The Barefoot Accountant

The Barefoot Accountant—is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor,  operating an accounting, tax, and QuickBooks consulting firm in Berlin, Connecticut, Accountants CPA Hartford, Connecticut, LLC.  Bill has instructed graduate and undergraduate courses in Accounting, Auditing, and other subjects at the University of Hartford, Central Connecticut State University, Hartford State Technical College, and Purdue University. He also taught GMAT and CPA Exam Review Classes at the Stanley H. Kaplan Educational Center and at Person-Wolinsky, and is certified to teach trade-related subjects at Connecticut Vocational Technical Schools. His articles on tax and accounting have been published in several professional journals as well as on several accounting websites. William was born and raised in New Britain, Connecticut, and served on the City's Board of Finance and Taxation as well as its City Plan Commission.  Bill is a crazed animal lover, feeding birds, squirrels, chipmunks, skunks, possums, stray cats, and any two-legged or four-legged critter traversing through his yard.  His backyard in Berlin, Connecticut has been certified as a habitat suitable for wildlife by the National Wildlife Federation.

Bill also writes an Accounting, QuickBooks, and Tax blog:  Accounting, QuickBooks, and Taxes by the Barefoot Accountant.  For entertaining articles, please see his listing at The Amazing Brighenti.

Latest posts

Apr
08
Last night while rummaging through my library, I came upon a tragedy written by John Ford in 1629, "'Tis a Pity She's a Whore", and needless to say, with my ever digressive mind, I thought of how "whorish" individuals can be when it comes to declaring tax deductions on their tax returns.
Mar
29
A little boy wanted $100 to buy a bicycle.
Mar
28
I have written a number of blogs raising questions about Intuit's commitment to quality products and services as well as its regard and treatment of professional accountants.  Regarding a recent problem that I had with ProSeries,
Mar
26
I have been saying this will be the last year I will use ProSeries, but when it comes to transferring and converting all of my client files onto another tax software, I wince and reorder ProSeries. What a moron. When will I ever learn?
Mar
09
Are you one of those believers in the quality of Intuit products? Have you seen the commercials for TurboTax offering you assurance of professionals available to assist you in doing your taxes?
Jul
26
James Henry, British economist and author of "The Price of Offshore Revisited", recently released years of research on the money held in tax havens beyond the reach of local tax authorities.
Jun
06
On Thurday, June 7th, at 1 PM ET, David Cay Johnston will be interviewed by the Barefoot Accountant on his livestream internet program about taxes and U.S.
May
25
What do Gail Perry, Rob Nance, Rocky Anderson, Chris Shays, and Adam Green all have in common?Rocky Anderson, Presidential Candidate for 2012

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