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Interview With Dominique Molina, CPA, About The Impetus For The American Institute Of Certified Tax Planners
Dominique Molina is the President and founder of the American Institute of Certified Tax Planners. Prior to founding Certified Tax Planners, she successfully managed her own practice, a San Diego-based, full-service tax, accounting, and business consulting firm,...
Setting Better Boundaries
When it comes to setting boundaries, we seem to have a lot of confusion and angst about the subject. So many of us feel a tug-of-war going on with questions like what is a boundary actually, when do we need to set one, and what’s the best way to do it? What can...
Why You Should Love Your Job Before You Leave It
So be honest - when you read the title of this episode, were you confused? Did you think to yourself, “If I loved my job, then why would I leave it?” Don’t worry, it’s a confusing concept for most people but I promise it will make sense. The reason it’s confusing to...
The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective Accountant Moms
When was the last time you really took a look at how effective you are both personally and professionally? If you’re like most hard-working accountant moms, you probably think you’re pretty effective since you’re doing your best to balance an accounting career with...
Hiding a Pregnancy from an Employer
How many of you have considered, or have actually, hidden your pregnancy from your employer? Maybe you had concerns about being fired, being looked over for a promotion, or you were in the position of potentially being hired by a new employer and worried about your...
Stepping Out Of Your Comfort Zone
Stepping Out Of Your Comfort Zone As accountants, doing what’s familiar, what seems logical, and what appears safe, is often what leads us to an accounting career in the first place. Most of us did well in subjects like Math, enjoying the structure, the ability to...
Interview With Bridget Kaigler, CPA, About Her Humble Beginnings and Non-Traditional Path To Becoming A CPA
Bridget Kaigler, CPA, CGMA, CMA, MBA is a seasoned professional with more than twenty years of experience in tax and financial analyses. Bridget’s humble beginnings and non-traditional path to becoming a CPA was the foundation and encouragement to begin her own...
Strategies To Help You Handle Disagreements
As an accountant, you’ve probably learned some form of conflict management in your continuing education or in some type of corporate training. You’ve most likely come across an article, a seminar or possibly some continuing education class that addresses conflict...
The Secret To Really Disconnecting From Work At The End Of The Day
The Secret To Really Disconnecting From Work At The End Of The Day Separating your work from your personal life is more important than ever, especially for accountant moms. We have the ability, and for a lot of us the necessity, to work virtually, especially since...
Fighting Against Identity Theft
While the pandemic has brought several programs and much needed assistance during this unprecedented time, these helpful programs have also become a preying ground for cyber criminals. As cyber criminals have ramped up their efforts in identity theft, the IRS has also...