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“Mom, keep it simple, enough with decorating the job tickets!@#$% You are wasting time!” So, it comes down to this between my first-born son, Jason, and my creative leanings. He just doesn’t get me. He certainly doesn’t appreciate me! Can’t he just lighten up? I silently pout and continue decorating the job tickets I’m making [...]

Taxpayers who did not receive a W-2 from an employer are advised by the IRS to perform the following steps: 1. Contact the employer to inquire about its mailing and verify the address. 2. If the W-2 is not received by February 14, 2012, contact the IRS and provide the employer’s information, dates of employment [...]

It’s Valentine’s Day and we have to admit it: We love our clients. The exciting news is that you love us back. Today presents the perfect opportunity to share a few of our favorite comments… “I’d give up shopping and travel in this economy, but there’s no way I would give up Beth…none!” (Image courtesy [...]

Please welcome Detroit Bully Crew as the newest member of the EA Schensky family!  As an animal-loving, rescue-supporting office, we give animal rescues a 30% discount on tax and accounting services.  Many of these groups do so much work on a shoe-string budget.  We want to help them thrive as small businesses because their work [...]

The Internal Revenue Service and the Justice Department said Tuesday they have conducted a massive nationwide sweep to nab identity theft fraudsters as part of a stepped-up effort against tax refund fraud. The IRS has come under increasing pressure to crack down on identity theft and this tax season it announced it was taking additional [...]

MSU, Meijer launch ‘Made in Michigan’ initiative EAST LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan State University Product Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources and Meijer launched the “Made in Michigan” initiative to strengthen the state’s economy by supporting Michigan small businesses. The initiative will launch Jan. 29 when nearly 50 new items – including marinara sauce, [...]

We have talked about this in an earlier blog… but here is a different organization of the facts. Michigan Seniors need to be mindful of all of their pension sources because most are automatically beginning the withholding process for Michigan tax. Our office is here to help if you (or a family member) would like [...]

No good news for the economy seen here except that inflation remains low. Hopefully the Federal Reserve has a pessimistic view. And we will count on small business to change that forecast with all of their hard work. Always remember that small business is where the growth is! Go get’um folks and let’s turn things [...]

Sixty five years I have spent in and around the Detroit metropolitan area. I grew up in a Detroit suburb, earned a bachelor’s degree in management, traveled the world in the military and returned home to start a family and embark on a 24-year banking career. Sandwiched in there I earned an MBA. Today, I [...]

The 2012 tax filing season is officially open, according to the IRS. The IRS e-file system for individuals is now operating at 100 percent after initially coming back on line on January 17 and experiencing lengthly upload delays after accepting individual and business returns. The system was taken off line without notification on January 18 [...]