The CPA Ethics Exam

On January 22, 2012 By

I wrote a short post on The CPA Journey, as I had experienced it, about six months ago on August 8, 2011.   My mind wandered there probably because I had taken my last CPA test a little over a week before that, on July 30.   Just 21 days later, [...]

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Tax Benefits of Marriage

On September 12, 2011 By

A short video blog I recorded yesterday while watching some football.   You can see in the video what the new home office looks like as well.   It’s is regarding the tax implications of marriage.   There were a million reasons I got married; but I have to say, for a bean counter, this [...]

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Rummage Sales

On September 10, 2011 By

Something I really enjoy doing, that I don’t do nearly often enough, is driving around neighborhoods on the weekend in search of rummage sales.   Garage sales!   It’s best when they have signs from a main road that just guide you in.   Today I bought Tom Clancys: Rainbow Six.   [...]

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Misery Loves Company

On September 8, 2011 By

The Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam is tough.   In the State of Wisconsin, you have to wait until you have the required 150 credit hours before you can take the exam also.   This means, that when you take the tests, you are graduated and well on your way in the professional world.   [...]

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The CPA Journey

On August 8, 2011 By

A little over four years ago, in 2007, I was finishing up my sophomore year at the University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh.   My GPA might have been a 2.9x (Mom always told me to get a 3.0 or better).   School was never my favorite thing in the world, and I think the feeling [...]

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Accounting Concepts

On July 13, 2011 By

I always correct people.

“You went to school for accounting, right?”

“No, I was a counting major.”

*Gasps of enlightenment from all who heard*

I used to say accounting is the language of business, but that doesn’t get as many laughs.

When a lot of people think about accountants, they think about “bean counters”, counting [...]

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Everyone has a priority list.  Some start at the top and complete everything on that list.   Some pick and choose which ones to do depending on the consequences of completing or not completing the items.   Things go up and down on that list as life changes.   If you are someone like me, [...]

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Secret Agent ( Tax ) Man

On March 1, 2011 By

8:35PM.   Tuesday night.   Checked my P.O. Box.   Met a client at their house.   It was month end at work.   An Accountant is busy at month-end.   Skype’d with another client for precisely 53 minutes and 25 seconds.   Dinner?   Not tonight.   Maybe I will have a [...]

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Official Press Release

On February 15, 2011 By

For Immediate Release

Contact: Kevin McMullen

Tax Relaxer

Phone: (920) 389-1040

Email: Kevin@TaxRelaxer.com

Tax Relaxer Expands Operations Beyond Downtown Oshkosh

Oshkosh, Wisconsin (February 15, 2011) – Downtown Oshkosh has been very good to recent University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh graduate Kevin McMullen and [...]

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Name Your Own Price

On February 14, 2011 By

Name your own price.   What does that even mean?   Well nobody understands your tax situation better than you do.   This assessment to determine a quote for you is good; it is really good, but it is not perfect.   Some information may not be communicated appropriately and I may quote you higher [...]

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