Last week, we took a look at how the Eurozone crisis of 2010 affected Ireland, Greece and Spain---3 of the hardest hit countries. In Spain and Greece, austerity measures and rioting were the norm for years while in Ireland a burst housing bubble led to financial disaster. Read that post
Compressed History of the Eurozone Crisis
In 2010, there was a very serious problem in Europe known as the Eurozone crisis, which was more or less a direct result of the American financial services firm Lehman Bros. going bankrupt. In the following post, allow us to retrace a quick history of what happened in 2010 and 2011 in Greece, Spain
Bitcoin is not real yet
Update 3/25/14: The IRS has updated its rulebook to include a method for taxing "virtual currency." As we noted, this was the assumed course of action many thought the IRS would follow, and they have. What this means exactly is still speculation, but this Bloomberg article on taxing Bitcoin as
Online accounting software is changing
We are an accounting firm focused on assisting small businesses. We do taxes, payroll and books along with business valuations. We provide a lot of great services, and we know it is a necessity to keep up with accounting technology to simplify what we do to provide better services for our clients.
The Washington state minimum wage coincidence
There has been a great deal of discussion lately about raising the minimum wage in the US from $7.25/hour to $10.10/hour. In Seatac, WA, the minimum wage is already at $15.00, and other places such as California have raised theirs well above the $7.25 base. Check out the infographic on our website's
Moscow, Sevastopol and Seattle
In the not so distant past (last week?), we linked to a well-informed article from a CPA about Russian versus Western influence on Ukraine in this post. Since then, there have been new developments in that part of the world as you may or may not be aware. If you are not aware, read on for a quick
Deductions (Leave it up to the professionals)
When it comes to paying taxes, nothing cuts through the tension and discontent like a good deduction. That's why we've taken a little time this week to put together a few resources to help you educate yourself on a few viable tax deductions for small business owners and individuals. Now, let's get
Relevant information on changes to the 2014 tax code
As an accounting business who serves other small businesses, we think updating our clients on changes to the tax code is a part of our business. So if you've just dropped in, why don't you take a moment to see what condition the US tax condition is in. Relevant? Relevant. We mentioned in a recent