astraelraen

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by astraelraen 3y ago
I am a CPA with 20+ years of experience. I laugh at the lawyer/accountant/medical analogies, not because they aren't true, mostly for people who insinuate medical professionals should work for free or are obligated to work fo
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by astraelraen 5y ago
The Founder and the Force Multiplier is a good read (and quick too) - it's real estate related but has a lot of good tips/guidance on the questions you are asking. Be very explicit with expectations and be willing to follow throug
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by astraelraen 5y ago
I am not locked in to Intuit nor justifying their cost increases because it hits all users (wholesale/retail) but their eco-system when taken as a whole makes accounting and payroll generally simple for the small business owner. Of cou
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by astraelraen 7y ago
Most US taxpayers that this will "help" are small businesses that utilize the cash basis of accounting. There is no deferral for cash basis taxpayers and the accounting is simply you get cash, you have income. Does that mean small
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by astraelraen 9y ago
From an engineering standpoint it seems like it is just a weight and packaging problem to me. The Pacifica PHEV weighs about 5,000lbs depending on configuration. I think the only deficit it really has to the Model X is drag co-efficient but
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by astraelraen 9y ago
It does pure-EV. Advertised range in pure-EV is about 30-36 miles. We have only owned it since October 2017. The actual range we get in pure-EV has been about 20ish give or take a few miles either direction. My comment related to the gas en
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by astraelraen 9y ago
We own a 2018 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid (PHEV) Cost after 7500 tax credit was comparable (slightly higher) than gas only variants with dealer discounts. Winter mpg(e) was fairly unimpressive, about 24mpg(e) combined. Chrysler programmed (?
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by astraelraen 10y ago
This is a really bad idea from a tax and legal perspective. As a CPA, I don't deal with silicon valley startups. However, I do deal with people who want to start small businesses fairly frequently as well as their needs for legal advic
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by astraelraen 10y ago
Some areas in the US can't support fig wasps due to the temperature. There are fig varieties that do not require fig wasps. I have two in my backyard.
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by astraelraen 10y ago
If you discount all the hypothetical environmental costs that at best guess are just that, guesses. And, if you were to consider this penalty in a somewhat satirical manner, it would have been cheaper for VW if they would have been killing
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by astraelraen 11y ago
1991 Master Tax Guide versus 2012 Master Tax Guide https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1510099/linked/MasterTax...
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by astraelraen 11y ago
I am a CPA and unless you have dealt with the IRS over the long-term, I think most of America has no idea how incompetent the IRS is. You would be frightened if they prepared your taxes for any more than the simple return, ie some W2s. I wo
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by astraelraen 14y ago
I love the articles and commentary comparing US gun laws to other countries in the world. There is no comparision and the US will never have gun laws similar to other nations. Any discussion on banning weapons is moot considering that the 2