David Barnes’ Tax Checklist for Southern California Taxpayers

David Barnes’ Tax Checklist for Southern California Taxpayers

Every year within the independent tax and accounting business community here in Southern California (and on various online channels), we have a little fun laughing at the newest TurboTax or Block commercials. Last year, it was “all people are tax people”....
David Barnes’ Four Keys To Focus And Building Momentum in 2021

David Barnes’ Four Keys To Focus And Building Momentum in 2021

It seems so long ago (it was only last week) that we were cueing the fireworks and celebrating leaving 2020 in the rearview.But after all of the events of the past week, it seems wise that we might adjust to the fact that the world around us is not what it might have...
IRS Audits Planned To Increase 50% In 2021 by David Barnes

IRS Audits Planned To Increase 50% In 2021 by David Barnes

So, this is flying under the radar in the ending of 2020 … an IRS official just publicly stated that they are massively ramping up audits next year.It was at an event for the AICPA (American Institute of Certified Professional Accounts), and it happened...
David Barnes’ Very Last Minute Tax Moves for 2020

David Barnes’ Very Last Minute Tax Moves for 2020

These weeks are disjointed, these holiday weeks. As of this writing, there are only three days left in 2020, and this week contains New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.So if you want to make ANY 2020 moves (outside of IRA things, which can be retroactively...
David Barnes’ Annual Holiday Prayer

David Barnes’ Annual Holiday Prayer

This will be a different kind of note today than I normally post.Because the first thing to note is that a bona fide holiday miracle seems to have occurred: Congress agreed on another relief bill.Given this cultural climate, this might rank up there with the...