matthewcpa.bsky.social
biker, camper, skier, hiker, accountant, business owner, husband, brother, father, friend, not necessarily in that order. Proud UDMercy Titan, Fraser Rambler and native Detroiter.
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Generally in society, the vast majority of people are honest and trustworthy. A small percentage of the population are the cause of bothersome rules that the majority, who could be trusted to do the right thing, are subject to.
The entire US Tax Code is the ultimate example of this.
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When people act irresponsibly, make reservations they don't honor, the proprietor has to do something to ensure they are not turning away customers to hold reservations for no-shows.
It's a business.
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I have heard that.
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If only someone would have thought of that during the planning phase.
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For short distances, this is spot on.
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Exactly, the highest marginal tax income tax rates were 70% - 90% from the mid 1940s through 1980. 1980 tax reform lowered it to 50%. Since 1986 it has been below 40%.
We are living with the infrastructure paid for by the Greatest, Silent and Baby Boomer generations.
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One is installed at the Harper Woods-Grosse Pointe Woods border. There are probably more over here.
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Well, it looked like a homer
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You forgot one
www.freep.com/story/sports...
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“I think another reason why we should change this to the Gulf of Amexi — of America versus the Gulf of Mexico is for over 40 years, the country of Mexico has been dumping raw sewage into the area"
Makes total sense to me, claim a body of water because it's filled with another country's 💩
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Beautiful piece
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Throughput is key. Not increase WIP.
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👍to those who celebrate.
I never saw the first one and most likely won't see the second one either.
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130
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There is a tendency to try to take on every delinquent task at once. Now I try to focus on one or two small things every day instead of trying to catch up on 3 months worth of tasks all at once.
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Many a morning coffee on the porch has been ruined by the landscapers.
Unfortunately, sometimes they are our landscapers.
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Don't worry, the folks you made the promises to wil remind you.
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They're obviously against bike lanes that are:
-Plastic Bollards
-Painted Lanes
-Sharrows
They favor hardened bike lanes separated from car traffic by concrete curbs or steel and concrete bollards.
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Regarding #8.
I have CPA friend who is "just thrilled" with the work that Elon is doing to find and eliminate waste in the government.
"This is the first administration that is doing something about government waste instead of just talking about it."
smh
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My short answer is 800.
How many returns is 1000 hours of work? Are all those hours equal? Or are some high skill and other hours low skill? Where is your bottleneck? Is it high skill or low skill? Do you have high skill workers doing low skill work?
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It's almost a given after 20+ years in practice that there is going to be some major hiccup every year. The demographics of our staff seem to skew it to a health issue with a child or parent, but we've also had software/hardware mishaps and one year we were 5 days without power and internet.
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This year it was employee absenteeism, next year it might be hardware/software issues, severe weather power outages or a serious illness.
There has been much written on #TaxSky about "right sizing" our businesses and part of that is not trying work up to or past the organization's capacity.
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Whether you're making widgets, baking cookies, mowing lawns or preparing tax returns you are going to experience downtime and setbacks. If your business plan relies on 100% uptime then you will have a hard time achieving your goals. 20% absenteeism is not ideal, for sure, but is it catastrophic?
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Your capacity is determined by the bottleneck operation in your process. If you're like many of us, YOU may be the bottleneck. If you are the bottleneck, the only way to increase throughput is to improve the bottleneck operation. "The Goal" by Eliyahu M. Goldratt is a quick read on the subject.
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Life has a way of happening regardless of due dates and deadlines. Some of the most rewarding thank-you's I have received were from clients I filed an extension for who finally got around to contacting me in late April. They were dealing with a serious illness, a deceased spouse, an aging parent.
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A $0 extension is 10 times better than no extension.
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Do they wash out or are they being drowned?
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#TaxSky
4pm: Time to crack open a beer!
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3pm: Pre-party setup. Snacks, pizza ordering, clearing flat surfaces of files and documents.
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1pm: time to select the appropriate playlist; Cranbeffies Fleetwood Mac, Motown, Tragically Hip, Talking Heads
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#TaxSky
Noon: Time to track down the last 5 8879s, or extend
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"And every year, they find new and innovative ways to give me that information in a manner that is difficult to use at best."
It appears that your clients are not satisfied to rest on their laurels and are upping their game too.
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where do I buy one?
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right, they're going after the low hanging fruit to get their deportation numbers up because real criminals don't file taxes.
itep.org/undocumented...
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You forgot another descriptor
No mosquitos
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Through Good Friday
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For decades, traffic laws have been mere suggestions inside the city limits.
Unfortunately, bike lane enforcement follows the same pattern.
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I missed it, what did he say?
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Every Friday through Good Friday.
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And all the septuagenarian and octogenarian operators of 30,000 lb motor homes? Many pulling another 4,000 lb vechicle.
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A slight change in the front to back pitch of the saddle can also make a big difference in comfort.
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I still refer to it as Zosia's
I was never at the Old Mill or Under the Eagle, but went to Zosia's many times.
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