Accounting News and Notes

Duluth CPA: Advisers Entrepreneurs on QuickBooks & Bookkeeping for Your Gwinnett Business

Hire a Christian CPA as they will be committed to you and your business’s success. Finding someone who is looking out for your best interests are most apt to also refer other outside services such as a payroll company, which is most always a much faster and more economical option than either the CPA or the client preparing them. Also items such as preparing your internal financial statements can easily be taught to client personnel saving potential tens of thousands of dollars over a ten-year period.

Serving God while practicing the Golden Rule, who has some very specific advice as to a direction for your company, will share the information in the first meeting not waiting to be sure to have retained a client, desiring the best for a client rather than solely the service of their own needs and desires. A CPA will be able to offer insightful advice that clients have in turn taken back to their present CPA for compliance. This is certainly desirous in most all respects as we strive to serve, it fails to contemplate the reasons why advice was not forthcoming originally. As Christians we are exhorted to excellence in all things and it is to that end a hiring manager looking for a trusted CPA should spend adequate time and effort reviewing a CPA’s resume, credentials, and references. The below is a sample letter we might send a client to help them with the recording and tracking of their financial results while using QuickBooks for the internal bookkeeping and financial statements:

For the latest internal data you forwarded over I had the below critiques: 

Please go back into you books at the end of the prior year and ensure that they equal the page four of the last filed Form 1120S/Corporate Income Tax Return as they retained earnings you are showing at the end of the prior year does not equal the tax return. 

Please move the dollars listed as Miscellaneous Income and Other Income to Service Revenue. 

Please re-class the $2,000 you have in Miscellaneous Expenses to the correct general ledger account. 

Please move the Due to Shareholder account to an account called the same thing in the Current Liabilities section of the Balance Sheet. Please move the dollars in Owner’s Draw and the loan from you to the business to the Due to Shareholder account. 

I suggest you move all of the below accounts to Office Supplies (Bank Service Charges, Business Licenses, Dues and Subscriptions, Miscellaneous, Postage & Delivery and Printing & Reproduction). All of the dollars you have in these accounts are relatively small and insignificant. Accordingly I would not suggest tracking these in a separate account. 

I suggest moving the Internet Costs to Telephone and Fax and then to re-title this account Telephone & Utilities. 

After you make these changes then please resend your internal Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss.

Bookkeeping for Atlanta Small Business
Unleash the power of information by learning the ABC’s of accounting for the business and financial operations of your business. To learn the nuances of Small Business Bookkeeping http://www.hiscpa.com/keeping-books.html

Preparing and Reviewing Financial Statements for Atlanta Business Owners
As your financial results of your business are like a doctors chart of their patient, this will help enable you to understand financials and their use. To learn more visit http://www.hiscpa.com/financial-statements.html

A Christian CPA Firm: Never Underestimate the Long Term Benefits

 John Dillard, CPA of His CPA, PC (A Duluth CPA firm) 1940 Woods River Lane, Duluth, GA 30097  Phone 770-814-9304   http://www.hiscpa.com/    (All Rights Reserved) 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. To discover John Dillard’s Published Books and their vision visit  http://www.john-dillard.com/

Duluth/Atlanta CPA Saves. Taxpayer $26,000 plus in Previously Assessed IRS Tax Penalties 

Tax Representation is not for those who choose to represent themselves as just as Believers have Jesus Christ to be an Advocate with us with our Heavenly Father (Job 16:19), so should all taxpayers seek to work with a CPA who is well versed with tax representation issues. Recently we had the opportunity to retain a new client who had utilized the services of someone who was not a CPA nor familiar with IRS tax representation issues. Though it took some number of months to address adjudicate the issue, we recently received notification that the IRS abated over $26, 000 in Tax Penalties that had previously been assessed a taxpayer. 

Don’t be misled by services telling you can settle by services telling you can settle for pennies on the dollar, as this is partly but mostly not based in absolute truth as often tax penalties such as the above can were abated 100%. However the IRS will not abate any monies during an Offer in Compromise process unless a taxpayer qualifies, which in itself is a facts, strategy and procedural process. No CPA can guarantee what anyone will do much less the IRS, care should be taken to ensure that the client is well apprised on the reasonable scenarios that may occur and frequently well able to advise that tax payment rather than representation is the best process. 

Below are articles that you will want to refer to often to help guide you in addressing IRS Representation issues as you address Installment Plans, Back Taxes or an Offer in Compromise. 

Solving Atlanta IRS Tax Issues
Don’t fight the IRS but work with them to resolve your tax problems. Discover a myriad of legal ways the IRS is eager and willing to work with you to resolve any unpaid debts, penalties, and interest. To learn more http://www.hiscpa.com/working-with-the-irs.html

Paying Your Taxes – Withholding & Extensions for Metro Atlanta Taxpayers
Paying your taxes made easy. This section will enable you to quickly grasp the general guidelines of tax law requiring that you pay taxes as you earn money. As well, extensions and their uses and limitations are disclosed and discovered. Visit http://www.hiscpa.com/paying-taxes.html

How to Avoid an IRS Audit for Atlanta Taxpayers
Discover simple steps that you can do to help prevent an IRS audit. Though the tax code is at times very difficult to understand and comply, these basic simple steps will help you avoid an IRS audit. See http://www.hiscpa.com/avoiding-audits.html

Solving IRS Tax Problems: Submitting an Georgia Offer in Compromise
When all else fails and if you qualify, the IRS and Georgia both have a program which will enable you to work to solve the severest tax problems. Visit http://www.hiscpa.com/offer-in-compromise.html

Utilizing IRS Installment Plans for Metro Atlanta Taxpayers to Pay Your Past Due Taxes
The IRS has long been in the business of helping taxpayers get back into the system to ensure that taxpayers are able to pay their taxes over time. For those who do not qualify for an Offer in Compromise or to pay the taxes and interest in full, while seeking penalty abatement, an Installment Plan is a prudent and wise choice and alternative to get your past taxes due paid and current. See http://www.hiscpa.com/installment-plans.html

 John Dillard, CPA of His CPA, PC (A Duluth CPA firm) 1940 Woods River Lane, Duluth, GA 30097  Phone 770-814-9304   http://www.hiscpa.com/    (All Rights Reserved) 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. To discover John Dillard’s Published Books and their vision visit  http://www.john-dillard.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, Offer in Compromise, Back Taxes, Business Acquisitions/Sales, Forensic Accounting, Business Valuations and Bookkeeping.

Duluth CPA Invites Gwinnett Christians to Grow in Christ 

For Ages Tenth Grade to 100 plus Years Old 

Emmaus Community: Amazing Weekend Getaway to Deepen & Strengthen Your Faith 

On our 2010 Mission Trip to Pueblo Pintado we all watched the majesty of God unfold before our very eyes on a daily, and often hourly basis. The raw beauty of Amazing Grace played as God’s sunrise appeared, the humility and beauty of the Three Sisters, our Cross on a hill, the smiles of the children in VBS and Sports camp, the joy of teaching and crafts of the Women’s Bible Study and at the Senior Center, and the great projects Construction and our Service Teams performed, and watching a VW being built before our eyes as we learned the Object Lessons of the day. 

I will never forget the moments of being with each one of you as we nailed our sins and our past to the cross, how we praised and worshiped God on the Mesa and our communion there and the nails that we all have to remind us all of God’s great love and passion for our lives. 

There are two great initiatives that you need to be aware of to take your faith walk deeper. SUMC has long been involved in Emmaus which is a three day weekend where you will find the love of God in a new and meaningful way that you will never have before. On your weekend you will discover peace and His forgiveness for the past, be strengthened in your faith and resolve for the journey that lays ahead. Tami & I are committed to your lives, your journey and to help see what we might do to help you discover the destiny God Himself has for your life. 

This Friday, August 20th from 7:00-8:30pm; join us in the Worship Center for food, fun, fellowship and Walk information.  This is a pot luck dinner hosted by our SUMC Emmaus Community.  If you have not been on a Walk, you do not have to bring anything just yourself!  However, to ensure we have enough food and space please register at https://public.serviceu.com/registration/default.asp?OrgID=1437&EventID=4707767&OccID=167334631 

Having Served in the United States as a CPA for decades I have learned again and again that seeking wise counsel is the beginning to wisdom and that we need others to help us grow closer to Christ.

In the Matchless Name of Jesus Christ,

John Dillard

His CPA PC (A Christian USA CPA Firm)

Duluth CPA Advises Gwinnett/Atlanta Business Owners to Seek Wise Counsel 

In this age of high paced  information it is always prudent to think before you leap, to read all the fine print and to consider/have an attorney review all substantive contracts before you sign them. Using a CPA to get general business advice and then a good business attorney will do much to preclude you from making immediate/rushed decisions so that letters like the attached are never needed: 

I just received a copy of the attached notice regarding renting your vacation rental. Please note the attached e-mail indicates that a contract was believed to be made by the renting agency whereas I intended solely to gain information about the on-site lake vacation rentals. Please correct your records accordingly as I had not intended, in any way, at this time, to commit to a rental period and was seeking solely to gain information about such as availability, rates, etc. 

Accordingly please void your records to indicate there was no contract at this time. 

I appreciate your attention to this matter and please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any questions. Sincerely, 

Proverbs 15:22 Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed. 

The Bible teaches us throughout its text that we should seek the wise counsel of others and then to be and get the help of disciples who are willing to help lead us down the right path. Seek good Godly counsel from the best professionals you can find as it will pay many long term dividends. 

A Christian CPA Firm: Never Underestimate the Long Term Benefits

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/    (All Rights Reserved) 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. To discover John Dillard’s Published Books and their vision visit  http://www.john-dillard.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, Offer in Compromise, Back Taxes, Business Acquisitions/Sales, Forensic Accounting, Business Valuations and Bookkeeping.

Duluth CPA: Iron Sharpening Iron…Calling Gwinnett Christian Men to MAN2 event 

Taking Christianity Into the World 

I wanted to invite you and the men of you church to the next MAN2 event. It is awesome to see how God blesses men from different churches when they come together to worship.  We expect 150-200 guys to be there. The food is great and the program is incredible. I can promise you want be disappointed. Let me know if you have any questions or if you have a group coming so they can plan accordingly. The event will be on Saturday September 11 at 8:30 a.m. at

 The Bridge Community Church  2026 Braselton Hwy   Buford , GA 30519. To learn more you can contact Mr. Mike Wiggs at 770-527-9409 

“Dare to Attempt Something so Great for the Kingdom of God, that it is Doomed to Failure Lest God be in it!”

Duluth CPA Helps Gwinnett Taxpayers with Sales Tax Reports and How to Avoid The Top 10 Mistakes Taxpayers Make

The below is a sample inquiry we might receive off of www.HisCPA.com, which is our web site where Atlanta Business Owners/Taxpayers Seek Advice to Keep Their Tax Bill as Low as Legally Possible 

John– I’ve dropped the ball on keeping my GA Sales Tax paid.  Can you provide the ST-3 pre-filled and ready to submit with payment?  My software (QuickBooks) will show me what to pay, but doesn’t provide the ST-2 filled out appropriately. 

Is this something you’d normally handle, or something we should talk to a bookkeeper about?  We’re planning to bring someone in to help with the books a few hours a month (whatever it takes) so we can keep things fully updated and accurate.  That’s not my strong suit. Last question– to catch this up, from March till now, should we submit one payment and ST3, or 5 separate payments and ST-3’s? Thanks,

Below is my response: 

I would be happy to assist/prepare the sales tax reports. If you would like for me to do them I will need the info. as detailed on the form by month and the original forms. 

We will want to do the forms monthly and not a recap. I also would suggest you make individual payments for each month.

How to Avoid The Top 10 Mistakes Taxpayers Make

Being able to avoid 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.  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.

Phase-outs of Itemized Expenses

Many taxpayers fail to consider in both tax planning and preparation of their returns, that itemized expenses/Schedule A can be phased out/limited based upon a taxpayers Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) and their tax filing status.

Phase-out/Limitations of Total Exemptions

Tax law allows taxpayers to take exemptions for themselves, their dependents, their spouse if filing jointly and additional exemptions if disabled or over a certain age.  There total exemptions are then multiplied by the indexes for inflation annually and then this total is deducted in determining taxpayer’s AGI.  Like a taxpayer’s itemized expenses, these too are limited based upon a taxpayer’s AGI and filing status.

Alternative Minimum Tax

Certain items on a taxpayer’s individual return can trigger an additional tax assessment.  This amount is over and above what otherwise would have been assessed if a taxpayer solely referenced their taxable income to the appropriate tax table.  Tax law mandates that taxpayers then pay the higher of the two amounts generated either from regular tax tables or the Alternative Minimum Tax, which is calculated on Form 6251.

Misunderstanding Extensions

Taxpayers frequently fail to understand that an extension to file a return is not an extension of time to also pay the taxes due.  The IRS has a rigid schedule for payment of all taxes and in some cases, there is no room for flexibility whatsoever.  Taxpayers should accordingly take care to pay all of their taxes as they become due without regard to whether an extension to file has been filed/granted.  Always keep in mind an extension to file is not an extension to pay.

Determining Deductible Expenses

Taxpayers frequently fail to understand what they may and may not take as itemized expenses on their Schedule A.  Similarly, individuals often fail to stay abreast of tax law changes and the limitations, documentation and phase-outs thereof in determining their just expense.  Also, many taxpayers who have an unincorporated business/a proprietorship fail to have a good understanding of what qualifies as a business expense, the assessment of self-employment taxes and the attendant responsibility of making estimated payments.

Un-reimbursed Employee Expenses

Tax law allows those who are employees to deduct un-reimbursed business expenses, which are reported on Form 2106.  The total of these are then rolled forward to a taxpayer’s schedule of itemized expenses where they are also subject to additional phase-outs.  Often taxpayers fail to have a good understanding of what qualifies as an un-reimbursed employee expense and fail to correctly document and calculate business mileage.  They frequently fail to consider reimbursements received from their employer and inadvertently include in their mileage/travel expense amounts, their daily commute to and from the office, and these are not deductible.

Retirement Plans

This error is most frequently an error of omission as taxpayers fail to avail themselves of the many and varied options open to reduce their personal taxes and to plan for retirement.  If a taxpayer also has an incorporated or unincorporated business whether a C or S Corporation, LLC, LLP, or partnership, there are even more options for a taxpayer to implement that will allow for a dramatic reduction in both their federal and state tax liabilities.

Going It Alone

Most taxpayers would never consider performing their own surgery and so it should be for the preparation of one’s personal taxes.  At a minimum, I suggest that you have a CPA prepare your taxes at least every three years but I would limit this exception to only very simple returns with no itemizations.  For all taxpayers who would be classified/considered as part of America’s middle class or any taxpayer who owns a business, should have their return prepared by a CPA each and every year.  Tax law changes, nuances, limitations, tax and retirement planning, investing and strategic financial issues are too critical to be satisfactorily addressed alone.

Premature IRA/Pension Distributions

All too often taxpayers will make or receive a premature distribution from their IRA/401K/Pension Plan.  This is perhaps the largest single financial mistake a taxpayer can make for several reasons.  First, these premature withdrawals are not only subject to regular federal and state taxes but most always a 10% federal penalty as well.  This serves as a double negative as not only are you paying additional taxes and penalties but you are also “diving into” your “nest egg” threatening not only your age of potential retirement but also the quality of it.  Furthermore, most all taxpayers who receive a premature distribution fall into a false sense of security wrongly believing the statutory withholding done to be adequate to meet their year-end obligation on these monies, only to find out they have woefully underpaid their taxes and are now subject to further penalties and interest.

Tax Planning

Perhaps the most common error is the failure of taxpayers to anticipate their current year’s taxable income and to plan ahead by paying the IRS and state taxes as the income is earned.  Failure of taxpayers in any of the above areas will also negatively impact their ability to plan for and pay their taxes on a timely basis.  Also the U.S. tax system is a graduated system in which the marginal tax rates increase as does a taxpayers income.  Taxpayers fail to see their return as the dynamic calculation that it is, as income and lifestyle changes and tax law continually impact a taxpayer’s final calculation of tax liability.

His CPA, P.C. aggressively works to be proactive in the planning for and anticipation of what will be your year-end liability.  Put our firm to work for you to avoid unnecessary and unpleasant surprises. 

 ”Dare to Attempt Something so Great for the Kingdom of God, that it is Doomed to Failure Lest God be in it!”

 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/    (All Rights Reserved) 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. To discover John Dillard’s Published Books and their vision visit  http://www.john-dillard.com/

Please be reminded that the IRS/GA offers no extensions beyond the above dates and that after that they both will add late filing penalties to already potentially due late payment penalties and interest. 

“Dare to Attempt Something so Great for the Kingdom of God, that it is Doomed to Failure Lest God be in it!”

 John Dillard, CPA of His CPA, PC (A Gwinnett CPA firm) 1940 Woods River Lane, Duluth, GA 30097  Phone 770-814-9304   http://www.hiscpa.com/    (All Rights Reserved) 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. To discover John Dillard’s Published Books and their vision visit  http://www.john-dillard.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, Offer in Compromise, Back Taxes, Business Acquisitions/Sales, Forensic Accounting, Business Valuations and 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 & Beyond

Duluth CPA: Getting Your Bookkeeping Correct Pays Dividends for Gwinnett Business Owners

For a new business or any who are going to have short or long term financing needs, it is critical for an entrepreneur to consistently stay in touch with their company’s internal financial statements.  An owner needs to stay in touch with their CPA first and then develop a relationship and to adequately understand all of the many nuances of bookkeeping and the preparation of financial statements.  This is critical to a business owner’s success.  Many times I have personally witnessed a business owner rushing into a bank’s office seeking cash to cover the next day’s or week’s payroll, because of their failure to contemplate the longer term implications of their financial decisions.  Although this is an extremely valid need, as all would agree, the act of responding on an ad-hoc or emergency basis sends a negative message to all concerned. 

Upcoming cash needs should not be a surprise as the key managers and owners should be well versed in upcoming cash needs.  The best way to avoid this is to start with the building blocks of prudent bookkeeping and preparation of reliable internal financial statements. When you are meeting the needs of a rapidly growing company, you are often faced with the cash needs to finance new receivables, an expanding inventory and the increased needs of personnel cost all concurrently.  Thus, it is critical to constantly stay abreast of current financial operations and their intersection of financing needs and specifically how they impact the company’s cash balances. To this end I might send the below as a sample critique to a company who needs to address several issues in the preparation of their financial statements:

In critiquing your internal financial statements I noted: 

One of your back accounts is reconciled as a negative balance. Please review this ASAP to ensure that no overdrafts occur. 

It appears as if you have capitalized several items in the fixed asset accounts that are below $1,000 each. I suggest that all items below this threshold should be expensed. You had one item over $1,000 in the fixed asset accounts. Please advise as to what this is so that I might track accordingly or that you might expense as needed. 

I suggest you re-class all of the monies in your smaller miscellaneous accounts to Office Supplies and then to mark these accounts as Inactive so that no further postings to this account can be done. 

Please review the charges to the Legal & Professional fees account and advise as to what they are and consider a re-class as needed.

Please get a statement from the bank confirming the Note Payable balance as of month end to ensure that the balance listed is correct and then to do a detailed transaction search for the year on the account to ensure correct, based upon items paid/incurred. 

Please record $1,000 of Depreciation Expense for the Month and for when you do future months. 

Please review your bank account as you had several checks dated 7-1-10 to ensure that these are still valid open  and outstanding checks. Also please review the deposits to ensure that they were all correctly classified as income and were not loans to the business. 

For the credit card charges in Office Supplies. Please re-class these items to the correct accounts and please charge future credit card charges accordingly to the correct categories. 

Please do not hesitate to call should you need any help in addressing any of the above issues.  

“Dare to Attempt Something so Great for the Kingdom of God, that it is Doomed to Failure Lest God be in it!”

 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/    (All Rights Reserved) 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. To discover John Dillard’s Published Books and their vision visit  http://www.john-dillard.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, Offer in Compromise, Back Taxes, Business Acquisitions/Sales, Forensic Accounting, Business Valuations and 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

Atlanta CPA on Magnifying Christ

Taking Christianity into the World 

We pray this email finds you well and you and that Christ is magnified in your body whether by life or by death. We have had a beautiful week and have much to praise Him for! We brought home our bus from Mississippi and should have it insured and ready to go in the next day or so. Last week, we mentioned we needed a fuel-efficient vehicle for travel and evangelism and God has blessed us with one! Again, He knows our needs and provides far beyond anything we could ever ask or imagine! All praise goes to Him! We had a sister church, Trinity Chapel, come and bless us with painting and the furnishing of Wanda’s apartment. We had multiple churches and groups come out to serve with us as we reach out to the least and the lost. We have brought in more people from off the streets and have a full house here at the Garden! God is faithful. God is moving. God is extravagant!

 Our brother, Gary Graham, with Young-N-Christ ministries, is having a prayer initiative on August 8th and desires 1000 churches to partner with him to pray for the youth of America. We ask for you to join us and him on August 8th and pray for our youth. Here at 7 Bridges, we have youth coming to serve us constantly, and we desire each one of their hearts to be transformed into the image of Christ.  They are our future and we want to see a future generation that magnifies Christ in life and in death!

Thank you for taking the time to read this update and again for your continued support. Lord willing, we will have another update next week. Until then, have a blessed and highly favored week!

GO JESUS GO JESUS GO!  LOVE, 7

Pastor 7 with 7 Bridges to Recovery is doing great things to feed the Homeless of Atlanta while spreading the word of God. I suggest you go down and see what he is doing on the weekends to take the message to the streets of Atlanta. I believe he would be a great speaker to the whole congregation and Discipleship Groups as people are looking for opportunities to get real with their faith by being the very Hands and Feet of Jesus Christ.    You can read about his Ministry at http://www.7bridgestorecovery.org/home_page.html    We are actively involved in going and supporting Pastor 7 and the great work he is doing to serve the Lost, the Last & the Least.   

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/     http://www.john-dillard.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 

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

Duluth CPA’s Published Book Charleston Dawn is NOW Available (www.HisCPA.com)

The Charleston Series

The Charleston Series, a Christian Fiction Romance series, is set in the ambiance of Charleston, South Carolina. Combining everything from historical homes to lighthouses, chase scenes both in the air and on the ground, an F-18 Super Hornet flying and downed in Iraq with its occupants striving to evade capture and certain death. And taking a turn further into the heart of Charleston, a criminal attorney struggles with his oath to protect and serve versus his own moral compass. The Charleston Series keeps the reader on the edge of their seat as the reader turns each page.

Learn about the unique City of Charleston, it’s enchanting past and the story’s characters faith in God abounding despite and amidst life’s trials and difficulties. The Charleston Series combines ambiance, action and comes full circle with a spiritually uplifting revival offered by God’s grace at each story’s end.

The Charleston Series includes a murder mystery, action packed flying in an F-18 and one mans calling to being a full time pastor, and an attorney who makes a difference for the kingdom of God. Come along and see how its characters find God amidst real life issues. The Charleston Series speaks boldly about the Christian life and how God wants us to live.

I pray that I have edified the Body of Christ in this writing and that through it my family and others are brought closer to our Most High God!

Charleston Dawn
First in John Dillard’s Charleston Series
Charleston Dawn, a Christian Fiction Book set in the city of Charleston, South Carolina is the first of a series. Charleston Dawn, a murder mystery, relates how its characters find God amidst real life issues. It speaks boldly about the Christian life and how God wants us to live. I have signed a contract with Publish America in Frederick, MD for its publication.

Combining Charleston’s history from homes to lighthouses, chase scenes, a hurricane and a tornado; Charleston Dawn keeps its reader on the edge of their seat as they turn its pages. Learn about this unique city, its history and the story’s characters faith in God abounding despite and amidst life’s trials and difficulties. Charleston Dawn combines ambiance, action and comes full circle with a spiritually uplifting revival offered by God’s grace at its story’s end.

Low Country Calling
Second in John Dillard’s Charleston Series
Low Country Calling, a Christian Fiction Action Romance is second in the series. David Jones has dreamed of being a fighter pilot since he was a child. Born into a Christian home in Charleston, SC, David joins the Marines and ultimately meets his bride to be as their romance develops while he goes through training. After graduation David is assigned to fly his F-18 Super Hornet off the aircraft carrier, The Roosevelt, stationed in the Mediterranean Sea.

Ride in the cockpit as David completes feats never before done in an F-18 but he is ultimately downed and forced to ditch his plane in the Iraqi desert. While running from terrorists who would claim his life, David hears Gods call to be a full time pastor. Come along as David answers God’s call back to the low county of Charleston. Low Country Calling is sure to keep you wanting more.

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

“Dare to Attempt Something so Great for the Kingdom of God, that it is Doomed to Failure Lest God be in it!”

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