Real Life: Funny stories from the busy season
Herewith are some true busy season experiences posted by accounting professionals on Tax Almanac's "Funniest Tax Story of the Day" forum. AccountingWEB has been given permission to reprint these articles. We hope readers will post comments at the bottom, sharing their own reminiscences from busy seasons gone by.
10 ways CPAs (and their assistants) recognize tax season
By Yvonne OlsonTax season already? Sometimes the obvious hits us between the eyes, but all too often it just sneaks up on us.
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Singing CPA releases new CD of holiday music
Steven Zelin, aka The Singing CPA, has announced the release of his latest CD just in time for the 2008 Holiday Season titled, "No Accounting For The ...
Intuit teams with Tommy Silk to create Jingle Generator for small businesses
Need a jingle for your business? Intuit, makers of QuickBooks software, has created a new Web site called the Intuit QuickBooks Jingle Generator. This...
Music-loving accountants sing a different tune in April
You have to wonder what the late, great Nat King Cole would think about Steven Zelin changing the lyrics on his hit "Unforgettable" so the ballad conj...
Sitcom Tax: Audit or odd-ity, Sitcom characters get investigated by the IRS
For decades, Hollywood has been capitalizing on our fear of audits to provide fuel for sitcomedy. Of course, to make the story lines work, Hollywood h...
Filing taxes last minute? 3 tips to win over your CPA
By Yvonne OlsonI find it difficult to have pity on people who procrastinate about filing taxes on time.I do admit, however, that I myself am a procras...
Surviving the final push to April 15
Attention CPAs in Chicago, New York and Houston: Your cities rank No. 1, 2 and 3, respectively, on the list of Top 10 Tax Procrastinating Cities in Am...
Sitcom Tax: On April 15th Dagwood gives the mailman a bum’s rush
For reasons that will always dismay accountants, many taxpayers wait till April 15th to file their yearly returns. Chances are, none of them will have...
Laughing at taxes: Lawyer wins TurboTax laugh contest
A good laugh never hurt anyone, especially at tax time. And Austin attorney John Ramsey came up with enough good laughs about taxes to win the Intuit ...
Sitcom Tax: A round-up of tax information courtesy of Hollywood
Income tax misinformation abounds in the world as Hollywood portrays it. And the trouble is, some people believe what they see. Here's a grab bag of t...
Sitcom Tax: George and Gracie whip taxes
Now that tax season is nearing its end, you probably feel like you've heard every possible explanation, every trumped up excuse, and every illogical c...
Sitcom Tax: Jack Benny vs. the IRS
Do you remember the old Jack Benny Show of the 50s and 60s? Jack played himself, a comedian who nurtured a reputation as a world-class skinflint. Rece...
Sitcom Tax: Everything I need to know about income tax I learned watching TV
There's federal tax. There's state tax. And then there's sitcom tax. Sitcom tax is the body of knowledge created by Hollywood that's meant to represen...
Lights! Camera! Accountants take to the big screen
The stereotypical accountants may seem like they lead an orderly, quiet life, with little excitement or notoriety. And when you think of Hollywood gla...
Rules to live by
1. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.2. Don't worry about what people think, they don't do it very...
