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Things That Happen on a Family Mission Trip to the Navajo Indian Reservation

Today I was asked to give a letter to the principal at the high school were we have been staying on the Navajo Indian Reservation who has been principal in our efforts to share the love of Christ. Read and consider what you can do to help serve others today for you may be the only Jesus someone sees today!!!

Chris,

I pray great happiness for both you and your bride as you begin your new lives together in full retirement. I pray that your latter years in wealth and health and most of all in Him are greater than you ever imagined.

From the first year when we were so much like Jesus with no place for us to rest for the night, you have worked hard with and for us to bring Jesus Christ and a bunch of Georgians to the Dine, the Navajo people in Pueblo Pintado, White Horse, Ojo Encino, Torreon and beyond.

Sometimes we have to wonder if what we did was good, but that is not the case for you and great things and love you have shown for the Navajo people. You have changed hundreds of lives there as well as hundreds of lives here. You have made a great difference in the lives of many. You have helped hundreds of Navajo students sometimes with tough love but always with great love.

We live in a world that is often without hope. But you have given us all a great reason for hope and even more for us all to enjoy the extended family of our Navajo Brothers and Sisters in Christ.

Tami stays in great contact most every day with Melarie who has become our God Daughter. Arnold like at all of us at times struggles with his faith and man’s role in this world as leaders in the home. Even this past week he picked up the phone and called seeking a welcoming hand and encouragement from me, his Navajo Brother in Christ.

We have enjoyed water days with your help watching the pure joy of children as they not only danced in the joy of moment but also with the joy of knowing who Christ is just a little bit better.

We have watched as Navajo people who were previously quiet and reserved now seek us out, on Face Book, by e-mail and most of all with their hearts. Each one of us has fallen in love with the Navajo and many many of our team stay in contact with our beloved Navajo brothers and sisters throughout the year and indeed count down the days until we can return again.

We have had mission team members from as old as 3 and as young as 69 serve God boldly. As a family mission team…it is now just a word with us…it is a lifestyle for those we have served with will always be ours!!!

We have watched courageous mission team members have served even after having a biopsy knowing all the while they would receive the results with us while on the trip. Soon learning the results were positive and they return home and soon after-wards be facing intense rounds of chemotherapy and surgeries. Upon hearing the news she could have turn and ran but she and her family regrouped and stayed and served even still adding a family vacation before returning home.

We have served with those who have lost loved ones to suicide, who have lost jobs, we have suffered great hardships just to be One of Christ there on the reservation laying down all other life’s conveniences to a trip that is hard work but one that is worth more than Gold or Rubies can buy.

We have loved Nelson who has been in wheel chair some 23 years since he was 19 years old. At his home we have installed windows to keep him warm, a covered deck to keep him cool and painted his home with the star and colors of the Dallas Cowboys.

We have found God on top of the Mesa, we have watched the night clouds part as the beauty of a full moon appeared as we were sang to in Navajo “Jesus Loves Me.” We have built bridges of love, shared tears of sorrow but in all things and at all times found the grace of a Savior calling us all out the the reservation one more time.

We have watched as our Navajo Brother and Sisters in Christ have lost loved ones. We have watched as our Navajo Sister in Christ has given birth to a beautiful child. We have watched as one in my Bible Study group this past year was killed in a fight just days after we left.

We have watched as some have fought to stop the trip both there and here. We have watched as I could not drive a truck and hit one of the High School poles. We have watched as Tom Griffin drove there time and again (and even buying a van the “Navao Express” to do it) so that we might let the Navajo how much they are loved each and every day and not just for a week in July. We have watched as old and young alike have united in the joy of great service. We have watched as one of our team members was airlifted off of the football field. We have watched ice makers being provided and even football equipment for a team that I understand is soon to take the field.

Community nights a staple on Wednesday nights has been broadened to also on Sunday night. We have watched as bands that we used to pay to play now eagerly volunteer their time. We have watched as Sports Camp, VBS, Bible Studies and activities at the Senior Center have grown and flourished as leaders have done miraculous things in the name of Jesus Christ. We have watched as those on our team time and again dropped everything they were doing to share a smile, to witness and to just with someone.

From one of the smallest mission teams of 40 to a high of a 100 we have come. We have come because of great men like you, Arnold and Mike who rallied with no expectations of self but only what you can do for the community. There is no greater love than one who will lay down his life for a friend.

Ben, to whom the VW was given away once said “the GA Mission Team is different from other teams that go out on the reservation in that you did not tell me what to do or believe that you just wanted to be my friend.” Chris, you have opened doors in the name of our great God that can and never will be closed. You have make a great difference in the lives of hundreds and hundreds.

From rebuilding VW’s, to community nights, to VBS, Sports Camp, Bible Studies, Construction Projects and work at the Senior Center we have been able to do much through your support and to let an entire community they are greatly loved not only by us but also by their Father in Heaven!

I have watched as mission team members have saved sacrificially so they might go on the trip. I have watched as mission team members have forgone needed operations and have served too soon after a surgery to answer the call on their heart. I have watched as mission team members have grown, have excelled and we continue to step our in great Faith. I have watched mission team members who cannot afford to go step out in faith saying they will…knowing God will provide a way.

I have watched as leaders from the Navajo to our Mission Team have stepped up and served boldly. I have watched Navajo parades during Navajo Culture week while picking up candy they threw giving to an angelic Navajo girl as she sat on her daddy’s car.

I have learned much about many and have most of all learned that when we stop to serve others we are most like Christ. Most like Jesus Christ as we seek to be his very hands and feet. Over the years I have served with many great warriors for Christ of which you and a few others have made all of that possible.

What you have done is indeed written in the Book of Life in the Heavens. Many have to wonder if what they did was for good. But you do not. You have given and done much!

You will be greatly missed.

Please know you can go to Ramada Inn when you are in GA but no one will love you like we do when you need a place for the night.

I pray great things for you and yours!

In the Matchless Name of Jesus Christ….the ONLY one who can truly save!!!

In Christ,

john/tami (aka…the Church Lady)

Duluth/Gwinnett CPA: Personal Returns Are Due October 15th.

Be Sure You Do Them Right

Though Personal Returns Are Due October 15th; Be Sure You Do Them Right so you will avoid unnecessary IRS audits, liens, collections, amendments, penalties and interest. The below is a sample letter we might send to a taxpayer critiquing the data they originally forwarded to ensure that a proper return is filed reflecting only their lowest legal possible tax:

For your returns I need:

For Your Personal Income Tax Return

Your daughter’s birth-date

Any Interest Income, Dividends, Capital Gains/Stock/Investment Sales

Property or cash contributions to Charity

Mortgage Interest

Property Taxes on personal cars

For your Corporate Return

What/How much is medical insurance premiums.

Although You did forward the amortization schedules they are not posted current nor were all payments listed for the three notes in the auto expense categories. Please get to me confirmation from the bank what the debt the company owes at 12/31/09.

Find a CPA who is not transaction oriented. Anyone can do what you ask or perhaps even file your returns for a few years while striving to keep your tax bill as low as legally possible. You will want to find a CPA whose ambition matches that of your own including your zeal and temperament and one who is a forward thinker. His practice and focus should be forward thinking and insightful, while consistently giving advice focusing on the future of your business and not solely an interpreter of its past. No CPA can change what has already transpired but a wise and sage CPA can help you and your business avoid pitfalls which will befall you otherwise. A CPA can help strengthen your management team, if used wisely and often, and can help guide you through many of business most thought provoking issues while offering counsel to both maximize your time and efforts.

John Dillard, CPA of His CPA, PC (An Atlanta Christian CPA firm) 1940 Woods River Lane, Duluth, GA 30097 Phone 770-814-9304 http://www.hiscpa.com/ We advise clients on: IRS representation, Offer in Compromise, Tax Problems, Incorporation in Georgia, Corporate and Personal Income Tax Returns, Part-time CFO, Virtual Controller, Business Planning, Back Taxes, Business Acquisitions/Sales, Forensic Accounting, Business Valuations and Bookkeeping.

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Incorporating 101: Ensure the Incorporation Process Works for You

Incorporating in Georgia
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Duluth/Gwinnett CPA Encourages Believers to Seek Excellence in All That You Do…Taking Christianity Into the World

Staying away from the most common pitfalls taxpayers make is critical to your personal financial success. Careful discernment and wise application of tax law is an essential and critical part of avoiding otherwise avoidable IRS notices, penalties, responsibilities, IRS audits and amendment of prepared returns.

Colossians 3:23 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men.

As a Body of Believers, we are commanded to give unto Caesar what is Caesar’s. As such and based on the premise of the U.S. tax system, we as taxpayers are solely responsible for the initial filing of our returns and the fair and just filing of our lowest legal possible tax. Avoiding these top pitfalls that many fall prey to will be an integral step in the proper preparation of your return. To assist taxpayers in the process it is the predominant role of the CPA adviser to be aware of tax law, details of changes from year to year and to ensure that not only a legally prepared return is completed but also that only the lowest legal possible tax is paid. The below is a sample inquiry that might be forwarded to an client to ensure not only a smooth tax preparation process but also that you best interests and tax law are always appropriately applied and considered:

For your Personal Return:

-I did not see any cash contributions for charities whereas you had some last year.

-Did you ever pay the state income taxes on the prior amended personal income tax returns as these will be deductible on Schedule A of your personal return as an itemized expense. Per my notes you owed GA $1000 and that you are making monthly payments. Please confirm if this is what you are paying on. As the interest and penalties are not tax deductible, we need to prorate what State Tax has been paid. Please advise regarding the above and then when the payments started, monthly amount, when they will be complete and total to be paid total via state payment plan.

-Please use the below link for the valuation of your donated items to Goodwill and send to me detailed itemization reflecting these totals

http://docs.goodwill.org/alfresco/d/d/workspace/SpacesStore/36cf5260-0bd6-4eea-acfb-8a80e3e014b0/Donation_Valuation_Guide.pdf

-It initially appears as if we might be able to claim Earned Income Credit (for lower income years), which is a credit available if your children live with you full time and if you are the only one who can claim them. Please review/advise.

Tentatively it looks like that you will be due refunds from IRS of approx. $2500 and from GA $400. The larger refund from IRS is due to your lower income year and your possible qualifying for the Earned Income Credit. Please review advise.

Like our faith in God, prudent planning, wise application of the law and staying the course are always a judicious path to follow.

Hebrews 6:17-19 Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised, he confirmed it with an oath. God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope offered to us may be greatly encouraged. We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.

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Duluth/Gwinnett CPA: Personal Returns Are Due 10-15-13

Be Sure You Do Them Right

Though Personal Returns Are Due 10-15-13; Be Sure You Do Them Right so you will avoid unnecessary IRS audits, liens, collections, amendments, penalties and interest. The below is a sample letter we might send to a taxpayer to ensure that a proper return is filed reflecting only their lowest legal possible tax:

Before you mail the data please make the below changes to the spreadsheet you forwarded and then resend to me.

For the spreadsheet:

Please list your total revenue for your LLC on the Profit and Loss Statement.

Please set up a separate category for fixed assets and put all individual purchases of items over $1000 each (such as office chairs, computers etc.) in that category.

If the amount you list as a deposit has not yet been earned by the payee, please take it off your profit and loss schedule as it would still be an asset for your business and not deductible until/if the monies are earned by the payee.

Take prescriptions off the recap of your LLC data, as they are personal, but be sure to list the total in the items that you forward for your personal return.

Please separate out Meals & Entertainment and set up a separate account for them.

For your medical insurance please list the total paid for both you and your family out of your LLC.

Please forward me everyone in your families birth-date.

Please do not hesitate to call might you have any questions.

John Dillard, CPA of His CPA, PC (An Atlanta CPA firm) 1940 Woods River Lane, Duluth, GA 30097 Phone 770-814-9304 http://www.hiscpa.com/ To retain John Dillard CPA (An Atlanta Christian Speaker/Author) for your business group or church congregation, you can contact him today at 770.814.9304

We advise clients on: IRS representation, Offer in Compromise, Tax Problems, Incorporation in Georgia, Corporate and Personal Income Tax Returns, Part-time CFO, Virtual Controller, Business Planning, Back Taxes, Business Acquisitions/Sales, Forensic Accounting, Business Valuations and Bookkeeping.

Dare to Attempt Something so Great for the Kingdom of God that it is doomed to failure, lest Christ be in it!

Duluth/Gwinnett CPA on Home Mortgages…How to Best Avoid Defaulting

Selecting the Right Home Mortgage

With all the different types of mortgages and fund investment strategies it is difficult, if not impossible, for the average investor/home buyer to make a decision about what is the best type of mortgage to pursue: interest only, fixed, variable, or for what term. Care should be given in all financial matters to review a particular households short and long term needs and then ideally balancing as much of these as possible so as to gain as large a financial advantage as possible while not unnecessarily exposing your personal household’s finances.

With the spirals in the real estate continuing with no apparent end in sight, leveraging or mortgaging real estate still makes financial sense. However, just because someone is willing to give you a loan does not mean that it makes for wise financial sense for your family. Great care and due diligence should be exercised when taking out a loan. Though surely for most if not all of us the first home purchase is one in which we are apt to be the most highly leveraged. Having been fresh out of school and perhaps just starting our careers we do not possess the financial resources to place any substantive amount of down payment. However, for each and every subsequent purchase we should take great care to ensure that our wants do not exceed our ability to pay. Accordingly it is wise to be sure to add a substantive buffer between our monthly expenses and our monthly income as we can always be sure there will be bumps along the way causing minor as well as substantive financial pitfalls along the way. Therefore we should be sure to living well below the standard of living that our income allows us to do so that these downward financial turns which are certain to occur do not unduly affect our ability to keep the financial obligations we incur. Although the loss of a job or a medical illness which occurs over more than just a few months or even years is apt to derail even the best planners, we should be ready to stand up to smaller adversities by ensuring that we keep our debt load low.

Remember “Creative Financing” means that you probably cannot afford it. Although I seldom disagree with a clients decision to buy anything I do often debate the timing as to a certain financial decision so as to not unnecessarily expose your household or business financially. Prudence when agreeing to acquire a property and taking on a debt load will be critical to ensuring long term financial success. Just because a particular lender is willing to give you a loan does not mean that it is a wise decision. I suggest that for all major debt acquisitions such as homes, buildings, and cars that you consult your financial adviser/CPA well before a decision becomes emotional and your desires begin to outweigh your primary concern of protecting the family’s long term financial viability.

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VE DAY-MAY 8, 1945

I think most people pay little attention to this day, May 8, and what it represents to this country and most of the rest of the world. I believe that 68 years ago this date marked a magnificent victory of our Father in Heaven, Yahweh or if you prefer, God. Just to refresh all who read this, on May 8, 1945, Germany surrendered and the war in Europe ended. In my mind on that day one of Satan’s greatest demons was defeated by the grace of God.

In one the Bible study tools I receive on a daily basis a person by the name of Josh Moody had a commentary on Psalms 126 called “The Secret of Joy. As I was reading it I could not help but think of what this date should me to all of us. As he explained, the Psalm is actually in two parts the first, vs. 1-3 being compared to a dream and the second vs. 4-6 is a prayer. I am going to print it out for so you can see what I am talking about.

I am not going to write about the end of the war and how this Psalm relates to the Jews because I think it is obvious when you consider what was happening to them at this time. But there cannot be any doubt how this Psalm relates to them. But this Psalm relates also very deeply to us as a country, as individuals. Not many of us can relate personally as to how it was at the end of that war, but if you listened to the ones who would talk about it or have taken the time to see what it was like during that period of time via books or television, you would understand how fearful, angry, and depressed people would have been. Literally thousands of men and women were being wounded or killed daily. For most of us we cannot fathom how Mothers, Fathers, Brothers, Sisters, Husbands, Wives and Children withstood the possibility of getting that telegram saying your loved one was missing or killed in action. So it is no wonder how joyful people were when the news of the surrender finally came. I am sure it was like the best of dreams one could ever experience. The streets were filled with those who were laughing, crying with joy, and yes I am sure singing as loud as they could. We would not have been able to defeat the demon without the help of God Almighty. There were countless stories from those who were there who said so many battles absolutely could not have been won without some Higher Being looking over them. From the beaches of Normandy on, the Sword of God Almighty Himself was leading the charge and we were destined to defeat Satan again. I am not talking about happiness. I am talking about pure JOY of release of stress, strain, pain, and fear of now knowing your loved one is coming home. Take a deep breath and scream Hallelujah! Praise our Lord, God Almighty.(Yahweh)

The balance of the Psalm is a prayer asking the Lord to restore us to the great country we were meant to be; restore all the blessings He had in mind for us before the Great Depression. As we began to rebuild our country, we be mindful of all the tears that had been shed and we turn those tears of pain to tears of joy as He blesses us with the abilities to make this country even greater than before. Praying that we never forget not only the greatest generation of men and women, but more importantly we be ever thankful that it was and is He who is beside this great nation. We need to be shouting out to the Lord daily thanking Him for His love, always looking to Him for guidance.

Unfortunately, this great nation appears to be heading in the opposite direction. Fewer and fewer people are looking to Him. Even the ones who are, are becoming under greater attacks from within this country. Satan has got a foothold and he is gaining ground daily. Please pray for our country daily. Pray that our leaders would start to look to Him for the important decisions that need to be made. Don’t be afraid to reach out to all you know, believers and non-believers, and tell them we need to shout out to Him and ask Him to give the remnant here and now the enlightenment as to how to turn our country around. I personally look to His Sword of Truth and all His Power to lead us through the valley of the shadow that is over our country now.

Glory be to God Almighty (Yahweh), Love you all in the Name of Lord Jesus Christ,
Gary

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Duluth/Gwinnett CPA: Starting an Atlanta Home Based Business for the Tax Deductions

First and Foremost Advice is. Don’t start a home based business for the tax deductions. The only valid, just and smart reason to start a home based business is to make a profit and to provide a living for yourself and your family.

Home based business’s starts and success stories have soared over the years as the negative mystique of having a home based business has all but disappeared. With all of the advances of technology ranging from the Internet, laptops, e-mails, text messaging and cell phones you can now have a virtual office anywhere. In fact, the last statistic I saw in Gwinnett County indicated that nearly one-third of all of the local business’s were home based.

I recently fielded a call from an individual who was looking to start a home based business. They were hoping to start a business that was not only based upon the possibility of making money but also the probability of taking tax deductions and in so doing lowering your tax bill as a result. This has many financial and providential problems that include:

-Tax Law. Tax Law says that anything that one does solely to reduce taxes is not legal. Thus, if your sole desire is to created deductions out of thin air, not only is it against taw law, it will create tax problems rather than helping to reduce your tax liability. Thus, you will want to invest in ventures that are economically viable.

-Success. Foremost I want to succeed. I want to work with those who want to succeed. I want to have friends and associates who want to succeed. Secondly, I cannot feed my family with a tax deduction. The grocery store, the bank, my mortgage company or my car note does not accept tax deductions as valid legal tender. Set about surrounding yourself and using mentors who have succeeded and not those who attempt to “squeeze the system.”

-Prudence. In order to serve my family, my obligations and my Lord I have to have a means in order to provide for myself but also others. In these tough economic times, there are many of us who need special assistance with whom the profits of our labors cannot only benefit ourselves but also many who are less fortunate.

Being good stewards is a critical part of our “Faith Walk” and an essential component of this is being wise to those who would attempt to lead us down the path to our destruction. Seek out only investments and business opportunities where there is a proven, tracked and verified record of success as your best defense to sound financial planning. So next time you hear that “slick presentation” flee with your hands on wallet as you walk out the door!

Tax Deductions for Businesses

Finding (and Tracking) Business Tax Deductions
Whether you are a new business owner or have owned your company for years, missed business deductions are a consistent cause of concern. Discover new ways and methods to improve your business tracking skills. http://www.hiscpa.com/maximizing-deductions.html

Business Expense Documentation
Business expenses and their adequate documentation is key to running a successful business. Learning the ins and outs of what is required will both raise the efficiency of how you run your business and ensure that you always have proper documentation in the event of an audit.  http://www.hiscpa.com/business-expenses.html

Handling Automobile Expenses
Vehicle expenses are perhaps the most discussed while still being the least understood of all the tax code sections. Read how this section of tax law can be made simple so that all might understand.  http://www.hiscpa.com/autos.html

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Atlanta CPA on Buying or Selling a Metro Atlanta Business

Your initial investment and set up might be the most important financial decision you ever reach for the new business owner. Knowing what is important, how to review a business from the outside in and its valuation are all critical components of the process.

Reviewing these articles and research will do much to help you along the way as you consider the buying of a new business or the selling of your present one.

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Mergers and Acquisitions 

Factors to Consider When Valuing a Business
Although each and every business is different learning basic valuation techniques will put you well ahead of others when evaluating either the value of your own business or a potential purchase. http://www.hiscpa.com/business-valuations.html

Due Diligence when Buying a Business
Digging beyond the financials will enable you to see beyond what the numbers alone can tell. Studying manpower required, dependence levels on different products/customers, reviewing contracts and leases, and protecting intellectual property are all critical components of any wise evaluation process. http://www.hiscpa.com/accounting-checklist.html

Business Plans

Writing a Business Plan
Writing a Business Plan is your first best step to help your new business survive. A business plan is an invaluable tool that you will want to refer to often to ensure you business stays on track and maintains and achieves all of its operating goals.  http://www.hiscpa.com/business_plans.html

Resume of John Dillard, CPA, Accountant
Read in detail the depth of the past experiences, accomplishments, and achievements of a CPA who takes Christ along with him each day to work. Studying tax law and by utilizing wise discernment are hallmarks of his past and future work.  http://www.hiscpa.com/resume.html

John Dillard is a Christian Speaker/Author and Certified Public Accountant (All Rights Reserved). To See how he takes Christ along with him to work visit http://www.hiscpa.com/ (An Atlanta CPA firm) To contact John Dillard CPA (Atlanta Christian Author/Speaker) today call 770. 814.9304.

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