John Dillard | HIS CPA

John Dillard is an author and Certified Public Accountant. To See how he takes Christ along with him to work visit www.HisCPA.com

Deducting Casualty & Theft Losses & Appraisal Fees

May 09th, 201209:06 AM ET

By John Dillard

Duluth/Atlanta CPA: Deducting Casualty & Theft Losses & Appraisal Fees Casualty and Theft Losses Casualty and theft losses can be deducted up to the 2% limit if the property that was damaged or stolen was used in your job as an employee. Losses should be reported in Section B of From 4684. To find the deduction, add all the casualty or th...
Seeking to Understand God's Timing

May 07th, 201203:00 PM ET

By John Dillard

Duluth/Gwinnett CPA: Seeking to Understand God's Timing Sometimes we want it all fast. But there is a lot to learn from a turtle for slow and easy wins the race! Understanding and trusting in God's timing is a hard thing to do. He told the Israelites He was going to take them to the Promised Land and then led them around the wilderness for 40 yea...
Love is NEVER enough

May 04th, 201204:47 PM ET

By John Dillard

Love is NEVER enough. It takes commitment. A Willingness to give 100% when others give nothing. A zeal to Honor God. God as Your First True Love. If someone ever tells you love is enough. It's Not. True Love in Life takes Commitment, Truth, Persistence and Friends who love God encourage you. If Love had been enough, Jesus would have never di...
Should My Business use a Payroll Service?

May 02nd, 201201:27 PM ET

By John Dillard

Atlanta CPA: Should Your Business use a Payroll Service? As a Faith Based Christian CPA Firm we believe that there are many things in our life that we cannot change but there are many, if not most of them, that we can. At His CPA PC we work hard to ensure that you avoid costly mistakes while serving as a Virtual CFO for our clients. Though an CPA ...
Imagine a lump of clay "Telling" the potter how he wanted to be made

May 01st, 201210:27 AM ET

By John Dillard

Duluth/Gwinnett CPA: Imagine a lump of clay asking the potter how he wanted to be made David in Psalm 8 says "What is man that you are mindful of me? The son of man that you would care for me?" When we think about how big and majestic God is, we are faced with the same question. He created the entire universe by speaking it into existence(Genesis ...
Deducting Travel, Lodging, and Meals

April 30th, 201201:44 PM ET

By John Dillard

Duluth/Gwinnett CPA: Deducting Travel, Lodging, and Meals Local transportation expenses are the expenses you take when getting from one workplace to another and are not staying away from home. These expenses include air, rail, bus, taxi and the use of your own car. You are able to use the standard mileage rate for 2012 which is 55.5 cents per mile...
Is Debt Forgiven to Me Taxable?

April 29th, 201205:12 PM ET

By John Dillard

Gwinnett/Duluth CPA on Canceled Debts If a debt that you owe is in a way canceled or forgiven, not being a gift, you must add that amount into your income when you prepare your personal income taxes. If the canceled debt is canceled because it was a gift then you do not report/include the amount in your income. The IRS determines debt as an indebt...
Work Related Education and Your Taxes

April 27th, 201211:15 AM ET

By John Dillard

Duluth/Gwinnett CPA on Work Related Education and Your Taxes Expenses can be deducted if they are used for education related to your business or trade such as a degree. The education has to meet one of two standards below:  It maintains or improves skills required in your present work environment.  It is required by your employer or the law...
All or Nothing Kind of Week

April 24th, 201209:20 AM ET

By John Dillard

Duluth/Gwinnett CPA: We pray you are having an "All or Nothing" kind of week. Remember, Christ is worth it. He desires all of you. He desires reckless abandonment to Him and Him alone. Our emotions and our feelings will often lead us astray but in the end, we will never regret following Him with every ounce of our beings. Are you like Peter who he...
The Truth About the Big Bang Theory

April 23rd, 201204:20 PM ET

By John Dillard

The Truth About the Big Bang Theory I am sure you have all heard of the Big Bang Theory where supposedly the cosmos was created by some super explosion thus as a result all the heavenly bodies came to pass including our earth, sun, moon and all the stars we see. Well if that is so, then I know God caused it. But my Big Bang Theory is not that at a...