Accounting News and Notes

Atlanta CPA Advises on New Criteria to Evaluate Top 25 Atlanta CPA Firms 

When evaluating Atlanta CPA Firms from which to use for your Atlanta Business, there is much to consider and evaluate. I believe this list will do much to serve as a checklist for Atlanta Business Owners when hiring a CPA Firm: 

1.  Experience: Be a CPA for Thirty Years, Serve on a Mission Trip & Be a Christian.
2.  Business Activities: Be a Member of the Gwinnett Chamber Board of Directors.
3.  Practical Work Experience: Serve as a Chief Financial Officer/Controller/Chief Operating Officer.
4.  Published: Have Written and Published Several Books.
5.  Skilled: Discuss Nuances of Setting up a Qualified Retirement Plan for Your Business.
6. Depth of Services: Help Your Procure and Negotiate Financing for Your Business.
7. Altruistic: Assist with Taking a Court Case to the Georgia Supreme Court to Protect the Rights of Georgia Workers.
8. Insightful: Discuss Business Tax Deductions Advising on Coding and Recording to Your Internal Books and Records and IRS Tax Substantiation Documentation Required.
9. Talented: Meet With You to Discus Buying or Selling a Business.
10. Diversified: Assist/Provide a Valuation for Your Closely Held Family Business.
11. Early Achiever: Pass the CPA Exam while still in college.
12. Academic Success: Go to College with a 3.8 GPA
13. Award Winning: Win the Accounting Advocate of the Year Award for the State of Georgia
14. Strategic Issues: Discuss Incorporating in Georgia and Entity Selection Issues.
15. Tax Advocate: Assist You With Back Taxes, IRS Representation or an Offer in Compromise.
16. Protective: Get a Law Passed in Georgia Making it a Better Place for Georgia Children to Live.
17. Wise: Rely on Decades of Work Experience to Ensure That You Pay Only Your Lowest Legal Possible Tax.
18. Insightful: Discuss Your Long Term Retirement Plan.
19. Decades of Experience: Serve as a Virtual CFO/Controller for You and Your Business.
20. Personable: Ask You How You Feel. 

John Dillard, CPA of His CPA, PC (An Atlanta/Duluth GA Christian CPA firm) 1940 Woods River Lane, Duluth, GA 30097  Phone 770-814-9304   http://www.hiscpa.com/    http://www.john-dillard.com/ 

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

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

Atlanta CPA Firm Owner John Dillard CPA Has been Nominated for the Second Year in a Row for the GAYA (Georgia Author of the Year Award)

The Inspiration Series

We are all faced with obstacles, disappointments and failures in our lives and we are continually seeking ways to overcome life’s challenges.  We get mired in the day-to-day and forget that through God, all things are possible, by the knowledge and faith in God’s word. As you read along you will see how to persevere through untold tragedies, how to accomplish great things in God’s name and how to live your life the way God always intended. The Inspiration Series will show how, through prayer and being “still”, to discern God’s immutable will for their lives. Sharing the stories of how ordinary people like you and me can do great things through God’s providence, guiding us to see how God is divinely in control of our lives and that God’s discipline is the tool God uses as an act of love, making us more like him.  All books in The Inspiration Series are to be used to develop Bible study handbooks, speaking engagements and a series for children as well.

The Inspiration Series is for those who are just stepping out in their faith to those who have been seeking God’s will all their lives.  It will touch those who are lost, frustrated, who feel insignificant and show them that God has a purpose for them and needs each and every one of us to fulfill his perfect will.  It is for readers who are looking to deepen their relationship with Christ and further seek to overcome life’s challenges God’s way.  It will help all readers to learn how to discern God’s will and do his calling and not that of their own.

At present, there is not a book that is in direct competition with The Inspiration Series as we strive to better see God’s will, defining moments, and His destiny for our lives. You will be able to look to these works as a guide and prayer bringing fresh revelations predominantly by the study of the Old Testament discovering the love and grace of our God rather than his condemnation. Come along as you discover a God who is your Abba Father who will never forsake or desert you. As you read you will gain confidence with easy to follow applications and actionable guidelines to help you accomplish the best for your life.

In life as we grow in both knowledge and wisdom we are able to witness people in both the best and worst of times. I have seen many friends and associates soar well beyond what they had originally seen as limiting factors. I enjoy and relish being able to make a difference in the lives of others.

Overcoming Life’s 9/11’s is the first of the series and A Voice of One follows.

Overcoming Life’s 9/11’s

God’s Way of Overcoming Obstacles in Your Life
The First Volume of John Dillard’s Inspiration Series

The walk of a believer is often fraught with trials and tribulations leading to both defeat and victory. Life’s tragedies, your personal 9/11’s come into our lives seemingly in waves as we face obstacles, which both challenge our confidence and test our faith. Time stood still as the towers fell on that fateful day on September 11, 2001 and lives all over the world were changed forever and the world as we knew it would never be the same.  It is only by the power of an almighty God that we are to persevere.

As tragedy befalls our life, God shares his wisdom with us so we might overcome the world. By leaning on him in the darkness that befalls us, we are able to rise above circumstances that otherwise might cripple our lives. There will be times when you will feel abandoned by all those about you who choose to criticize rather than support and encourage you. We all need a “safe place to fall,” a family member or a brother or sister in Christ who will comfort us in our time of need. Come along one man’s journey as he loses it all becoming both mentally and physically challenged at every turn discovering God never leaves his side and indeed believes in him even during his darkest times. God has a unique calling on our lives and it is through Overcoming Life’s 9/11’s we are able to become more like him.

“Build up, build up, prepare the road! Remove the obstacles out of the way of my people.”
Isaiah 57:14

A Voice of One

Accomplishing God’s Special Mission for Your Life
The Second Volume of John Dillard’s Inspiration Series

You alone are uniquely positioned to achieve God’s vision for your life. A God who knows the number of the very hairs on your head has a great purpose only you can accomplish. Learn how one man, Nehemiah, made a difference in the lives of many. Seeking God’s will each and every step of the way, Nehemiah prayerfully seeks to rebuild the walls, which protect the city of Jerusalem and her people.

Nestled deep in the Bible’s Old Testament lived an ordinary man who steps out to accomplish great things in God’s name. Leaving the safety of his position as the cupbearer to the king of Babylon, Nehemiah puts himself into harm’s way exposing himself to enemies who scheme and purpose to see him fail. Overcoming each and every obstacle, Nehemiah’s destiny is to rebuild Jerusalem’s city’s walls that were essential for the nation’s very survival.

The remnant of Israel had been in exile and was beginning to return to the Promised Land only to find the land of their forefathers in disarray. Jerusalem’s city walls lay in ruin exposing her to enemies who would threaten the nation’s very existence. Following the burden God lays on his heart Nehemiah rebuilt the city’s walls in just fifty-two days. Leading the way, Nehemiah asks for assistance from those who can help him the most and prayerfully develops a team unifying them to accomplish a miraculous feat.

Prayerfully, Nehemiah sets out and quietly brings together the whole of the Jewish nation. Finding doomsayers at every turn, Nehemiah overcomes each and every obstacle and builds, brick by brick, the ramparts that will protect the city from her foes. Never deterred in his vision, Nehemiah continues developing a coalition uniting a people giving them leadership and a clear vision and ultimately rededicating the city and its people to God.

Nehemiah never falters and never sways from his mission. God has a special plan for your life and a reward at its end. We serve a God who wants only the best for you and your life. Ask and act boldly to serve and to do great things in God’s name!

“A Voice of One calling: ‘In the desert prepare the way for the LORD;
make straight in the wilderness a highway for our God’”
(Isaiah 40:3) 

Inspiration Series : Charleston Trilogy Series : Author John Dillard :
Charleston Dawn : Overcoming Life’s 911s : A Voice of One

Duluth CPA Teaches Having Sufficient Documentation to Prepare Your Personal Income Tax Return 

Failing to Prepare is Preparing to Fail. When preparing your data to present to your CPA, it is one of the best times to ensure that you have all of the required documentation as well as to ensure that every legal, an no illegal, deductions are claimed. On the contact page of our web-site at http://www.hiscpa.com/newclient.html   there is a checklist for you to use to ensure that you have all the tax items needed. Though the list is not intended to cover all items for all taxpayers, it is written in a thought provoking matter to lead taxpayers and preparers alike to be sure to report and consider all income and all legal tax deductions. Of course, the first best place to go is a copy of the prior year’s tax return, if prepared by a good CPA, to determine the recent past history of a client, while being sensitive to current changes in taxpayers home state, filing status, types of income, itemized deductions etc. Below is a sample of a letter we might send to a taxpayer to help them prepare the required data to ensure a return’s accuracy and completeness:

 Please be sure to get to me copies of all income and deduction items that you have listed over $1000.  By having in my file copies of these receipts/year-end statements in a file, a CPA can have a substantive percentage of the major deduction items that might be required in the event of an audit of a taxpayer’s personal return. 

Frequently taxpayers inadvertently list items twice or fail to turn in an expense report for valid business items. Accordingly I remind taxpayers to please be sure to turn in expense reports for any business expenses listed such as business use portion of Mobile phone, CPA fees or auto lease. I believe the Life Insurance was already deducted on the corporate return. If not please turn in an expense report if business related. Please be reminded that tax law only allows to deduct premiums to pay for up to $50,000 of face value. Also the health insurance premiums your forwarded was already deducted on the corporate return, thus not allowable again on the personal return.

 Also please note I will not need Auto Insurance, Home Insurance, or HOA fees as I have long understood you had corporate vehicle. FYI tax law does not allow a legal tax deduction for personal items.

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. To learn more visit 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. To learn how best to track and record valid business deductions visit http://www.hiscpa.com/business-expenses.html

Contact HIS CPA PC (A Christian CPA Firm) today.

To learn more about tax entities and the taxation thereof visit http://www.hiscpa.com/article2.html  There you will also discover a wide host of resources for Atlanta Entrepreneurs.

John Dillard is an Christian Speaker/Author and Certified Public Accountant in Duluth, GA. To See how he takes Christ along with him to work visit http://www.hiscpa.com/ and for his latest book Overcoming Life’s 9/11’s: Job’s Journey and a Voice of One: Nehemiah’s Prayer visit http://www.john-dillard.com/ or call John Dillard CPA today at 770.814.9304 (All Rights Reserved) Dare to Attempt Something so Great for the Kingdom of God that it is doomed to failure, lest Christ be in it!  

 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, Offer in Compromise, Back Taxes, Bookkeeping.

Serving Atlanta, Duluth, Gwinnett, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Coweta,  Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Rockdale, Walton, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Henry, Newton, Bartow, Walton, Rockdale, Barrow, Spalding, Coweta, Dawson, Douglas, Fayette, Newton, Paulding, Spalding, Walton, Henry, Paulding, Douglas, Coweta, Canton, Covington, Douglasville, Druid Hills, East Point, Forest Park, Griffin, Lithonia, Mableton, McDonough, Milton, Mountain Park, Newnan, Powder Springs, Stockbridge, Union City, Villa Rica, Winder, Woodstock,  Smyrna, Sandy Springs, Marietta, East Point, Gainesville, Snellville, Buckhead, Buford, Peachtree City, Dunwoody, Kennesaw, Decatur, Conyers, Stone Mountain, North Fulton County, DeKalb County, Hall County, Clayton County, Cobb County, Forsyth County, Hart County, Jefferson County, Duluth, Atlanta, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Lawrenceville, Milton, Norcross, Snellville, Roswell, Buford, Cumming, Grayson, Lake Hartwell, Suwanee, Sugar Hill, Loganville, Lilburn, Dunwoody, Gainesville, Decatur, Atlanta GA, Gwinnett County, North Fulton County, Cherokee County, DeKalb County, Hall County, Clayton County, Cobb County, Forsyth County, Hart County, Jefferson County, Duluth, Atlanta, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Lawrenceville, Marietta, Milton, Norcross, Snellville, Roswell, Buford, Smyrna, Marietta, Cumming, Grayson, Hartwell, Suwanee, Sugar Hill, Loganville, Lilburn, East Point, Gainesville, Snellville, Buckhead, Buford, Peachtree City, Dunwoody, Kennesaw, Decatur, Conyers, Stone Mountain, Decatur. Sandy Springs, Peachtree City, Douglasville, Newnan, Griffin, Woodstock, Carrollton, Forest Park, Canton, College Park, Cartersville, McDonough, Riverdale, Fayetteville, Covington, Stockbridge, Conyers, Clarkston, Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Coweta, Dawson, and Douglas.

Repenting and Turning…Taking Christianity Into the World 

Recently I received the attached letter from a taxpayer looking to address their unfiled and unpaid back taxes. The fear and the sin is not in the repenting but from not doing so. Our faith is centered and based upon forgiveness to all who honestly seek it and turn from their past and look to live in the light of Jesus Christ. The below highlighted paragraph is the letter received and the next several paragraphs my response. Believers who are seeking to better themselves and to walk closer with Christ need our support and our prayer and not our judgments and condemnations. Look at those around you in your family, work, school, neighborhood and church whom you can lovingly guide back to our Lord and Savior. 

I am an embarrassed Christian realizing I have been living a lie by not filing or paying taxes on my business for the past several years. I need help so that I can look myself in the mirror in the morning and remove that barrier I have placed between me and my savior Jesus Christ. I don’t know where to begin, what it will cost or who to turn to. I hope you can help. 

Thanks for visiting www.HisCPA.com Yes, I can help. There is no embarrassment if getting help, but only in continuing to hide. 

To get started we will need to do the oldest return first. Might I suggest we meet to pull your information together ASAP. I suggest you use the checklist on the contact page of my web-site to pull your data so that I might prepare your business and personal returns. 

FYI, we can also look to convert your LLC to an S Corporation for tax purposes. Fees will depend largely upon the complexity and organization of your business records. When we meet I will be happy to go over based upon yours. Fee-wise we strive to be in the middle, while quality-wise we strive to be second to no one. 

John Dillard is an Christian Speaker/Author and Certified Public Accountant. To See how he takes Christ along with him to work visit http://www.hiscpa.com/ and for his latest book Overcoming Life’s 9/11’s: Job’s Journey visit http://www.john-dillard.com/ or call John Dillard CPA today at 770.814.9304

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

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, Offer in Compromise, Back Taxes, Bookkeeping.

Business Checklist to Ensure That Your Internal Books are Correct 

Below is a list of items you might use to critique to your internal books. Each and every company should prepare one that is specifically designed to their business to ensure that their financial results are carefully monitored and operating integrity retained. Serving as an Atlanta CPA for over thirty years, I have learned that both having and referring to a “well-kept” set of internal books is a sign of all successful entrepreneurs. The attached checklist will be a good start to ensuring that your own company’s books are correct:

-Having  bank reconciliations and statements agreeing/reconciling all cash balances.

-Do Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable totals agree to open reports/detail per the system.

-How much of Accounts Receivable is over sixty days.

-Do you expect to collect all of the Accounts Receivable balance. If not how much do you expect to have difficulty collecting. How does this amount compare to your Allowance for Doubtful accounts.

-Review your Fixed Asset Records detail on a book basis against your cost, accumulated depreciation, and depreciation expense amounts listed.

-Review your Fixed Asset Records detail on a tax basis against your cost, accumulated depreciation, and depreciation expense amounts.

-Determine what the net increase/decrease will be when calculating tax depreciation vs. book depreciation. To this end please be sure to consider and reflect what fixed assets you plan to buy by year end.

-Ensuring that Shareholder Distributions reflect those only of the current year and that all applicable estimated payments to the IRS and Georgia have been paid.

-Confirm if you Prepaid are correct.

-Confirm if your Accrued Vacation account is correct and applied on a consistent basis from prior years.

-Confirm that your Accounts Payable Other and Other Accrued Expenses are correct.

-Confirm if your Note Payable Accounts, Capitalized Leases, and all Financial Debts are correct.

-Confirm if Customer Deposits account is correct.

-Ensure that the 2008 Shareholder Distributions account as of 12-31-08 is closed to Retained Earnings as of that date.

-Ensure that after you do the above that your internal books equals the retained earnings as of last year’s books.

-Ensure that this year’s Net Income shows as a separate line item on the Balance Sheet.

-Please take a look at your Profit & Loss accounts are correct and verify their financial integrity as all the year to date  totals are higher/dramatically different than one would anticipate based upon prior year operating results, trends, changes in number of personnel, etc. 

John Dillard is an Christian Speaker/Author and Certified Public Accountant. To See how he takes Christ along with him to work visit http://www.hiscpa.com/ and for his latest book Overcoming Life’s 9/11’s: Job’s Journey visit http://www.john-dillard.com/ or all John Dillard CPA today at 770.814.9304

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

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, Offer in Compromise, Back Taxes, Bookkeeping. 

Serving Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Coweta,  Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Rockdale, Walton, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Henry, Newton, Bartow, Walton, Rockdale, Barrow, Spalding, Coweta, Dawson, Douglas, Fayette, Newton, Paulding, Spalding, Walton, Henry, Paulding, Douglas, Coweta, Canton, Covington, Douglasville, Druid Hills, East Point, Forest Park, Griffin, Lithonia, Mableton, McDonough, Milton, Mountain Park, Newnan, Powder Springs, Stockbridge, Union City, Villa Rica, Winder, Woodstock,  Smyrna, Sandy Springs, Marietta, East Point, Gainesville, Snellville, Buckhead, Buford, Peachtree City, Dunwoody, Kennesaw, Decatur, Conyers, Stone Mountain, Gwinnett County, North Fulton County, DeKalb County, Hall County, Clayton County, Cobb County, Forsyth County, Hart County, Jefferson County, Duluth, Atlanta, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Lawrenceville, Milton, Norcross, Snellville, Roswell, Buford, Cumming, Grayson, Lake Hartwell, Suwanee, Sugar Hill, Loganville, Lilburn, Dunwoody, Gainesville, Decatur, Atlanta GA, Gwinnett County, North Fulton County, Cherokee County, DeKalb County, Hall County, Clayton County, Cobb County, Forsyth County, Hart County, Jefferson County, Duluth, Atlanta, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Lawrenceville, Marietta, Milton, Norcross, Snellville, Roswell, Buford, Smyrna, Marietta, Cumming, Grayson, Hartwell, Suwanee, Sugar Hill, Loganville, Lilburn, East Point, Gainesville, Snellville, Buckhead, Buford, Peachtree City, Dunwoody, Kennesaw, Decatur, Conyers, Stone Mountain, Decatur. Sandy Springs, Peachtree City, Douglasville, Newnan, Griffin, Woodstock, Carrollton, Forest Park, Canton, College Park, Cartersville, McDonough, Riverdale, Fayetteville, Covington, Stockbridge, Conyers, Clarkston, Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Coweta, Dawson, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding, Walton, Canton, Covington, Douglasville, Druid Hills, East Point, Forest Park, Griffin, Lithonia, Mableton, McDonough, Milton, Mountain Park, Newnan, Powder Springs, Stockbridge, Union City, Villa Rica, Winder and Woodstock

Serving God by Practicing Excellence…Taking Christianity Into the World 

As a Body of Believers we are constantly called to do our best and to excel in all that we do. This applies to us as a husband, wife, child, brother, sister, worker, student or friend. To this end we should give back to the community in which we serve. We have long believed that we should give back by offering free speeches and initial consultations to business owners so that we might share in our knowledge and wisdom we have acquired. This allows us to give back to others, who have in turn previously given so much to us. Ten Years ago, we were blessed to have received the Accounting Advocate of the Year Award. We do what we do because of who we serve and it is only by God’s grace and glory that we are able to do anything at all. Below is a letter we received the year of the Award:

SCORE

Service Corps of Retired Executives Association

1720 Peachtree Road, NW

Atlanta, GA 30309

Dear John:

Congratulations on being chosen the Small Business Administration as the Accountant Advocate of the Year.  It’s always nice to be recognized for good work and we know you have earned the accolade. 

Thanks too, John for the work you do for SCORE, we appreciate it!

Sincerely,

Fred J. Macfee, Chairman

These are just a few of our career highlights. We have worked with many small businesses in Atlanta and North Georgia to develop strategic business plans. We would be happy to sit down with you and discuss your business planning needs. Please feel free to call or contact us.

 Financial Accounting  Tax Preparation  IRS Offers in Compromise 
Incorporating in Georgia  Accounting Articles 

To read more about Christian Keynote Speaker John Dillard CPA and his CPA practice, business consulting and IRS representation visit http://www.hiscpa.com/

To read about his books A Voice of One, Overcoming Life’s 9/11’s and Charleston Dawn and his speaking ministry visit http://www.john-dillard.com

Helping Clients with Corporate & Personal Income Taxes, Incorporation Advice, Tax Planning, Virtual CFO, Financing, Business Plans, Back Taxes, Offer in Compromise, Tax Advocacy, Business Acquisitions & Sales, Business Plans, and IRS Representation. 

Serving Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Coweta,  Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Rockdale, Walton, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Henry, Newton, Bartow, Walton, Rockdale, Barrow, Spalding, Coweta, Dawson, Douglas, Fayette, Newton, Paulding, Spalding, Walton, Henry, Paulding, Douglas, Coweta, Canton, Covington, Douglasville, Druid Hills, East Point, Forest Park, Griffin, Lithonia, Mableton, McDonough, Milton, Mountain Park, Newnan, Powder Springs, Stockbridge, Union City, Villa Rica, Winder, Woodstock,  Smyrna, Sandy Springs, Marietta, East Point, Gainesville, Snellville, Buckhead, Buford, Peachtree City, Dunwoody, Kennesaw, Decatur, Conyers, Stone Mountain, Gwinnett County, North Fulton County, DeKalb County, Hall County, Clayton County, Cobb County, Forsyth County, Hart County, Jefferson County, Duluth, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Lawrenceville, Milton, Norcross, Snellville, Roswell, Buford, Cumming, Grayson, Lake Hartwell, Suwanee, Sugar Hill, Loganville, Lilburn, Dunwoody, Gainesville, Decatur, and Beyond

Award Winning Atlanta Keynote Speaker John Dillard CPA’s to appear at the GAYA /Georgia Book of the Year Awards

Overcoming Life’s Challenge’s, God’s Way, is Subject of Mr. Dillard book

Overcoming Life’s 9/11’s has been nominated for the Georgia Book/Author of the Year Award in the Specialty Books Category.  The event is sponsored by the Georgia Writer’s Association; to read more about the event visit http://www.georgiawriters.org/content/view/26/29/

About Overcoming Life’s 9/11’s: Job’s Journey

A  believer’s life is often fraught with trials and tribulations leading to both defeat and victory. Life’s tragedies, your personal 9/11’s come into our lives seemingly in waves as we face obstacles, which both challenge our confidence and test our faith. Time stood still as the towers fell on that fateful day on September 11, 2001 and lives all over the world were changed forever and the world as we knew it would never be the same.  It is only by the power of an almighty God that we are to persevere.

When tragedy befalls our life, God shares his wisdom with us so we might overcome the world. By leaning on him in the darkness that befalls us, we are able to rise above circumstances that otherwise might cripple our lives. There will be times when you will feel abandoned by all those about you who choose to criticize rather than support and encourage you. We all need a “safe place to fall,” a family member or a brother or sister in Christ who will comfort us in our time of need. Come along one man’s journey as he loses it all becoming both mentally and physically challenged at every turn discovering God never leaves his side and indeed believes in him even during his darkest times. God has a unique calling on our lives and it is through Overcoming Life’s 9/11’s we are able to become more like him.

Two thousand years before the birth of Jesus Christ there lived an ordinary man who, despite challenges that face him, continues to believe in God. Despite ravenous trials, which arrive in quick succession, Job never deters in his faith choosing to believe God would ultimately redeem him. Living in the land of Uz near the desert land between Damascus and the Euphrates River just northeast of Palestine, Job lives his life in pursuit of God while doing His work and bidding. Our lives need to be built on the rock of our faith in Jesus Christ, as it is our belief in Him, which will enable us to withstand life’s trials. Whether our trials are of our own doing or that of others we can discern how to see God’s hand in every event. Though we may not always know why bad things happen we can always find a triune God standing in the gap along with us. The Bible teaches we are to build our life on Him who was the cornerstone and became the capstone and it is in our reliance on Him alone we are able to pass life’s tests.

As we see how one man despite all odds and all those who would turn against him stays true to his faith. Job’s story is one of a man who loses it all, his family, his wealth, and the support of his wife and friends. Yet Job stays true to his faith and to a God who not only restores him, but also gives him much more than he originally lost. Learn how to lean into the pain by seeking God’s will to overcome all that comes your way. God does not promise that our life will be easy but he does say that with him our yoke will be light. Read along as one man, Job, stands, despite the heat of tribulations clinging to his faith when all those he thought he could count on desert him. This story will inspire and motivate you to grow in your relationship with God by leaning on him during life’s fiery trials.

To read more about John Dillard CPA and his CPA practice, business consulting and IRS representation visit http://www.hiscpa.com/ To read about his books A Voice of One, Overcoming Life’s 9/11’s and Charleston Dawn and his speaking ministry visit http://www.john-dillard.com/

CPA Serving Lawrenceville, Snellville, Lilburn and Beyond Wins Accounting Advocate of the Year Award

As a Body of Believers we are constantly called to do our best and to excel in all that we do. This applies to us as a husband, wife, child, brother, sister, worker, student or friend. To this end we should give back to the community in which we serve. We have long believed that we should give back by offering free speeches and initial consultations to business owners so that we might share in our knowledge and wisdom we have acquired. This allows us to give back to others, who have in turn previously given so much to us. Ten Years ago, we were blessed to have received the Accounting Advocate of the Year Award. We do what we do because of who we serve and it is only by God’s grace and glory that we are able to do anything at all. Below is a letter we received the year of the Award:

SCORE

Service Corps of Retired Executives Association

1720 Peachtree Road, NW

Atlanta, GA 30309

Dear John:

Congratulations on being chosen the Small Business Administration as the Accountant Advocate of the Year.  It’s always nice to be recognized for good work and we know you have earned the accolade. 

Thanks too, John for the work you do for SCORE, we appreciate it!

Sincerely,

Fred J. Macfee, Chairman

These are just a few of our career highlights. We have worked with many small businesses in Atlanta and North Georgia to develop strategic business plans. We would be happy to sit down with you and discuss your business planning needs. Please feel free to call or contact us.

 Financial Accounting  Tax Preparation  IRS Offers in Compromise 
Incorporating in Georgia  Accounting Articles 

To read more about John Dillard CPA and his CPA practice, business consulting and IRS representation visit http://www.hiscpa.com/

To read about his books A Voice of One, Overcoming Life’s 9/11’s and Charleston Dawn and his speaking ministry visit http://www.john-dillard.com/

Serving Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Coweta,  Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Rockdale, Walton, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Henry, Newton, Bartow, Walton, Rockdale, Barrow, Spalding, Coweta, Dawson, Douglas, Fayette, Newton, Paulding, Spalding, Walton, Henry, Paulding, Douglas, Coweta, Canton, Covington, Douglasville, Druid Hills, East Point, Forest Park, Griffin, Lithonia, Mableton, McDonough, Milton, Mountain Park, Newnan, Powder Springs, Stockbridge, Union City, Villa Rica, Winder, Woodstock,  Smyrna, Sandy Springs, Marietta, East Point, Gainesville, Snellville, Buckhead, Buford, Peachtree City, Dunwoody, Kennesaw, Decatur, Conyers, Stone Mountain, Gwinnett County, North Fulton County, DeKalb County, Hall County, Clayton County, Cobb County, Forsyth County, Hart County, Jefferson County, Duluth, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Lawrenceville, Milton, Norcross, Snellville, Roswell, Buford, Cumming, Grayson, Lake Hartwell, Suwanee, Sugar Hill, Loganville, Lilburn, Dunwoody, Gainesville, Decatur, and Beyond

Award Winning CPA Serving Lawrenceville, Snellville, Lilburn & Beyond

Award Winning Results will be an asset for both your peace of mind and to help ensure you pay your lowest legal possible tax. At His CPA, PC we march to the tune of a higher drummer by serving God, by serving you. As a Believe we are all called to excel in all that we do and below are just a few of the things we do to put our faith on the line, our services to the highest level, and our best foot forward:

-Teaching at Evening at Emory and Oglethorpe University.

-Mortar Board Honor Society and Golden Key Honor Society.

-Graduated with BBA in Accounting with 3.8 Plus Average.

-Graduated Magna Cum Laude.

-Received Upcoming Junior Award.

-Past Member of Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce for 18 years while also serving as an Ambassador and on the Board of Directors and providing numerous Keynote Speaking Presentations to the Small Business Luncheon and at Gwinnett Networking Meetings.

-Speaking at Local Churches, Bible Study Groups and Congregations

-Assisted with Management Team Overturning at the Georgia Supreme Court the Trade Secrets Act Ensuring that Georgia workers were not unduly bound by non-compete agreements.

-Published Book Charleston Dawn, A Christian Romance, Murder Mystery.

-Invited to Speak at the Business Leaders 2009 Summit in Uganda.

-Successfully Processed Several Offers in Compromise Savings Hundreds of Thousands.

-Past Winner of the Accounting Advocate of the Year Award.

-Past Nominee for the Gwinnett Small Business of the Year.

-Published Book Overcoming Life’s 9/11’s: Job’s Journey, a Christian Inspiration Work.

-Received Nomination for GAYA/Georgia Book of the Year Award.

-Assisted Company in Growing from 3 to 30 million in 5 Years.

-Saved tax clients hundreds of thousands of dollars by serving as a part-time CFO.

-Began the effort which resulted in Georgia Passing the Crime Victims Act of 2005, which requires perpetrators of felony crimes to pay for the victim’s medical and counseling care.

-Obtained $120,000 Penalty Abatement from IRS by having client pay taxes and interest in full.

-Published Book A Voice of One: Nehemiah’s Prayer, a Christian Inspiration Work.

These are just a few of our career highlights. We have worked with many small businesses in Atlanta and North Georgia to develop strategic business plans. We would be happy to sit down with you and discuss your business planning needs. Please feel free to call or contact us.

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To read more about John Dillard CPA and his CPA practice, business consulting and IRS representation visit http://www.hiscpa.com/

To read about his books A Voice of One, Overcoming Life’s 9/11’s and Charleston Dawn and his speaking ministry visit http://www.john-dillard.com/

Serving Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Coweta,  Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Rockdale, Walton, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Henry, Newton, Bartow, Walton, Rockdale, Barrow, Spalding, Coweta, Dawson, Douglas, Fayette, Newton, Paulding, Spalding, Walton, Henry, Paulding, Douglas, Coweta, Canton, Covington, Douglasville, Druid Hills, East Point, Forest Park, Griffin, Lithonia, Mableton, McDonough, Milton, Mountain Park, Newnan, Powder Springs, Stockbridge, Union City, Villa Rica, Winder, Woodstock,  Smyrna, Sandy Springs, Marietta, East Point, Gainesville, Snellville, Buckhead, Buford, Peachtree City, Dunwoody, Kennesaw, Decatur, Conyers, Stone Mountain, Gwinnett County, North Fulton County, DeKalb County, Hall County, Clayton County, Cobb County, Forsyth County, Hart County, Jefferson County, Duluth, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Lawrenceville, Milton, Norcross, Snellville, Roswell, Buford, Cumming, Grayson, Lake Hartwell, Suwanee, Sugar Hill, Loganville, Lilburn, Dunwoody, Gainesville, Decatur, and Beyond