By Eric Rodriguez August 13, 2015
Excellent services, a people accountant. ...read more
By jb305 August 05, 2015
I have been going now for 6 years and woud not trust anyone else to do my taxes. He has the full history of my records and ensures he reviews and explains everything thoroughly. Now I live in Orlando and we will drive down to get our taxes done. He goes above and beyond scheduling his appointments and the oddest times to ensure he is able to see all his clients. ...read more
By puertoricanprincess June 03, 2015
Fred is very knowledgeable and personable but he is GREEDY!!! He never has time to get back to you, and he has less knowledgeable associates try to help you when he is the one that did your taxes! If he would take on less clientele and assist the ones he currently has better his company would be perfect!! but he refuses to instead you will get the run around for weeks before you get an answer! ...read more
For many years, LSC Accounting has provided tax and accounting services to individuals, businesses, and non-profits. Though based in Miami, we have assisted clients across the country with their tax and accounting needs. We work with a wide range of clientele to help establish and achieve their financial goals and preserve the financial security they work hard to attain. We enjoy long-standing relationships with clients ranging from individuals and small, growing businesses to complex partnerships and well-established corporations. We provide our customers with the close attention they deserve and will not stop working until they are delighted. We value every client relationship and approach every client with a focus on integrity, advocacy, and understanding. Our high standards, expertise, attention to detail, and work ethic are the reasons why many businesses and individuals have chosen to work with our firm over the years. We have a team of accountants ready to help you meet your financial goals. Our experts adhere to the highest professional standards and have the experience and knowledge to exceed your expectations and provide the absolute best value you can receive from any accounting firm. The company was founded by Louisa Scott, an accountant with over ten years of experience assisting clients to achieve their financial goals. Our expertise ranges from basic tax management and accounting services to more in-depth services such as audits, financial statements and financial planning. We are also skilled at using various accounting software including Intuit Quick-books for accounting and bookkeeping as well as Pro-series for tax preparation. If you would like to find out more about working with us, please call us at 1-855-888-3095 or email us at info@lscaccounting.com. A Difference in Accounting Firms Accounting firms in South Florida, USA may seem like a dime a dozen but appearances aren't always what they seem. At LSC Accounting, we pride ourselves in not only doing exceptional work for our clients but also for doing business differently. We know that accountants can be (and usually are) dry and boring people, even impersonal. That is where we begin to stand out because we want to get to know our clients, their needs and their goals, we aren't afraid to get personal. On the business side, we also excel by delivering every service a company may need from CPA services to audit representation or financial planning. We love numbers but we like people too and our goal is to make numbers work for you. We are a different kind of accounting firm and you will see that in our work and in our people. Request free consultant ...read more
By LSC Accounting August 14, 2019
Healthcare CPAs Miami 1) The word “Tax” comes from the Latin “Taxo” which means “I estimate”. 2) The Federal tax code was 400 pages in 1913 - in 2010…it was 70,000 pages 3) The number of words in “Atlas Shrugged” is 645,000. The Bible has approximately 700,000 words. The number of words in the Federal Tax Code is 3,700,000. 4) While every person who earns a paycheck pays Federal Income Tax, only 43 of 50 states charge their citizens income tax. The states that do not have income tax are Alaska, Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming. 5) The IRS is a U.S. government agency that is responsible for collecting taxes and enforcing revenue laws. It is part of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. 6) Over 1 million accountants are hired each year in America to help with taxes. 7) In 1691, England taxed the number of windows on a house. As a result, people built houses with very few windows and even boarded up existing windows. This caused nationwide health issues due to lack of airflow and eventually ended in the tax being repealed in 1851. 8) Emperor Peter the Great of Russia put a tax on beards in 1705. He hoped this would encourage men to be clean shaved – a look that had become popular in Western Europe. 9) The word “accountant” is from the French word “compter”, which means “to count or score”. 10) England has a tax on television. Color TVs are taxed more than black-and-white TVs. However, if a blind person has a television, he or she pays only half the tax. 11) Disposable diapers are subject to sales tax in Wisconsin, but cloth diapers are not. 12) In Texas, cowboy boots are exempt from sales tax. 13) The Federal form 1040, was introduced in 1913. It was required of any U.S. permanent resident with a net income of $3,000 or more and was only three pages. 14) Albert Einstein is quoted as saying: “The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.” 15) Alabama is the only state in the United States to have a playing card tax (10 cents). On the flip side, Nevada gives a free deck of cards with every tax return filed. 16) The IRS provided approximately $416 billion in refunds in 2011. 17) WWII led to the creation of the Bureau of Internal Revenue. This later became the IRS, which is the world’s largest accounting and tax-collection organization. 18) One of the most significant relics of Egyptian history, the Rosetta stone, is actually a tax-related document. It was so important that it was written in three languages. 19) According to some historians, plane geometry was actually invented by tax collectors and not Euclid (the famous Greek mathematician) in order to determine land size for harvest tax. 20) In 1787, U.S. citizens could only vote if they were taxpayers. 21) Newspapers use large sheets of paper because of the “knowledge tax”. In 1816 the British taxed newspapers per page, resulting in them using larger paper to add more content and shorten the number of pages. 22) There is no known civilization that did not have taxes. The very first civilization, the Sumerians, recorded their tax records on clay cones. 23) Since 2001, there have been more than 4,500 changes to the tax code. 24) Taxpayers lose out on millions by not filing returns – tax payers gave up $950 million in refunds in 2012. 25) More than one-fifth of paper tax returns contain an error. Parlade & Schaefer, CPAS, PA 5975 Sunset Drive, Ste 802, South Miami, FL 33143 (305) 670-0400 http://cpasps.com/ ...read more
By Parlade & Schaefer, CPAS, PA July 09, 2018
CPA Near Me Time is money. If you want your practice to be as efficient and economically prosperous as possible, you don’t want to spend valuable time dealing with the effects of clutter and chaos. Disorganization is shown to have a direct negative impact on productivity and, by extension, your earning potential as a practice. Whether you feel like you’re drowning in papers or you want to learn tips to take your efficiency to the next level, here are some tips to help you and your team get organized. Contact our team today to learn more about the strategies we can help you implement to ensure you’re getting the most out of your practice. Clean Up the Clutter When you have so many different things demanding your attention throughout the day, it can be difficult to keep on top of everything. If you’re not careful, papers and other clutter can accumulate faster than you realize. Once the pile starts to get away from you, it can be hard to ever work your way back through without having to set aside valuable time to sort through everything. It’s easier to avoid getting yourself into this mess in the first place once you have organizational strategies in place. You might create a unique filing system for handling the various kinds of mail that comes through your office. Perhaps you set specific team members in charge of returning calls. The best system of organization is the one that works for you and your team. Don’t Let Your Time Manage You It can be difficult to prioritize the different duties of your work. It’s rare that even an hour will go by without a variety of different distractions. While you’ll have the occasional emergency that demands immediate response, most of these interruptions will not need to be addressed right away. Resist the urge to drop everything every time a new email or task arises. Operating this way will only make it harder to actually accomplish any of your duties on time. Instead, learn to prioritize which things need to be addressed immediately and which can be done later. Delegate what can be passed to another and clarify deadlines for things that must be completed by you to allow accurate prioritization of tasks. The day-to-day efficiency of your business can impact its long-term success. Don’t waste your time digging through clutter because you’re working without a plan. For more strategies for your success,contact our office. 5975 Sunset Drive, Suite 802 South Miami, FL 33143 Phone: (305) 670-0400 ...read more
By Parlade & Schaefer, CPAS, PA June 21, 2018
Payroll accountants are responsible for tracking the expenditure of money and assets through a company. Their job is to help companies track their income and maintain a timely payment record for expenses and bills. If you are interested in becoming a payroll accountant, you will have to be... ...read more
Computer files can sometimes be deleted by accident, get lost or damaged. This could be a potential nightmare, especially if these are small business accounting files. You have peace of mind by knowing how to use the "Backup and Restore" function in Microsoft Small Business Accounting. With a few keys... ...read more