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Eldercare: Caring for the Caregiver (Guest Post)

When caring for a loved one, it’s often the caregiver that finds themselves overwhelmed and exhausted. This is a very difficult time for both the patient and the loved ones who are caring for them. It is essential that you, as the caregiver, give yourself permission to care for yourself as well as your loved one. If you are physically and emotionally drained it will be much more difficult for you to care for your loved one. Developing basic, good mental and physical health care should become a daily routine. Practicing good stress management is easy and does not require [...]

Aaron Blau, EA, CPA2017-06-06T14:59:52-07:00March 2nd, 2014|Our Office, Personal Tax|Comments Off

Senator Ron Wyden ascends to chair Senate Finance Committee

Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus has been confirmed as the United States Ambassador to China and will be resigning his seat in the Senate, which he has held since 1978. Baucus is a key tax writing member of Congress, serving most recently as the chair of the Senate Finance Committee since January of 2007. Baucus also served a chair during periods of Democrat control in 2001 though 2003. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) assumed office in 1996 after 15 years in the House of Representatives. Wyden's initial priorities will be to extend 55 tax provisions which have had long history in [...]

Aaron Blau, EA, CPA2014-02-10T12:06:00-07:00February 13th, 2014|General Consulting, Our Office|Comments Off

CBS5 Advocate Dave Cherry & 2009 Unemployment Compensation Audits

Dave Cherry and Aaron Blau, EA, CPA recently discussed Arizona's special audit program concerning unreported unemployment income in the 2009 tax year. CBS 5 - KPHO

Aaron Blau, EA, CPA2016-10-27T16:55:00-07:00December 6th, 2013|Our Office, Personal Tax|Comments Off

Live Tweeting – QuickBooks In The Cloud

Denise Fisk, EA and Aaron Blau, EA, CPA are attending Intuit's 'QuickBooks In The Cloud' event. Aaron has trouble paying attention, so he thinks 'live tweeting' the event will help. Here's the feed! Tweets about "#QBInTheCloud"

Aaron Blau, EA, CPA2014-01-05T21:33:15-07:00December 5th, 2013|Accounting, Our Office|Comments Off

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Aaron Blau, EA, CPA2016-02-09T16:56:51-07:00December 2nd, 2013|Our Office|1 Comment

Privacy Policy

It has always been the policy of The Blau Company, Ltd. to keep all information that we collect from you confidential from all sources. We restrict access to all non-public personal information about you to members of our firm who need to know that information to provide services to you. We do collect non-public personal information about you from the following sources: • Information we receive from you on tax preparation organizers, worksheets, Federal and State tax reporting forms, and from other documents we use in tax preparation or other related services. • Information about your transactions with us, our [...]

Aaron Blau, EA, CPA2016-10-27T16:55:01-07:00November 26th, 2013|Our Office|Comments Off

IRS Announces Delay in Filing Season

The start of the 2014 filing season, according to the IRS, will start no earlier than January 28 and no later than February 4. The Internal Revenue Service has blamed the later-than-planned start on a backlog of work resulting from the recent federal government shutdown. The effect of the shutdown on Blau Company clients should be minimal, as there is only a small handful of clients who come in prior to February 1. So long as there are no considerable changes to tax law between now and the end of November 20, 2013, we should be able to begin preparing [...]

Aaron Blau, EA, CPA2016-10-27T16:55:01-07:00October 25th, 2013|Business Tax, Our Office, Personal Tax|Comments Off

An Enrolled Agents thoughts on the Shutdown

I can talk at length about the government shut down and the politics involved. But the fact is, I am an advocate for the taxpaying public, and that isn't about politics. Taxpayers deserve fair, consistent, and timely assistance regarding their tax responsibilities. They deserve well trained, service oriented and interested members of the Service to be available at reasonable times. This shutdown is a disservice to the taxpayers, especially as the October 15 deadline approaches. Yes, even individuals who file extensions are often due refunds - and they aren't going to receive them. It is a disservice to taxpayers who [...]

Aaron Blau, EA, CPA2017-06-06T14:49:51-07:00October 5th, 2013|General Consulting, Our Office|Comments Off

Article – “Experts Weigh In: Forming LLCs vs. Corporations”

Aaron is quoted in this article by Deborah Sweeney on the MyCorporation.com website. MyCorporation.com is a self-incorporation website similar to bizfilings.com or legalzoom.com. "14. “LLCs provide the ultimate in tax flexibility. They allow business owners to start small, and be taxed as a sole proprietorship. This keeps tax compliance costs low. As they grow, it will likely be optimal for the taxpayer to be an S-Corporation. LLCs allow them to modify their tax structure without having to change EINs or legal structure. I refer to LLCs as ‘chameleon entities,’ because they are able to take on the characteristics of any [...]

Aaron Blau, EA, CPA2020-07-11T16:27:39-07:00October 3rd, 2013|Business Tax, General Consulting, Our Office|Comments Off

IRS Faces Shutdown due to Congressional Inaction

The IRS is facing a shutdown due to the Federal Governments inaction on a continuing resolution which would keep government agencies functioning. The National Association of Enrolled Agents, an organization representing approximately 52,000 tax professionals nationwide, released the following statement on their Facebook page today: "We had a rather lengthy piece in Friday's E@lert, which links to IRS' shutdown plans (I've attached them here for those of you who need the excruciating detail). At noon PST, it looks fairly likely that IRS will have to use the plan. Here's IRS' explanation on how it will operate: "This Plan is developed [...]

Aaron Blau, EA, CPA2016-10-27T16:55:01-07:00September 30th, 2013|Business Tax, Our Office, Personal Tax|Comments Off