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Happy New Year - here's what's cookin'!
As we enter the last weekend of 2023, I want to extend my gratitutde to the clients and friends (and funny how clients become friends...)...
stancook5
Dec 30, 20231 min read
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Merry Christmas... and Small Businesses - our friends at FinCen have a lovely gift for us in 2024!
Hey all! Hopefully your holiday season is filled with peace, love and joy. While there is MUCH yet to evolve, so please consider this...
stancook5
Dec 15, 20232 min read
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Hey, all you business entities out there... fun times ahead!
What could be more fun on a Saturday morning than to think about upcoming tax/legal requirements for your business entity? Well, there's...
stancook5
Aug 26, 20231 min read
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2023 IRS energy credits - "new and improved."
2023 brought new rules to the world of energy credits on individual tax returns. Today the IRS issued guidance regarding eligibility for...
stancook5
Aug 7, 20231 min read
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IRS activity -
Hey all - seems like IRS is ramping up examination activity - nobody wants to see a letter like this in the mailbox; so what needs to...
stancook5
Jun 9, 20231 min read
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Filing relief for our local area-
Hey all - on April 17 (!) the IRS announced deadline relief for some Indiana counties affected by the March 31 storms. Yes, that...
stancook5
Apr 18, 20231 min read
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New link - Christian Tax Advisors
Thanks to Christian Tax Advisors for allowing me to share! Forum Members — Christian Tax Advisors!
stancook5
Feb 16, 20231 min read
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Oh, Indiana (partnerships, we're looking at you...)
Hey all!!! Special shout out to those with Indiana partnership tax returns filed on Form IT-65. You thought 2022 was over? Not so fast,...
stancook5
Jan 31, 20231 min read
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WFRN Monday morning! 100.1FM Winamac...
Hey all! Just a heads up I'm excited to be live on WFRN - 100.1FM Winamac, 93.7 Kokomo and 104.7 Elkhart/South Bend. Love this...
stancook5
Jan 22, 20231 min read
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Reflecting...
One of the most convicting 'letters' I've ever read. Much respect on this day of remembering. Link to the actual letter is here -...
stancook5
Jan 16, 20231 min read
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It's coming...
Hey all - just a note that I took the tax organizer packets to the post office today and they should be mailed out tomorrow. A friendly...
stancook5
Jan 12, 20231 min read
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2023 update - with a little humor!
Hey all! All good here - but this made me laugh so hope it brings a smile. Just a heads up that tax organizers will likely be mailed out...
stancook5
Jan 5, 20231 min read
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WFRN - Family Friendly Radio!
So excited to be live on WFRN this morning with Doug and Cody! My family and I started listening to the station back in the 90's so it...
stancook5
Nov 30, 20221 min read
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Gone fishin'...
Well sorta. Figuratively, anyway. But regardless, I'll be out of the office with limited access to email until November 15. So if you...
stancook5
Nov 2, 20221 min read
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Indiana, oh Indiana...
Hey all! So a few people have contacted me about the $650 (for married couples who qualify) Indiana refund checks which have started to...
stancook5
Aug 26, 20221 min read
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You okay, brother? (or sister?)
Good morning friends! At our staff meeting this morning, marketing VP Charlie the Cardinal showed up to give his two cents. Okay he was...
stancook5
Aug 25, 20221 min read
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Check your withholdings, sir/ma'am?
With the title, just reminiscing about the service stations of days gone by - "check your oil, sir?" Well, in tax world it's a different...
stancook5
Jul 29, 20221 min read
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Family First..
A more personal note -part of the reason my wife and I chose to live in Indiana was family. While business is important and I'm all...
stancook5
Jun 29, 20221 min read
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2022 IRS Standard Mileage Update
To the surprise of nobody who has filled up recently at a gas station, the IRS has announced that the standard mileage rate has increased...
stancook5
Jun 13, 20221 min read
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Cardinal at the window...
Life feels pretty full this morning but Charlie stopped by to make sure I’m motivated! The Bible speaks of ‘ox in the ditch…’ ‘Cardinal...
stancook5
Mar 27, 20221 min read
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