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Heather Cozby & Christine Bruno

Heather L. Cozby, CPA and Christine L. Bruno, CPA  are Managing Partners at Cozby & Bruno LLC.   Cozby & Bruno, LLC is a local Certified Public Accounting firm with more than 25 years of combined experience specializing in the diverse and unique audit, tax and consulting needs of small businesses, high net worth individuals, condominium associations, and small nonprofits.

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Balance Sheet – It’s Important

Marketplace

By Heather Cozby & Christine Bruno


If you ask most small business owners which financial statement do they most rely on - the balance sheet or the income statement, almost all will answer the income statement.

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Are You a Sole-Proprietor?

Marketplace

By Heather Cozby & Christine Bruno


Many business owners start out as sole-proprietors.  They require little set up. A business license from the town, a bank account, maybe some insurance and you’re up and running.

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Rising Gas Prices Increase Business Related Expenses

Business & Finance

By Heather Cozby & Christine Bruno


The IRS recently increased the mileage allowance for business use of your personal car from 50.5¢ to 58.5¢ per mile effective July 1, 2008.  If you use the standard mileage method to calculate your business deduction, this will is a substantial increase in your tax deduction for 2008.

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10 Common Errors in Preparing Individual Tax Returns

Business & Finance

By Heather Cozby & Christine Bruno


Here is a list of the top ten common errors in preparing individual tax returns. 


#1 Math errors - Check your math when preparing the return; this is one of the most common mistakes. 


#2 Correct name - Make sure that the name that appears on your tax return is the same that is registered with the social security administration...
 

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AMT: Are You the Next Unsuspecting Victim?

Business & Finance

By Heather Cozby & Christine Bruno


More and more individuals are becoming subject to the Federal alternative minimum tax (AMT), and unless legislation is passed soon, many more will be paying an extra hefty tax bill next April. 


 

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