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April 2011
DNA: The Science of Genetics and Family By John A. Braden, CPA/PFS
A few months ago I signed up for a service that can trace your DNA back to
virtually the beginning of time. I thought it would be interesting to see where
my ancestors actually came from. After all, very few of us really know much about
our families beyond the proceeding 2 or 3 generations.
[Read..]
January 2011
Generational Changes - A New Years Message from John Braden
My grandfather Wilson died in 1951 at the age of 83. He and my grandmother still lived on the farm
where they raised their six children. My grandfather had been a well off farmer. My mother told me
he served as an election judge and she sometimes went with him to try to help neighbors who had ill
family members. The difference between life then and life now is so vast that even we old folks
sometimes forget.
[Read..]
Summer 2010
Medical Update: A personal note from John Braden
Some of you may
have noticed during this last tax season, that I was out of the
office more than normal. At least, I hope some of you noticed.
I want to apologize to anyone that was inconvenienced by my absence.
If you did not notice, then that is thanks to the great job done
by Kim, Suzanne, Nancy and Meredith. [Read..]
Fall 2009
We often get questions about what services our firm provides. Sometimes that question is in the form of a question about "Can you help me with (fill in the blank)? While some
CPA firms concentrate their practices in certain areas, such as governmental or construction, as a general rule it is not allowed for a firm to claim to be a specialist or
expert. In some ways we might be best described to be "General practitioners". [Read..]
April 2009
In some of the materials you will see from and about our firm will include ABBM Group, Ltd. Some of you may question my wisdom in terminating my relationship with GLO and
creating a new one with ABBM. While that may be a legitimate question, we have high hopes for ABBM. [Read..]
January 2009
The Internal Revenue Service has issued the 2009 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable,
medical or moving purposes. [Read..]
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IFRS vs. US GAAP
For some time I have been researching International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in order to write a short summary that explains in plain English how adoption of IFRS would cause US Companies to change their accounting. [Read..]
A PRIMER FOR PAYING FOR COLLEGE
With college tuition skyrocketing, many parents are interested in learning more about saving and paying for college. So, whether your child is still in diapers or already has
completed his or her first semester, get out your pencil and take note of these education planning strategies. [Read..]
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