Brandon Harbeke, CPA

Tax accountant specializing in partnerships and corporations; sci-fi watcher and reader; classical and country music listener; he/him

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@AccountingAsArt My expired passport has been renewed!

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@AccountingAsArt Yes. It's a rare person who does not have a figurative log in their eye. Let's try to remove those before focusing on others' specks.

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@taxtweet @joebwan @EideBaillyLLP For an accounting firm, it's definitely a good time to write down the things that caused grief in the last week of tax season. Once the mental and physical batteries are recharged, then the team can brainstorm how to solve those problems for next year.

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@Shannon_McClung @cine_files @TheRochaSays @srmorris Shannon, you were a terrific guest on The Cine-Files on this Reiner classic.

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It's a more appropriate anthem for tomorrow, but this is the song that came into my mind this morning.

It's A Little Too Late https://t.co/T2cJt5xN3p via @YouTube

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Happy Tax Day! Please be kind to your tax professional and everybody on their team today. A smile or a pastry are appreciated.

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@ajthecpa1226 Thank goodness that 1099-B summaries have gotten so much better in recent years. I hope they summarized foreign dividend income for you.

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Vince Gill's 50 Years From Home project is amazing. We've gotten 37 new songs over the course of half a year with more on the way. He still sounds, plays, and writes with the skill of an artist in their prime. If you love music (country, rock, or pop especially), check this out.

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@AccountingAsArt I saved a client $9,000 in taxes (or the company some money in legal fees, depending on how observant and litigious the client is) by telling CA that the family had health insurance coverage all year.

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The design of the SSA-1099 document is a horrible way to treat the elderly. It's got perforation, sticky goop, and is not a standard paper size.

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It's amazing the difference in critical and audience ratings for the two Super Mario Bros. movies. Movies like these and the Sonic movies are delivering faithfulness, fun, and amazing visuals. That is still far too rare in video game movies.

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@AccountingAsArt I started my day with blueberry waffles and S'moreos.

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"There's a big snake in the plane, Jock!"
"Oh, that's just my pet snake Reggie."

"Asps, very dangerous. You go first."

Memories of these Raiders of the Lost Ark moments are giving me joy today. What is something that is making you smile?

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@AccountingAsArt If those houses did K-1s, they would be the ones putting everything into the "Other Income" box, even stuff that has its own box on the K-1.

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@AccountingAsArt If any meeting runs short, make time for a cat video and/or M&Ms to recharge!

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@MousePlanet Hooray for Eric Goldberg! His work on Aladdin and Fantasia/2000 alone are worthy of Legend status.

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@AccountingAsArt Douglas Adams: "I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by."

Note to employers and clients: not my actual philosophy, just a funny quote

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@AccountingAsArt "But did you get my email with JPEGs of just the odd pages of the 1099, Mary?!"

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@AccountingAsArt Are 297 of them just depreciation informational diagnostics? It may not be as bad as you think, but it may call for some tacos and/or tequila to power through.

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@AccountingAsArt Numerically, my March 16 list is not that long.

Bruno Mars's new album is out today!

I'm still enjoying the book Godzilla: The First 70 Years.