“…it is the one riddle you do not know, not the thousand you do know, that will destroy you.” * There are many legends of riddles with life or death consequences. The Sphinx in Greek literature. Gollum in Lord of…

At age fifteen I found myself living on a tiny college campus comprising three hundred kids in the middle of the wilderness. The campus was at the top of the Berkshire mountains, a long way away from civilization. The college…

I mentioned, in a prior blog, the arrogance of bookkeepers who feel superior to their clients. I find it humorous that these bookkeepers, who are making far less money than their clients, consider those clients low class because of the…

“To Count” can mean two things. The first meaning is to point to a thing and say the number 1, then point to the next thing and say the number 2, then point to the next thing and say the…

Before you discount this topic as having nothing to do with accounting, please pause. The intention of this site is an improved understanding of accounting. If you are working in an accounting office, your first few days are going to…

I would like to open the floor up for discussion regarding a topic that often bewilders me. Perhaps someone out there can shed some light on the causes and cures for arrogance in the profession of accounting. While there are…

A review course will provide the material you need to learn to pass the CPA exam. Sometimes if something is handed to you, you take it for granted or find fault in it. When you think that a subject is…