by - November 1, 2015 10:56 pm
guest commentary by David Potts Editor’s note: David Potts is a certified public accountant with more than 33 years experience. Although every effort is made to provide you accurate and…
by - October 11, 2015 2:34 pm
As a Southern Baptist later turned Presbyterian, I don’t follow Pope Politics. I was suspicious and a bit uncomfortable with his appearance before Congress, but I expect that was the…
by - September 7, 2015 4:35 pm
The greatest threat to America’s small businesses is terrorism – domestic terrorism. If you are a business owner, this isn’t news. It has been reality for decades. It just gets…
by - August 17, 2015 6:07 pm
I spent this past Sunday afternoon reading a mystery. It wasn’t Agatha Christie. It was the City of Fort Smith, Arkansas Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Year Ended Dec….
by - July 29, 2015 3:02 pm
I have a particular dislike for bookkeepers and accountants who commit fraud and embezzle from their employers. The act is vile and the person committing the fraud betrays their employer’s…
by - July 12, 2015 7:37 pm
Ray Gosack’s sudden and unexpected resignation as Fort Smith’s City Administrator without a hint of the reason begs one to speculate as to the why. Speculation isn’t reliable in finding…
by - June 30, 2015 7:25 pm
When businesses become customers of other businesses, the interactions between the companies can be very instructive, providing each company with “how to” lessons, and many times with “how not to”…
by - June 1, 2015 7:04 pm
The irrelevance of the office of mayor in Fort Smith is a structural deficiency that needs to be corrected. Under our current form of government the mayor’s function is designed…
by - May 11, 2015 4:03 pm
Where there is no vision, the people perish, at least that is one translation of Proverbs 29:18. Although I have no ecclesiastical or apostolic authority to change the Bible, I…
by - April 30, 2015 7:19 pm
A recent commentary by me suggesting that we make Fort Smith a place that caters to the retirement crowd was not well received by all. My tagline, “Fort Smith is…
by - April 19, 2015 7:05 pm
I recently had an “Aha!” moment. I’ve worried about the Greater Fort Smith Region’s lack of economic growth, the loss of our youth to other cities and states in order…
by - April 5, 2015 7:24 pm
It’s that time of year again. It arrives the same time each year. A sign this time is here is the number of usually smiling people you see with scowls….
by - March 22, 2015 10:58 pm
Much of our thought process is language-based. As a consequence, our vocabulary and understanding of language can determine the quality of our thinking and understanding about life. The risk of…
by - March 8, 2015 7:11 pm
One of the most common reasons I hear for opposition to Fort Smith changing its form of government to the mayor/council for is cronyism. I personally think this argument is…
by - February 23, 2015 5:03 pm
Last week, I had appointments with two clients. With each client I started our meeting by asking the question, “How was your year?” Both answered that it was one of…
by - February 2, 2015 4:54 pm
Any “tax reform” passed by Congress and signed by our President this year, next year, or in any future year will never change this one fact: by design, the sole…
by - January 18, 2015 7:42 pm
While national political events capture the attention of the majority of our news media, Arkansas lawmakers are meeting in Little Rock writing, debating, and passing state laws that affect our…
by - January 6, 2015 9:46 pm
Unless you are involved in some criminal activity, January is a good time for a business to review its document retention policy. A well designed document retention policy that is…
by - December 21, 2014 7:03 pm
This past Friday, President Obama signed into law the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014. Do you remember those Bush tax cuts that were retroactively extended on Jan. 2, 2013…
by - December 7, 2014 5:37 pm
Each year December brings Christmas and uncertainty in the permanency of the Internal Revenue Code. While Christmas brings a frenzy of consumer spending, exhausted parents, overeating, and renewed family feuds…
