A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away (okay, on May 21, 1980), The Empire Strikes Back introduced the world to Yoda, the oldest, most-powerful, and most syntactically-challenged Jedi knight in the universe. Yoda delighted audiences as he trained Luke Skywalker, launched him into battle against Darth Vader, and died peacefully at age 900, his… Read More

Last month, Ben Affleck’s new popcorn thriller, The Accountant 2, hit theaters, nine years after the original delighted audiences. Early reviews were positive, and the Hollywood trade rags reported a $24.5 million opening weekend gross. Millions of Affleck’s fans flocked to their local multiplex to see their favorite number cruncher wrestle with spreadsheets, fight bogus deductions,… Read More

Last month, Peacock aired the series finale of their monster hit Yellowstone. (One big spoiler to come!) For five and a half seasons, the show chronicled the ups and downs of the Dutton family, heirs to the largest contiguous ranch in the United States, as they fought to defend their land. On one side, greedy developers… Read More

Holidays are drawing near, and most of us are scrambling with shopping, parties, and visions of sugar plums dancing in our heads. But have you ever realized how busy Santa must be? His last-minute gift list puts yours to shame. Fortunately, he’s got an entire North Pole full of elves to help manage the work.… Read More

Most Americans don’t think much about Denmark. When we do, we’re amused that a tiny Scandinavian peninsula still owns Greenland, the world’s largest (and most dishonestly-named) island. Or maybe we think of the gorgeous capital, Copenhagen, where the Little Mermaid statue guards the Langelinie pier and promenade. But Denmark is surprisingly quite rural. Two-thirds of… Read More

 Economies across the board are roaring back from the pandemic. But few have roared back faster than Ireland. The Emerald Isle is projected to grow by 2.5% this year and 3% next year. The Wall Street Journal reports the government is stashing cash in two sovereign wealth funds and regulators are warning they’re spending so fast they… Read More

As President Donald Trump’s first year in office drew to a close, Washington gave us the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. That legislation reformed the system in conventional Republican fashion by broadening the base (subjecting more income to tax) and lowering rates. On the corporate side, they did this mainly by closing avenues… Read More

Double Scary 👻☠️ Legend holds that in 1494, an Italian friar named Luca Pacioli was sitting under an olive tree when a fruit bounced off his head. In a flash of insight, the nerdy Brother invented the “double-entry bookkeeping” system where each entry has a corresponding and opposite entry to a different account. Those entries, called debits…… Read More

As AI continues to advance, the tax preparation industry may be in for a wild ride. With the ability to process vast amounts of data and make calculations faster than a team of accountants, these machine-learning monsters may make tax season a breeze for some, but spell doom for others. Imagine a world where you… Read More

How much would you sacrifice to the IRS to achieve your financial goals? The ancient Greeks understood that sometimes life calls for sacrifice. In Greek mythology, King Minos of Crete forced the people of Athens to send him seven young men and seven maidens in retribution for the death of his son Androgeos. They can’t… Read More