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I have to first get this off my chest, before we get to the orders of business for today. A San Diego friend who was watching football the other day asked me about a commercial he saw from a "popular" tax chain (who shall remain nameless) that is heavily advertising...

I shared my "resolutions" last week, and it was really nice to see the response, and to know that many of our San Diego clients are equally excited for the opportunity to put new legs to a new year ... and to make 2017 (much) better than 2016. I remember seeing a...

Well, here we are in 2017. Rather eerie, in my opinion. As the holidays wind down, it means no more extended family (which might be a relief?), no more parties, no more presents. Just ... daily life in San Diego. And, in my opinion, this coming week is actually...

I woke up Monday morning, after the wonderful holiday weekend ... and I had a realization: "After today, there are only FIVE days left in 2016." Perhaps not a genius realization -- fine. BUT, if you're smart about how you handle these days, you can pay yourself quite...

I came in to the office this morning, and I noticed that traffic is already a little lighter around town. Many of us are still working, but I have plenty of friends who have already taken time away from work, starting today. Whatever your faith background, it's hard...

There's a lot of talk these days about fake news -- which is interesting, because most of us have realized for quite some time that much of the news is glorified "PR" in the first place. But before I get there, here is some information that is NOT fake... A bunch of...

It's getting real around our Top Hat Tax & Financial Services offices these days. Our busiest time of year is definitely during "tax season", but we are in our intense preparatory stage for it AND so are our (smarter) clients. We have no complaints, and we love...

[pullquote cite="Darryl Hale" type="left, right"]I know your business. Because we deal with clients like you all the time, I've got a leg up on all those "gurus", since I'm right there in the trenches with you.[/pullquote] Darryl Hale here, your tax and accounting...

Darryl Hale here, your tax professional. I know that we haven't posted much before, but starting this week I'm hoping that you and I can have a conversation. You see, there hasn't been an environment like the one we're now facing in this economy and in our nation for...