NickCPA

Tax firm owner based in the SF bay area. Over 20 years working with tech executives and other HNW families. Equity comp tax specialist. Golf addict.

[NickCPA @NickCPA_]

@jckristoff @LoganGrafTax Our brains constantly being picked without adequate compensation is why we’re unhappy

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@markcecchini Group training is a trip…. Definitely much more motivating to have the camaraderie.

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@MattLaciskey I bring up this question every time I talk to clients about their RSUs for the first time unless I know that they’ve been selling them upon vest (rare)… I would estimate 80% are confused over the taxation, and think holding the shares after they vest for a year is the move.

[NickCPA @NickCPA_]

@AccountingAsArt This is where Day drinking comes from

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@LoganGrafTax That would last me maybe six weeks

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@MattLaciskey When someone expresses that they think their bonus is taxed at a different rate, it tells me that they also don’t understand what is happening in a general sense when they file their tax return each year, yet people think accountants are going to be completely replaced by AI

[NickCPA @NickCPA_]

@danjstefanski On a related note, when I was watching Breaking Bad, seeing Gus Fring have two residences connected by a tunnel, all I could think about was the tax treatment. 280E comes into play. Businesses use of home. Seems an underground tunnel could qualify for bonus depreciation.

[NickCPA @NickCPA_]

@MAnfilofyev @AccountingToday In my opinion, the only reason to outsource is because the software isn’t there yet…. The software is just about here.

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@MAnfilofyev @AccountingToday That is absolutely going to be happening on the tax side of things very quickly

[Matt Laciskey, CFP®, EA @MattLaciskey]

1. For RSUs, ask yourself this:

If my bonus was paid in cash, would I use it to buy the stock?

If not, consider selling

You've already been taxed once it vests anyway

[Luis Batalha @luismbat]

This is the chaos produced by a triple pendulum with just 3 degrees of freedom.

Your hand has 27: 4 per finger + 5 for the thumb + 6 for the wrist

Building a robot to conduct this orchestra of joints and tendons to pick up a coin is ... non-trivial.

[America East @AmericaEast]

The 2025 collegiate volleyball season kicked off last week and four of the six #AEVB programs earned non-conference wins, highlighted by a 3-0 start for defending champion New Hampshire.

Player & Rookie of the Week: Lucy Chertock, New Hampshire
- Across three wins, Chertock totaled 47 kills, 22 digs, and 10 blocks. She hit .320 with 3.62 kills per set and 1.69 digs per set.

Setter of the Week: Maria Olga Siapani, UAlbany
- Averaged a conference-best 8.2 assists per set last week as UAlbany went 2-1.

Defensive Player of the Week: Hannah Howard, UMBC
- Had 26 digs in only four sets (6.5 per set) in win over Delaware, the 10th most in a match in program history, while adding seven assists and an ace in the match.

https://t.co/sMoNei8O6k

[NickCPA @NickCPA_]

@matt_gottshall Sounds intense. For tax people this is when we try to get work done and avoid unnecessary client meetings.

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@LoganGrafTax You’re in Texas so you don’t see a lot of clients paying hundreds of thousands of state tax…. In California that change from $10K to $40K is nice for the retired couple sitting on the beach in duel adjacent bathtubs, but still leaves a lot of meat on the bone. PTE lives on.

[NickCPA @NickCPA_]

When I see a social media tax “expert” put out a really stupid video involving “secret loopholes the IRS doesn’t want you to know about” like the QBI deduction, and everyone in my profession tells me I should just let it go. No, I will not be letting it go.