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  • 2009 Year End Tax Planning as Taught By Metro Atlanta CPA

    October 28th, 200908:42 AM ET
    By John Dillard
    2009 Year End Tax Planning as Taught By Gwinnett CPA It is that time of year again when we need to take a look at your financials to do some tax planning for the year. I have recapped below a list of the items we will need in order to properly evaluate and plan for your year-end taxes as well as address any yearend tax planning ideas. As the end ...

  • Atlanta CPA Teaches on How to Determe Where to Incorporate

    October 27th, 200901:50 PM ET
    By John Dillard
    Determining Where to Incorporate Recently I received an inquiry about entity choice for an individual who was not a U.S. Citizen and was considering their varying options of what state would be best for them to incorporate. Careful consideration of your incorporation options will do much to eliminate unnecessary state filing fees, state returns, n...

  • Metro Atlanta CPA Advises on Bookkeeping for Business Owners

    October 27th, 200907:32 AM ET
    By John Dillard
    Bookkeeping for Business Owners Having served as a CPA in the Metro Atlanta area for almost thirty years, the failure of a business owner to keep adequate books and records is perhaps the most common and perilous of all small business failings. Whether your business is a million dollars in revenue or a start-up venture in your basement, learning ...

  • Taking Christ with Us...Navajo Family Missions Series Day 8... Taking Christianity Into the World

    October 26th, 200912:43 PM ET
    By John Dillard
    Taking Christ with Us...Navajo Family Missions Series Day 8... Taking Christianity Into the World This is Day 8 of the Navajo Family Mission Series of our Weekly Family Trip To Serve the Navajo People of Pueblo Pintado. It is about sixty people who for an entire week lay down their jobs, vacations and responsibilities to be the very hands and feet...

  • The Audit Process: Sending Only Important & Requested Information Communicated to Your IRS Agent

    October 23rd, 200909:58 AM ET
    By John Dillard
    The Audit Process: Sending Only Important & Requested Information Communicated to Your IRS Agent Frequently during the process of an audit taxpayers are desirous of telling their IRS auditors everything. Though a taxpayer will want to tell the IRS the whole truth and nothing but the truth, often times a taxpayer will share information that is ...

  • Sharing Your Faith...Taking Christianity Into the World

    October 22nd, 200904:27 PM ET
    By John Dillard
    Sharing Your Faith...Taking Christianity Into the World In my night job I am a warrior for the Kingdom of God.During the day I am a mild mannered CPA. The Apostle Paul tells us to be bold in our faith. Though I strive to practice excellence in all things, as we are to do all things to the Glory of God. In it is my Walk With Christ, that I look to...

  • Position Your Tax Obligations with the IRS to Ensure Successful IRS Representation Taught by Duluth GA CPA

    October 22nd, 200907:43 AM ET
    By John Dillard
     Position Your Tax Obligations with the IRS to Ensure Successful IRS Representation Letters and indeed all correspondence to the Internal Revenue Service should help the CPA, the IRS, and the taxpayer towards successful tax resolution of disputed tax items. Below is a sample letter a taxpayer might use when they are filing several back years ...

  • Atlanta CPA on Navajo Missions: Franchising Opportunities Throughout the Reservation...Taking Christianity Into the World

    October 21st, 200905:11 PM ET
    By John Dillard
    Atlanta CPA on Navajo Missions: Franchising Opportunities Throughout the Reservation...Taking Christianity Into the World What God has put on my heart through my business background is that we have created and are still tweaking ( I think adding the possibility of a week of youth "camp" is a great idea) an excellent template for not only a family ...

  • God-like Service & Impassioned Living...Navajo Family Missions Series Day 7... Taking Christianity Into the World

    October 21st, 200906:58 AM ET
    By John Dillard
    God-like Service & Impassioned Living...Navajo Family Missions Series Day 7... Taking Christianity Into the World "I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in...

  • IRS Representation Issues and Offer in Compromise

    October 20th, 200910:55 AM ET
    By John Dillard
    IRS Representation Issues and Offer in Compromise One of the most difficult parts of the IRS Representation process is ensuring that all parties involved are openly and frequently communicating to ensure that no enforced collections efforts such as a garnishment or levy occurs when an Offer in Compromise is being considered or a Form Installment A...

  • Gwinnett CPA Teaches Addressing IRS Notices

    October 19th, 200907:53 AM ET
    By John Dillard
    Gwinnett CPA Teaches Addressing IRS Notices Below is a sample of a notice I might receive from a taxpayer regarding their receipt of an IRS Tax notice detailing their concerns and questions. Addressing IRS notices and payroll tax issues are the bane for many taxpayers and the hiring of a competent payroll service is your best bet to ensure that yo...

  • Funding College Education Expenses

    October 18th, 200907:54 AM ET
    By John Dillard
    Funding College Education Expenses In the United States, attending college has shifted from a privilege for a relative few to an expected rite of passage to adulthood. An estimated 17.6 million U.S. students will attend college during the 2006-2007 school year. That's more than a 40 percent increase compared with 25 years ago.So it follows that pa...

  • Missions: Putting Your Whole Heart In...Taking Christianity Into the World

    October 17th, 200907:58 AM ET
    By John Dillard
    Missions: Putting Your Whole Heart In...Taking Christianity Into the World As Believers we are called to practice excellence in all that we do from the most menial task to the most challenging. Also the Bible exhorts us to do our very best as we are told, "he who can be trusted with little, can be trusted with much." When I do life, I strive to be...

  • Atlanta CPA Provides Checklist to Prepare Your Personal Income Tax Return

    October 16th, 200907:42 AM ET
    By John Dillard
    Atlanta CPA Provides Checklist to Prepare Your Personal Income Tax Return Tax deadlines frequently cause people to panic and to make decisions too quickly. Though the October 15th filing deadline for Personal Income Tax Returns is here, it is wise not to rush and to be sure that you make financial and tax decisions that are valid. Also during the ...

  • Duluth CPA Advises 2009 Personal Income Tax Returns are Due Today

    October 15th, 200903:26 PM ET
    By John Dillard
    Duluth CPA Advises 2009 Personal Income Tax Returns are Due Today Another year is getting closer to the end and Christmas is rapidly approaching. Although the original due date for Personal income tax returns is April 15th, a properly filed extension allows a corporate taxpayer to file their return by October 15, 2009. The IRS allows taxpayers to ...

  • Duluth CPA on The Great Commission...Taking Christianity Into the World

    October 15th, 200907:23 AM ET
    By John Dillard
    Duluth CPA on Great Commission...Taking Christianity Into the World I have a favor to ask and hope you will prayerfully consider it. As you know, planning for the Pueblo Pintado mission trip to serve our Native Americans, the Navajo, begins the day we arrive back home from being there and it's time to start some serious planning. There has be...

  • Procrastination: Your Costly Foe

    October 14th, 200908:07 AM ET
    By John Dillard
    Procrastination: Your Costly Foe Getting people to make a decision is the number-one problem financial professionals face when working with their clients, according to a recent poll.1 Of the three main barriers that most people face when trying to reach their financial goals - taxes, inflation, and procrastination - the first two are practically g...

  • Fulfilling the Great Commission...Taking Christianity Into the World

    October 13th, 200907:58 AM ET
    By John Dillard
    Fulfilling the Great Commission...Taking Christianity Into the World I have a favor to ask and hope you will prayerfully consider it. As you know, planning for the Pueblo Pintado mission trip to serve our Native Americans, the Navajo, begins the day we arrive back home from being there and it's time to start some serious planning. There has been a...

  • Gwinnett CPA on Don't Miss Tax Deductions

    October 12th, 200908:22 AM ET
    By John Dillard
    Gwinnett CPA on Don't Miss Tax Deductions Leaving no stone unturned should be your goal when preparing your year-end income taxes for both your business and yourself personally, with thoroughness being the best way to ensure that your returns are correctly prepared. Below is a sampling of such a critique to ensure that you have all of the legal ta...

  • Serving Globally: Walking the Walk...Navajo Family Missions Series Day 6... Taking Christianity Into the World

    October 11th, 200908:35 PM ET
    By John Dillard
    Serving Globally: Walking the Walk...Navajo Family Missions Series Day 6... Taking Christianity Into the World This is Day 6 of the Navajo Family Mission Series of our Weekly Family Trip To Serve the Navajo People of Pueblo Pintado. It is about sixty people who for an entire week lay down their jobs, vacations and responsibilities to be the very...

  • Keeping Your Tax Filings and Payments Current for All Tax Years for Both Your Business and You Personally

    October 09th, 200907:51 AM ET
    By John Dillard
    Keeping Your Tax Filings and Payments Current for All Tax Years for Both Your Business and You Personally One of the statutory requirements of submitting an Offer in Compromise with both the IRS and the state is that all of your tax filings and payments must be current before submitting an Offer. During the Offer Process we constantly work with tax...

  • Readying Yourself for Retirement

    October 08th, 200903:37 PM ET
    By John Dillard
    Readying Yourself for Retirement In a recent survey, 60 percent of workers aged 55 and older gave an incorrect answer when asked the age at which they will become eligible for full Social Security benefits.¹ Not only is it important for you to know when you become eligible, it's also important to understand the implications of taking benefit...

  • Serving God by Making Disciples...Navajo Family Missions Series Day 5... Taking Christianity Into the World

    October 08th, 200907:46 AM ET
    By John Dillard
    Serving God by Making Disciples...Navajo Family Missions Series Day 5... Taking Christianity Into the World This is Day 5 of the Navajo Family Mission Series of our Weekly Family Trip To Serve the Navajo People of Pueblo Pintado. It is about sixty people who for an entire week lay down their jobs, vacations and responsibilities to be the very hand...

  • Duluth CPA on Learn, Lead & Serve...Taking Christianity Into the World

    October 07th, 200908:03 AM ET
    By John Dillard
    Duluth CPA on Learn, Lead & Serve...Taking Christianity Into the World Where is Jesus Leading You to Serve...Taking Christianity Into the World Christian Author John Dillard CPA is set to Speak at several Upcoming Kiwanis Meetings in Gwinnett. Kiwanis was originally founded in 1915 as a business networking involved but has evolved as an inter...

  • Tax Planning 101: Utilizing Tax Information To Understand Changes in Your Tax Situation

    October 06th, 200909:59 AM ET
    By John Dillard
    Metro Atlanta CPA Advises on Tax Planning 101: Utilizing Tax Information To Understand Changes in Your Tax Situation Understanding nuances of your own personal tax information will do much to help you both communicate with your CPA as well as to plan for your current tax bill and well into retirement. As such a CPA will work with a client to help ...

  • Seeking Revival for Christianity...Navajo Family Missions Series Day 4... Taking Christianity Into the World

    October 05th, 200909:06 AM ET
    By John Dillard
    Bearing Fruit: Taking Revival Into the World...Navajo Family Missions Series Day 4... Taking Christianity Into the World This is Day 4 of the Navajo Family Mission Series of our Weekly Family Trip To Serve the Navajo People of Pueblo Pintado. It is about sixty people who for an entire week lay down their jobs, vacations and responsibilities to b...

  • I Cannot Be Silenced...Taking Christianity Into the World

    October 04th, 200909:53 AM ET
    By John Dillard
    I Cannot Be Silenced...Taking Christianity Into the World I Cannot Be Silenced I will tell all I see. I cannot go back. His way is my way. I am forever His. We will always be together. I will live with Him forever in the Heavens. I have seen the Light and He is good. I have felt His presence. I know he looks after me through thick and t...

  • Serving the World's Children: Compassion International...Taking Christianity Into the World

    October 03rd, 200905:20 PM ET
    By John Dillard
    Compassion International: Serving the World's Children...Taking Christianity Into the World I have been a long standing supported of Compassion and has supported a child in South America for approximately ten years now. It has been a joy and a privilege to support our Compassion child. Not only has it helped her greatly, but it has allowed us...

  • Gwinnett CPA on Your Entrepreneurial Business: Choosing a Business Entity Type

    October 03rd, 200910:01 AM ET
    By John Dillard
    Gwinnett CPA on Your Entrepreneurial Business: Choosing a Business Entity Type Incorporating Your Business There are many reasons a taxpayer may look to incorporate their business ranging from legitimacy, liability limitation and tax mitigation. Understanding these many nuances is your best first step in ensuring that you chose an entity type is ...

  • Ensuring Your New Corporation Stays Current

    October 02nd, 200907:50 AM ET
    By John Dillard
    Ensuring Your New Corporation Stays Current Though many file their initial Georgia Articles of Incorporation correctly, frequently as Paul Harvey would say "the rest of the story" is overlooked and missed. Being sure that you understand the big picture will help ensure your new business gets off on the right foot and does not fail in maintaining i...

  • Your New Business Incorporation: Don't Forget the Details

    October 01st, 200901:44 PM ET
    By John Dillard
    Your New Business Incorporation: Don't Forget the Details Though many file their initial Georgia/your state's Articles of Incorporation correctly, frequently as Paul Harvey would say "the rest of the story" is overlooked and missed. Being sure that you understand the big picture will help ensure your new business gets off on the right foot an...

  • Leading Your Newly Incorporated Business as Taught by Gwinnett CPA Firm

    October 01st, 200907:59 AM ET
    By John Dillard
    Leading Your Newly Incorporated Business Leadership 101: Knowing who is in charge and how they are lead are essential to the running of a country, a war, a battle, a family, a church and your business. Failing to prepare for essential business planning issues will do much to impair your way to success. Great authors over the years from John Maxwel...
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