by elkpt_QvXt938 | Apr 8, 2019 | Fraud, Latest News
Several years ago, I met with a gentleman who sat on the Board of Directors of a local Homeowners Association (HOA). This gentleman firmly believed that there was fiscal mismanagement by the firm that was managing the HOA. While this gentleman wanted a financial...
by elkpt_QvXt938 | Mar 27, 2019 | Events, Latest News
Winter in the Inland Northwest can prevent some challenges. The days are short, gray and the weather makes it difficult to get outside and enjoy activities that we wait all year to participate in. To alleviate the boredom of winter, we began an experiment this year...
by elkpt_QvXt938 | Mar 21, 2019 | Accounting, Latest News
I find it amazing how everyone except tax accountants are experts in tax advice. I hear from people all the time “well, my doctor told me” or “my friend told me” or “I heard on Fox News” . . . Instead of going straight to an expert and trained professional, people...
by elkpt_QvXt938 | Mar 19, 2019 | Accounting, Latest News
One day last year I was scrolling through Facebook when I saw a post that immediately caught my attention. A retired local journalist announced his retirement was temporarily ending so he could prepare tax returns at a local accounting office. I nearly “spit my coffee...
by elkpt_QvXt938 | Mar 18, 2019 | Fraud, Latest News
For the last year and a half, I have been working on a fraud investigation in the financial services sector. The lead came to our firm as a whistleblower complaint from current and former employees of the suspect organization. Over the period of nine months I met with...
by elkpt_QvXt938 | Feb 27, 2019 | Fraud, Latest News
Filing your income taxes can be stressful. More so when you get a letter from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Further, when that letter states that someone with your Social Security Number (SSN) has already filed a tax return and the one you filed has been...
