Michael Black Cpa

What Can a CPA Do that a Regular Accountant Can’t?

What can a CPA do that a regular accountant can’t? That’s what we’d like to address today.

Five guys committed a $13 million tax fraud. Here’s how much prison time they’ll do

Miami-Dade residents Jamal Dyer, Jorge Osorio-Rodriguez, Tramaine Sealy, Jonathan Edwards and Daniel Murias each have been sentenced to do federal prison time after pleading guilty to a $13 million tax fraud

What Are Account Detail Types in Quickbooks?

If you’re planning to keep track of your business’s financial records using Quickbooks, you’ll need to familiarize yourself with the accounting software’s detail types. Whenever you create an account in Quickbooks — expense account, income account, liability account, etc. — you’ll be prompted to choose a detail type. It’s important that you choose the right detail type because this will affect the subcategory in which the…

Is Hiring a CPA Worth it? 5 Tips for Getting Your Money’s Worth

Often when people find out I’m a tax accountant, I get asked, “How much does a CPA cost?” It’s like me asking “How much does a home cost?” We all understand that a 1,000 square-foot home in Kansas has a different cost than a 1,000 square-foot penthouse condo in New...

10 Questions To Ask Your CPA

If you are hiring an accounting or tax and business firm, it should go without saying that you have a CPA involved in looking over all of the work. However, not all accounting firms are created e…

4 Practices That Keep a Life Crisis From Creating a Business Crisis

Nurture relationships and practice equanimity while life is calm and you will be prepared to navigate a personal trauma that could upend your business.

Black CPA Role Models Offer Guidance and Inspiration

Exposure to the profession and all it has to offer is a significant factor in whether a young person becomes a CPA. Here’s how it worked for one group of successful CPAs.

It does matter whether you’re black or white

Being black makes it harder to be believed, respected, to be thought capable.

You can't decide to be black. Assuming blackness as a costume undermines us all

Anthony Lennon is a white man of Irish descent who claimed funding meant for black and minority ethnic theatre practitioners.

Ways the Color Black Helps

In my day to day business dealings, I use color as a means to communicate. In order for me to do that, I have to have some knowledge as to…

How Black is Black Enough? An Interview with Wayne Brady

The Digital Home for Duke University Professor and Left of Black host Mark Anthony Neal

Study: For black boys, just one black teacher may make a big difference

Early results from a new study suggests matching black students to at least one black teacher in elementary school increases their high school graduation rates and intent to go to college.

Black is the New Green: 9 Black Foods You Should Be Eating

We all know how healthy green veggies are for us, especially the leafy varieties, and the purpose of this article is not to convince you to reduce their consumption in your diet, rather share how black is the new green when it comes to nutritious foods. We don’t often associate things that are black (especially …

16 Black Environmentalists You Should Know

These high-profile Black environmentalists are the leading voices against eco-injustice nationwide. Meet them.

25 Gifts For The Person Who Only Wears Black, Black And More Black

Prevent Black Streaks on Roof

Black streaks on shingled roofs are a common, though mysterious sight. While not immediately damaging, they can prematurely age shingles. Here’s what they a

“You don’t look black.”

I don’t think I can properly express how much this statement annoys me lmao. Saying this to me is an EASY way to push my buttons because I’ve gotten it...