Апрель 2008

Houston Tax Cpa Preparer Selection:Choosing The Best Tax Preparer For You

Choosing the right tax CPA Houston preparer is one the most important financial decisions we make in our life. Although many people don’t often think about it, your income taxes are your largest lifetime expense, more than your home mortgage, your retirement contributions or your children’s college expenses.

As someone who has prepared over 10,000 Federal Tax returns, I know that controlling your income tax expense can make a tremendous difference in your financial well being. So let’s examine the types of tax preparers and how they work.

The most common type of tax preparer is the non-CPA who works for a national tax franchise. This type of preparer generally has no formal education in accounting and frequently has only a few weeks of training. Often they are retirees looking for a few weeks of extra income each spring. This type of tax preparer is not licensed to respond to IRS inquiries and generally has only a rudimentary understanding of the techniques used to reduce taxes. An unlicensed tax preparer should never accompany you to an IRS audit, and in fact this type of preparer would probably not be allowed by their employer to do so. The non-CPA tax preparer is in my opinion usually appropriate for only the simplest types of tax returns, such as an hourly worker that has household income of under $50,000 a year and that does not invest in stocks or itemize deductions.

A Tax CPA Houston is very different from the unlicensed tax preparer found in most franchised tax operations. The CPA normally has at least 5 years of college study in accounting, has passed a comprehensive technical examination. In most states a new CPA has to apprentice under an experienced CPA for 2 years before getting their license.

For any business tax return, or for an individual who itemizes deductions or makes investments, or for any situation where there is a dispute with the IRS or in which tax planning is required a licensed Houston tax CPA is a must.

Of course not all CPA’s operate the same. Some tax CPA’s only want to fill out the tax forms (the historians), and others are afraid of the IRS (the phobic’s).

The rarest type of tax preparer is pro-active and likes to search tax saving opportunities for the future while preparing your current year’s tax return. At Trippon & Company CPAs our goal is to be forward thinking enough to protect our clients now and in the future. Call us at 713-661-1040 and put our experience at work for you!

How To Become An Effective Leader

Copyright (c) 2009 Alan Gillies

All of us often come across the common definition of leadership, which seems to show the meaning as the manoeuvre of a leader dictating the behaviour others, so as to achieve particular objectives.

In the first place, you might wonder «what is the use of such a term in daily life»? However, moving logically we find that most people are in great need of real guidance. So, leadership is not limited to just major companies; rather it is a pervasive activity which influences all aspects of our lives. Whether you are holding a managerial position or working as an employee in a company — you’re looking to grow, and to do this, all you need to find in yourself is the decisive leadership ability to set yourself apart from the competition.

We all need to have some leadership skills to utilise our abilities to the fullest. These skills will help us to lead and manage our business resources — and our human resources. But the real stumbling block is «what skills would you need to acquire in order to become an exceptional leader», so you can effectively manage your own small business enterprise? A brief description here of several of these relevant leadership skills will help you to understand:

1. Good Communication Skills — An individual with good communication skills usually listens to the opinions of others, and is often also able to quickly convey their thoughts, thereby reaching effective decisions faster.

2. Good Motivation Skills — It is of the utmost importance for a leader to have the ability and strength to motivate people to accomplish objectives. A real leader utilises the most efficient approach for motivating others — leading by setting an excellent example.

3. Adaptability — Adaptability is the essential element to succeeding in our ever-changing business world. When you plan your operations always allow for flexibility, so that you can easily adapt to any unpredictable situation that may arise.

4. Know Your People — Once you are able to give your personal touch to your work relationships you will see amazing benefits from these efforts. Personal lives have a great impact on the professional lives of people. When your colleges, employees and customers realise that you care about them, they will connect with you on a personal level.

5. Work Delegation — You can’t do everything on your own. Delegating work to your subordinates is only a part of your delegation requirement. You also need to give personal responsibility of the work to your employees individually, and then keep track of their progress regularly.

6. Decision Making — Decision making is an important aspect of every business. You need to be able to make fast, good and sound decisions in all sorts of situations that may — on occasion, be very difficult. The decisions you chose will directly effect your leadership status, so when additional choices aren’t available to you — go with your intuition.

7. Passion — A leader should have a passion to perform. Being passionate about your work will give you the strength to search out almost impossible answers — be it invention, discovery, or innovation. In the right circumstances, this quality alone could ensure your success.

So, all you need is to achieve personally is a blend of these skills to effectively and efficiently manage your small business enterprises.

Hungary Upstream Oil & Gas Fiscal Regime: 2010-Aarkstore Enterprise

Summary

Hungary upstream oil and gas fiscal regime report is an essential source for information related to the upstream fiscal system enacted in Hungary’s oil and gas industry. This report contains information related to various types of payments that are to be made by any oil and gas producing company to the host government. The report provides the most recent laws and tax policies in the country. Each fiscal report is supported by a fully editable and interactive Excel model, where all the fiscal terms are applied on a hypothetical base asset. This interactive Excel model, with the latest fiscal term information, is the most appropriate tool to evaluate the profitability of operating oil and gas fields under the country’s fiscal environment.

Scope

— The report provides detailed information on governing laws, licensing authorities, type of contracts and licensing information in country’s upstream oil and gas industry.
— The report provides information on the latest fiscal terms applicable in the country’s upstream industry. These range from exploration obligations, relinquishments to royalties and taxes.
— Deductions, depreciation and amortization related information is also covered in the report.
— Covers sample cash flows and the methodology to apply a fiscal system on an oil and gas field in the country.
— Base asset valuation with government take, contractor take, gross revenue split is provided in the report.
— Sample asset NPV sensitivities to discount rates are also provided in the report.
— Interactive Excel models can be used to derive valuations, sensitivities and cash flows based on the custom inputs by the user in the model. These custom inputs vary from field production data, cost information, price information and fiscal terms information.

Reasons to buy

— The report provides a detailed scenario of upstream oil and gas laws and their impact on the cash flows.
— The report will allow you to value a prospective investment target through a comprehensive and real-time fiscal analysis and focused methodologies.
— The report with interactive model will enhance your decision making capability in a more rapid and time sensitive manner
— Decide on market entry strategies in specific markets and understand the impact a country’s fiscal policies on your future assets

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Is A Boat Rental Club Right For You

Owning a boat is a dream for many Americans, but one that can turn into a nightmare of unforeseen costs. Many novice boaters don’t realize all the costs associated with purchasing a boat and wind up with an expensive driveway ornament aside their car instead because they can’t afford gas, insurance or the other myriad things boat owners must pay for.

In recent years, enterprising business people have begun offering a solution for the high price of boat ownership: Boat rental clubs. These clubs rent out their fleet of boats to members on a daily, weekend or even monthly basis at a discounted cost. For example, one marina in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida charges non-members $329 to rent a 21-foot bow rider, but a member of the club would pay just $136, not including gasoline.

Typically, boat rental club members must pay yearly dues in order to receive the discounted prices. However, once most boaters add up the costs of insurance, gasoline, storage, docking and maintenance, not to mention the actual purchase of the boat itself, they find that joining a rental club saves them money. Boat rental clubs may also offer their members other benefits such as discounts on equipment rentals like skis or scuba gear, discounts at local restaurants and a special price on gasoline and oil.

Membership plans vary from club to club. Some offer annual memberships with a high initial cost and lower costs for renewals. Some offer a flat annual fee with no further rental costs. Some offer seasonal memberships. Be sure you understand all the terms of the membership agreement and don’t allow yourself to be pressured into more of a membership than you feel you need. For example, if you’re new to boating and unsure how much you will actually use your membership, a multi-year contract is probably not the best choice for you.

Finally, if you are an avid boater and plan on taking your boat out for several days every week, or for a series of long trips, a boat rental club may not offer you the same savings as it would a more casual boater. To see if a rental club would save you money, total up all the costs associated with your boat and divide that by the number of days you plan to use it in a year. Then add up all the costs associated with a boat rental club membership and divide by the number of days you will use your membership. Whichever number is lower will be the most cost-effective option for you.