Meet Lisa Shiver
Lisa Shiver is an integral part of the BakerStarrett team. She joined our team in December of 2011. Lisa brings over five years of experience to our team! Lisa wears many different hats here at BakerStarrett. When you stop by,…
Beginning Farmer Tax Credit
Have you ever heard of the Beginning Farmer Tax Credit? Maybe you didn’t think you qualified or you thought it looked like too much work. The Beginning Farmer Tax Credit is designed to secure leased land and to help young…
Denver to the Smoky Mountains
Every year we try to make it to at least one national conference focusing on the new tax laws & regulations and updates in the agricultural world. This year we were fortunate enough to attend two conferences. Back in May,…
QuickBooks Memorized Transactions
Do you ever get tired of entering the same transactions Month after Month? Ever scared you may forget an important payment? Let QuickBooks do the remembering for you with memorized transactions. Memorized transactions are just that; QuickBooks remembers how to…
MILEIQ App Review
MILEIQ App – Are you familiar with it? It’s the easiest and most user-friendly app to track an individual’s mileage. Let’s take a look at why this app has remained at the top of the App Store sales charts and…
Paying Farm Kids for Farm Work, Part III
Farm children of any age working in mom or dad’s farm operation provide more tax opportunities for farmers. Farmers can pay reasonable wages in the form of commodities to their children (for farm work) and reap family tax savings. Children…
Paying Farm Kids for Farm Work, Part II
Farm children 18 years or older working in mom or dad’s farm operation provide more tax opportunities for farmers. Schedule F and corporate farmers can pay reasonable wages to their children (for farm work) and reap large family tax savings.…
HSA: An Additional Retirement Account
A health savings account (HSA) is a triple tax-free account, where you make pre-tax contributions, which grow tax-free, and can be withdrawn tax-free to pay for eligible health care expenses for yourself, spouse, or tax dependents.
5 Reasons to Evaluate your Work in Progress Schedule
Many small contractors don’t take the time to evaluate their current jobs in progress. Here are a few reasons that may lead you to do so: Profitability Evaluation: by keeping close tabs on your job’s price quote, your expenses related…
Welcome Brian Graham, CPA
Brian Graham, CPA has recently joined the BakerStarrett team in January 2016. Brian brings over nineteen years of experience to his position and has worked with clients in a wide array of industries. His primary experience includes auditing and taxation of agricultural cooperatives.