Who Says Tax CPAs Are Boring?

Yes, they have a stigma attached to them. Tax accountants are quiet, conservative, introverted, boring and tic & tie numbers all day.

Hey, you must be thinking something different than me!

My friend Robert Raiola is anything but boring – (see my December post [1]). He was quoted on the ESPN site regarding the amazing shot by an average computer technician last Friday night at the Miami Heat game. It was one of those mid-court promotions to win money ($75,000).

Well, the guy made the shot. He got the honor of being tackled by LaBron James after making it. However, he doesn’t get to take home $75,000. ”A lot of people don’t realize: You don’t win what you win,” said Robert Raiola, an accountant with FMRTL in Cranford, NJ whose clients include athletes.

Follow this link to see the shot [2] and to read about the tax liability. It is still a very valuable shot!

Robert Raiola tweets as @SportsTaxMan [3] and has nearly 14,000 followers – not bad for a CPA. Why aren’t you tweeting?