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Don’t Talk Trump, Let’s Talk Turkey. Trivia for your Thanksgiving Day.

It really is official. The holidays are here. Turkey. Football. Family. Santa Claus. Whoa! Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Let’s get through Thanksgiving. This week we are not talking accounting, not even talking tax. Welcome to this week’s blog: … Continue reading

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Open Sesame…Open Enrollment!

Open enrollment season is here!  And with it the annual confusion and scrambling.  We’re thinking this week’s blog can eliminate some of that. REINFORCING THE BASICS. What is open enrollment? Annual Open Enrollment (AOE) is this tightly scheduled period each … Continue reading

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What you need to know about the Equifax Data Breach: From The Offices Of Carol McAtee & Associates, CPAs, St Petersburg, Florida

What you need to know about the Equifax Data Breach Background: What is Equifax? Equifax is one of three major U.S. credit reporting bureaus. The other two are TransUnion and Experian. There is also a smaller, less well-known credit-reporting agency … Continue reading

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Identity Theft: What to Watch out for and What to do: UPDATE FROM THE OFFICES OF CAROL McATEE & ASSOCIATES, CPAS, St Petersburg, Florida

Identity Theft: What to Watch out for and What to do Tax-related identity theft typically occurs when someone uses your stolen Social Security number to file a tax return claiming a fraudulent refund. Anyone can fall victim to identity theft. … Continue reading

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Five Things to know before Starting a Business: UPDATE FROM THE OFFICES OF CAROL McATEE & ASSOCIATES, CPAS, St Petersburg, Florida

Five Things to know before Starting a Business Starting a new business is an exciting, but busy time with so much to be done and so little time to do it in. And, if you expect to have employees, there … Continue reading

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Five Ways to Improve Your Financial Situation: UPDATE FROM THE OFFICES OF CAROL McATEE & ASSOCIATES, CPAS, St Petersburg, Florida

Five Ways to Improve Your Financial Situation If you are having trouble paying your debts, it is important to take action sooner rather than later. Doing nothing leads to much larger problems in the future, whether it’s a bad credit … Continue reading

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UPDATE FROM THE OFFICES OF CAROL McATEE & ASSOCIATES, CPAS, St. Petersburg, Florida

McAtee & Associates, CPAS As a follow-up to our last post, we think you will find this information from a recent Bloomberg article by Ben Steverman helpful….            How to Boost Your Social Security Check by 85 Percent For Americans, … Continue reading

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UPDATE FROM THE OFFICES OF CAROL McATEE & ASSOCIATES, CPAS, St. Petersburg, Florida

McAtee & Associates, CPAS   With today’s post, we want to share….                      6 Costly Social Security Traps to Avoid Hidden deep within Social Security’s Handbook and Program Operations Manual System are lots of what we … Continue reading

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UPDATE FROM THE OFFICES OF CAROL McATEE & ASSOCIATES, CPAS, St. Petersburg, Florida

McAtee & Associates, CPAS   As a follow-up to our last post, The Home-Based Business: Basics to Consider, we suggest you use today’s post to assist you in determining if you may qualify for a home office deduction for your … Continue reading

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UPDATE FROM THE OFFICES OF CAROL McATEE & ASSOCIATES, CPAS, St. Petersburg, Florida

McAtee & Associates, CPAS   With the tremendous growth in home-based businesses, this is a timely topic to review in this week’s blog. . .      The Home-Based Business: Basics to Consider More than 52 percent of businesses today are … Continue reading

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