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Whatever you might think about the New England Patriots, it's nearly impossible not to respect their prowess on the football field. And there are plenty of storylines we can all take away from that epic game: * Apparently it's a good year to be a man with a...

The world is awash in shouting these days. Can you feel it? It's tax season, and so I'm not spending much time in Facebook, but I know for a fact that there is a lot of anger, frustration and noise about politics. So much so that it seems everywhere you turn these...

The Super Bowl teams are set, the new President is inaugurated ... why does it feel like things are still going so fast? Perhaps, for me and my team, it's because we finally are able to submit tax returns to the IRS (they began receiving them on Monday the 23rd). But...

I have to first get this off my chest, before we get to the orders of business for today. A Birmingham friend who was watching football the other day asked me about a commercial he saw from a "popular" tax chain (who shall remain nameless) that is heavily advertising...

I shared my "resolutions" last week, and it was really nice to see the response, and to know that many of our Birmingham clients are equally excited for the opportunity to put new legs to a new year ... and to make 2017 (much) better than 2016. I remember seeing a...

Well, here we are in 2017. Rather eerie, in my opinion. As the holidays wind down, it means no more extended family (which might be a relief?), no more parties, no more presents. Just ... daily life in Birmingham. And, in my opinion, this coming week is actually...

I woke up Monday morning, after the wonderful holiday weekend ... and I had a realization: "After today, there are only FIVE days left in 2016." Perhaps not a genius realization -- fine. BUT, if you're smart about how you handle these days, you can pay yourself quite...

I came in to the office this morning, and I noticed that traffic is already a little lighter around town. Many of us are still working, but I have plenty of friends who have already taken time away from work, starting today. Whatever your faith background, it's hard...

There's a lot of talk these days about fake news -- which is interesting, because most of us have realized for quite some time that much of the news is glorified "PR" in the first place. But before I get there, here is some information that is NOT fake... A bunch of...

It's getting real around our Randall M. Hancock CPA, PC offices these days. Our busiest time of year is definitely during "tax season", but we are in our intense preparatory stage for it AND so are our (smarter) clients. We have no complaints, and we love our clients...

Lost amid all of the Thanksgiving and holiday noise was the fact that a federal judge just blocked the implementation of the new overtime rules that small businesses were scrambling to prepare for this year. They had been scheduled to take effect on 12/1 of this year,...

This week of Thanksgiving seems like it hurtled its way towards us, and suddenly the holidays are upon us. Perhaps it's because of the elections, maybe the weather ... but for some reason, it feels very sudden. And that's probably a good thing, because it's our chance...