Guest Commentary

The broom man

Tax season, for CPAs, can be hellacious. Clients are anxious to get their tax returns so you work long hours. A person tends to get tired, perhaps even a bit…

You can do it

My wife says I’m not sensitive. I might not be at times. One time, after helping a client fire a manager who was underperforming, I was told by this client…

Use the uncertainty

This summer the subject of income taxes has triggered much talk, mixed with misinformation and demonstrations of anxiety. The first half of the year we had to wait to see…

Aurora: Notes from the Floor

Last Tuesday, I had the honor of presiding over the United States House of Representatives during a voting series. In the middle of the vote, Rep. Ed Perlmutter of Colorado…

21 new taxes

Since June 28, the date the Supreme Court ruled on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the mandate requiring individuals to purchase health insurance or…

Help study cancer

What if we could personally participate in research that might help determine factors that cause or prevent cancer? What if our involvement, and that research, ultimately leads to the elimination…

“it’s constitutional. Bitches” (Punctuated as tweeted) Just in case you missed it, the above quote was tweeted Thursday by Patrick Gaspard, the Democratic National Committee’s Executive Director, when he learned…

2% or 20%?

A friend related to me a conversation he had a few years back with a yellow pages salesman. The salesman was explaining to him the difference, in his opinion, between…

Oklahoma changes

This year’s legislative session included a number of major policy victories that will save taxpayer dollars, deliver more efficient government services and create an environment more conducive to job creation….

The mission thing

A month or so ago, I mentioned to a friend and colleague that we needed to plan the direction of our firm over the next couple of years. He responded…

Work values

Work is a worthwhile endeavor. Hard work is what made the United States of America the world’s greatest economic power. By hard work, I don’t mean just brute force. It’s…

Community courage

Six months ago, I first became aware of how prevalent child sexual abuse was throughout the United States and in our community. Learning that 1 in 5 children are sexually…

A petition isn’t action

The beautiful Clayton House — home of Federal prosecutor WHH Clayton who prosecuted the cases that went before "Hanging" Judge Isaac C. Parker — was condemned for demolition in 1969….

Busyness

Busyness in a small business can be the enemy of its success. I'm an expert in busyness. I own a CPA firm where preparation of income tax returns is a…

Seek first to buy

Not everybody is going to be a Steve Jobs or a Steve Wozniak and change the world by tinkering with a new idea in their garage. But when you read…

Fear not

I’m confused. Isn’t the economy supposed to be hurting, limping along without much hope for the future? That seems to be the theme of conversation with many the people with…

The Chinese farm lesson

Back in January, I was driving home, listening to NPR to avoid the advertisements played around 6 o’clock by commercial radio stations. The program, Fresh Air, was about how China’s…