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    New Journeys to Peruse at spscpa.com

    Posted July 27, 2009 | by The Team at Sobul, Primes & Schenkel (last updated 4-9-2024)
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    Okay, We’ve just expanded the Management Team page of our website to include more of the good people who look after your accounting needs. It’s your chance to put faces to names, and learn a little more about us. These profiles include: the personal journey they’ve taken; degrees, certifications and memberships; professional appointments, and a few tidbits beyond the office.…

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    Newsflash – Foreign Banks and Financial Accounts

    Posted July 20, 2009 | by The Team at Sobul, Primes & Schenkel (last updated 4-9-2024)

    July 20, 2009 Dear Clients: FOREIGN BANK AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS The Internal Revenue Service has increased its scrutiny of offshore accounts and foreign income.  This is part of an effort by the U.S. government to recover tax dollars lost to offshore tax evasion and to increase the required reporting of offshore accounts.  Currently, the government has a high profile case…

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    Chris Morris and the Palisades-Malibu YMCA

    Posted June 24, 2009 | by The Team at Sobul, Primes & Schenkel (last updated 4-9-2024)
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    Earlier It was about 12 years ago that Chris Morris found himself spending a lot of time at a place he had known his entire life…the local YMCA. His girls joined the Indian Princess program and Chris was a devoted parent. So much so, that by the third year of their participation, he became Chief of the Tribe. Eventually, a…

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    When is gone not really gone at all?

    Posted June 5, 2009 | by The Team at Sobul, Primes & Schenkel (last updated 4-9-2024)
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    SPS technology means staff are always within reach However much we love our offices on Wilshire Boulevard, it’s important for us to go out into the real world at times to meet with clients, participate in professional conferences and fulfill speaking engagements. These out-of-office experiences are an important part of a thriving accounting firm. In the past, out of the…

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    Thinking of remodeling and going greener? Now might be the time.

    Posted May 25, 2009 | by The Team at Sobul, Primes & Schenkel (last updated 26-5-2023)
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    Are you one of the many people who are not only considering remodeling but also reducing their carbon footprint while saving money? If you are, taking the next step just got a lot easier thanks to new, expanded tax benefits that are available for 2009 and 2010 as part of the recently enacted American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Because of…

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    A Walk on the Wild Side

    Posted November 29, 2008 | by The Team at Sobul, Primes & Schenkel (last updated 22-3-2023)
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    Contributing to the important work of The Nature of Wildworks Jeff Cameron, an SPS partner, and Mollie Hogan grew up next door to each other and have remained friends over the years. When she founded The Nature of Wildworks in 1995, Jeff offered to help. With Jeff's leadership, SPS currently prepares annual financial statements and tax returns for the nonprofit…

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    SPS European Tour 2008

    Posted October 27, 2008 | by The Team at Sobul, Primes & Schenkel (last updated 22-3-2023)
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    How the firm helps musicians complete a successful tour Okay, we may not be headlining, but we do lend a lot of support to musical artists on tour, whether traveling domestically or internationally. It’s just another example of the kind of work we do in our Business Management group. Here’s how we help one of our clients recently completed a…

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    An Appreciation for Depreciation

    Posted October 5, 2008 | by The Team at Sobul, Primes & Schenkel (last updated 4-9-2024)
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    New Depreciation Rules are Part of the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 Earlier this year, the “Economic Stimulus Act of 2008” was passed in an effort to jumpstart the economy. In addition to the stimulus tax rebates for individuals and families, the new law includes a couple of business incentives that we want to make sure you know about, especially…

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    For Love of the Game

    Posted September 1, 2008 | by Steven Levitt (last updated 4-9-2024)
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    For most of the last 10 years, I have coached baseball at Encino Little League. With two boys currently playing, there are many weeks in the year when I am at Little League nearly every day of the week, between practices and games. Coaching allows me to be with my kids and help other kids. One of the challenges is…

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    Eco Friendly Accounting

    Posted July 25, 2008 | by The Team at Sobul, Primes & Schenkel (last updated 4-9-2024)
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    How firms like SPS can go green without sacrificing client services Just how eco-friendly is your home or business? It’s something we ask ourselves all the time. And we are constantly seeking out new ways to conserve resources wherever possible. So here are some of the things we have figured out and implemented. From a firm perspective, we have worked…

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