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I want to help you today. With your resolutions, that is.You see, if you take a look at the most common resolutions (lose 20lbs, work out more, quit smoking, read more & watch less, etc. etc. etc.) they’re all pretty similar – you might as well get out last year's...

Resolutions? Really?It’s kind of what you do in January — new year, new goals, new me … right?Well, as someone who’s made resolutions and failed to keep them over many years, I’m all about focusing on what I know is doable. As your Orange County, California tax...

As we come out of the last-minute gift wrapping and too many holiday goodies fog and finish out 2022, I want to take a moment and say thank you for your trust this year. We here at Accountable Solutions are grateful that you choose us not only to handle the...

The holidays are fully upon us, and I’ll have more to say along those lines next week. But, as is usually the case, there are many tax and regulatory things to handle before EOY, and I want to keep you abreast of all those things whether you’re one of my Orange...

When scrolling my social feeds, if I come across a Christmas countdown post, I sometimes have to purposefully slow my breathing. For Orange County, California tax and financial pros like me, this season also shouts: deadlines, deadlines, deadlines. Also, yes …...

Phew. I can tell you (for my part) that I’m eager to metaphorically turn the calendar page into 2023. The last THREE tax seasons have been fairly brutal for tax professionals, navigating IRS staffing challenges, all of the government relief initiatives, and of course...

After a U.S. Congress election – regardless of your political perspective – within the results there is always a little bit of the productive, the unproductive, and the stalemate. Sometimes things work in your favor as a faithful Orange County, California taxpayer....

Wow, am I the only one who turned around and suddenly found the holidays have already planted themselves on my doorstep? No? Oh. Well…At this time of year, it seems like I always find myself saying, It’s been a crazy year like a proverbial broken record. But, it...

Well, if you had an account with FTX, you very well might be in some financial difficulty. To a certain segment of our Orange County, California clients, this is a BIG deal. As such, I'll have more thoughts in the following weeks as things become more clear.But...

First, let’s discuss the elephant in the room: the mid-term elections.Depending on when you’re reading this, they might be underway in your Orange County, California precinct, they might be already in the rearview, they might not even have raised themselves to the...

Before I dive into those scammers (one of my favorite topics – simply because I love SAVING Orange County, California people from these criminals), some good news on the “The IRS Might Not Be a Total Dumpster Fire in 2023” front.Maybe.Because a few days ago, the IRS...

I think you probably realize that last Monday was the final deadline for 2021 taxes, and we can now (finally) put those returns to bed.Or can we?Frankly, with a number of our new Orange County, California clients this past year, we reviewed returns prepared via...