I am a Certified Public Accountant living in the Pac Northwest. I own my own business and work part time as my Church's Bookkeeper. I am a wife, mother, sister and daugher.
+ more bio informationThe statement "What my dog means to me" seems so easy to address until I sit and think about all the things I have learned from Emmitt (Yes, as in Emmitt Smith). And since it's hard for me to remember everything I think a little time travel to the beginning will help along with some ginkgo biloba. When I was 18 years of age a... More..
How to start a non profit organizationAs a CPA who has been cleaning up many of the accounting functions in non-profits I can tell you that how you start your non-profit will dictate how easily it will grow into a auditable entity. Too many non-profits start out in someone's basement because they want to help a sector of soci... More..
You have taken the leap of faith and are looking for someone else to prepare your annual income tax return. There are so many questions that you want answered. How do I know the tax preparer knows the tax code? How much is it going to cost me? What happens if the tax preparer doesn't complete the return properly? What if I do... More..
Just the letters IRS can invoke fear and immediate stress with a taxpayer. The IRS sends thousands of letters off each year to taxpayers and the subject of the letters ranges from a missing form to a calculation error in the taxpayers favor. The way a taxpayer responds to these letters normally dictates the positive or negati... More..
Isn't the better question - Why do you want to become a tax preparer? How many people actually like to scour through the IRS code looking for that elusive loophole that the infomercials on the TV talk about? I guess I must be one of 'those' people because I truly enjoy being a tax preparer. I am a CPA, which means that educat... More..
Should businesses be required to pay for health care insurance?Absolutely not. Is health care insurance unbelievably high? Absolutely. Are ridiculous law suits causing the malpractice insurance to increase, which causes the premiums to increase? Absolutely. But why should a business owner be the individual responsible for thi... More..
After working with multiple non-profits I have come to the conclusion that the three characteristics I would like board member to possess are (1) passion for the mission, (2) willingness to stand firm on their beliefs/morals and (3) keep personal judgments out of their decision making process.Why Passion? Non-profits live and... More..
Tonight I wanted to talk with you all about interruptions. Mommy and Daddy's pastor (The Good Rev Thomas) talked about how interruptions in our day should be looked upon as opportunities to see God's hand in our lives. Mommy really did like the sermon and thought a lot about how it pertains to being a Mommy. And being the goo... More..
I was born and raised in a small town in the great state of Wyoming. The total population when I was living there hovered around 2,500 (without counting the cows, 3,000 with the cows) and my graduating class was only 72 people. For as long as I could remember, I didn't want to live in a small town after I graduated high schoo... More..
I can't tell you how busy a 19 month old can get. For some of you, you can remember what it's like being a 19 month old, others will have a harder time remembering that time in their lives. So, for those of you who have a hard time remembering what us toddlers do all day I will try to remind you.1. Get Mom and Dad up in the m... More..
Jennifer Bonner
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