

The hills tell us stories

At the top of a nondescript hill in eastern Catron County is a jumble of rocks, nothing unusual about that, but this is a hilltop with a story to tell.

Phillips-Medisize adds a human touch

Bill Welch, CTO and Jeremy Odegard, Design & Development Centre (DDC), Phillips-Medisize, explain how a human-centred design philosphy is key for successfully integrated product development.

Is it Time to See a Spine Surgeon?

If you've thought about visiting a doctor to address that nagging ache in your back, you're not alone. In fact, it's among the top reasons for physician office visits each year.

The Real Deal: Michael Phillips is an Unrepentant Design Junkie

Managing almost $8 billion in real-estate assets is a serious respon­sibility. But Michael Phillips doesn’t get bogged down in the numbers game. As pre...

Expert Answers: What’s the best way to regain muscle mass after an illness?

Early education in engineering and design

By Peggy Ashbrook | Published: October 12, 2013I love to try to understand the thinking process children are going through as they work to solve a problem involving objects in space—putting a puzzle together, making a system to carry toys, figuring out which arm to put into a coat sleeve and balancing blocks. What is the motivation and what is the goal for a child working in the housekeeping area, trying to figure out how to store all of the play food…