Category Archives: Finance

Are You Preparing Your Team for Success?

A recent Wall Street Journal article on Tracy Britt (‘A Rising Star Emerges at Berkshire‘)  highlights several key components to professional growth. While at first blush the article talks of Ms. Britt’s bringing Mr. Buffett a bushel of corn at the … Continue reading

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Accounting & Technology Find Common Ground

Ever since I was a kid I have always had an interest in technology. In high school I built two computers, and I built another one in college. When I started college, I originally wanted to major in IT. A … Continue reading

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Can Illinois Bring Manufacturing Back to Life?

This article reinforces a theme I have heard at no less than four manufacturing related events I have attended in the last year. “Re-shoring” is happening and it is up to the Illinois Government and Labor Unions to see that … Continue reading

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Small Business: How Do You Protect Your Data?

After 20 years of working with small businesses in their IT environment, I’m seeing a new trend in how companies are looking to protect and backup their data.  It’s still common to meet prospects that are using the same old method … Continue reading

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How You Spend Your Tax Refund to Improve Your Financial Situation

I believe our job as accountants is not simply to prepare a client’s tax returns, but also to help our clients manage personal tax issues and financially succeed.  Preparing tax returns may be considered a commodity service, however, understanding the … Continue reading

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Lessons Learned from Joint Hearing

  Recently, our own Kurt Anderson testified before the joint Revenue Committee regarding the EDGE Tax Credit and proposed modifications to the legislation to grant greater access for small businesses to the EDGE Tax Credits.  Read a short synopsis of the hearing … Continue reading

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Keeping up with Technology

I was asked to write a blog related to Technology. At first I thought that was like asking the blind to lead the blind. However, after thinking about it, I decided there are probably a lot more people out there … Continue reading

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CDH Meets with the Accountants of Tomorrow!

Corbett, Duncan & Hubly, P.C. (CDH) attended the annual University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Accounting Club banquet at the Westin Hotel in Chicago on Thursday, April 25, 2012.  The UIC Accounting Club banquet is an event to allow accounting … Continue reading

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KPMG Case Serves As Reminder…

I’ve been following the recent KPMG case where a long-standing partner who had spent nearly three decades as an auditor admitted he provided stock tips on clients to a friend in exchange for cash and gifts. These stock tips allegedly led to … Continue reading

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Freedom!!!

No, that’s not my imitation of William Wallace, or the ramblings of a tax accountant on April 15. I am referring to Tax Freedom Day or April 18, 2013 (for Federal taxes). And for those of you in Illinois, Tax … Continue reading

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