Fri, 16 Jul 2010 0:00:00http://kkb-cpa.com/blogen Health Information Technology Extension Program http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/health-information-technology-extension-program http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/health-information-technology-extension-program/comments 2010-07-16T00:00:00-07:00 http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/health-information-technology-extension-program <p>The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH Act), created by ARRA, creates<img style="width: 317px; height: 248px" align="right" width="400" height="300" alt="" src="/uploads/userfiles/image/HITECH%20Act.jpg" /> a Health Information Technology Extension Program.&nbs Changes to Medicare Advantage http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/changes-to-medicare-advantage http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/changes-to-medicare-advantage/comments 2010-07-14T00:00:00-07:00 http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/changes-to-medicare-advantage <p>Starting in 1997, Medicare Advantage allowed for Medicare Beneficiaries to receive their benefits through private health insurance plans rather than the original Medicare plans.&nbsp; This works by Medicare paying the private health care company a set amount every month per member.&nbsp; These pr Denver CPA Firm's Lesson About Gratitude http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/denver-cpa-firms-lesson-about-gratitude http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/denver-cpa-firms-lesson-about-gratitude/comments 2010-03-01T00:00:00-07:00 http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/denver-cpa-firms-lesson-about-gratitude <p>Every day, I practice gratitude. Being grateful during the difficult times is not easy, and sometimes I find myself not taking the time to be grateful for the small things in life. I try to practice gratitude continuously, throughout<img align="right" width="320" height="240" alt="" src="/uploads Benefit of Credit Cards, according to Denver CPA Firm http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/benefit-of-credit-cards--according-to-denver-cpa-firm http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/benefit-of-credit-cards--according-to-denver-cpa-firm/comments 2010-02-27T00:00:00-07:00 http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/benefit-of-credit-cards--according-to-denver-cpa-firm <p>When we talk about credit cards, we automatically think about the high interest rate and all sorts of fees the credit card company charges us. But I recently learned that there are times we should use a credit card. <img align="right" width="285" height="209" alt="" src="/uploads/userfiles/image/ Helpful Hints to Expedite Your Individual Tax Preparation http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/helpful-hints-to-expedite-your-individual-tax-preparation http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/helpful-hints-to-expedite-your-individual-tax-preparation/comments 2010-02-25T00:00:00-07:00 http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/helpful-hints-to-expedite-your-individual-tax-preparation <p>With tax season upon us, these tips may be helpful to avoid follow up information requests and maybe even reduce your tax prep bill.<img align="right" width="340" height="226" alt="" src="/uploads/userfiles/image/Individual%20Tax%20Preparation.jpg" /></p> <div><strong>1.&nbsp;Read your organizer KKB Teammember speaks on "Why I live in Buffalo Creek Colorado" http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/kkb-teammember-speaks-on--why-i-live-in-buffalo-creek-colorado- http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/kkb-teammember-speaks-on--why-i-live-in-buffalo-creek-colorado-/comments 2010-02-23T00:00:00-07:00 http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/kkb-teammember-speaks-on--why-i-live-in-buffalo-creek-colorado- <p>While flying to CougarVille, Washington a few weeks ago; for my stepdaughter&rsquo;s graduation I was thinking this was going to be a great weekend.&nbsp; However, as usual, when I travel I always wish I were spending my time at home.&nbsp;&nbsp; Let me tell you why:<img align="right" width="358" Roth IRA Conversions http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/roth-ira-conversions http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/roth-ira-conversions/comments 2010-02-17T00:00:00-07:00 http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/roth-ira-conversions <p>Roth IRA&rsquo;s (named after Representative Roth who was chairman of the House Ways and Means committee at the time) have been in existence since 1998.&nbsp; They are only available to individuals with earned income and adjusted gross incomes below established levels.&nbsp; Roth IRA&rsquo;s are Prepare for the RAC Attack http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/prepare-for-the-rac-attack http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/prepare-for-the-rac-attack/comments 2010-02-11T00:00:00-07:00 http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/prepare-for-the-rac-attack <p><strong><span style="font-size: medium">RAC Audits Are Coming!<img style="width: 214px; height: 210px" alt="" align="right" width="279" height="269" src="/uploads/userfiles/image/RAC.jpg" /></span></strong></p> <ul> <li>Have a sample of your claims reviewed by an outside coding expert.<br / KKB in the Community http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/kkb-in-the-community http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/kkb-in-the-community/comments 2010-01-21T00:00:00-07:00 http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/kkb-in-the-community <p>Oftentimes in our lives we get so caught up in our careers and focus so intently on them that we may forget the importance of community and the need, as humans, to do what we can to improve the world around us. Volunteering is just one way, I believe, that enables us to do this. I hope you are ab First Time Home Buying - My Home Buying Nightmare! http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/first-time-home-buying-my-home-buying-nightmare- http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/first-time-home-buying-my-home-buying-nightmare-/comments 2009-12-23T00:00:00-07:00 http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/first-time-home-buying-my-home-buying-nightmare- <p><img align="left" src="/uploads/userfiles/image/Homebuying1.JPG" style="width: 224px; height: 296px;" alt="" />It was a dark and stormy night in Southeast Denver and my apartment lease was weeks from expiring.&nbsp; I had spent the last few weeks of April trying to find the perfect home to rent s My African Adventure http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/my-african-adventure http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/my-african-adventure/comments 2009-12-02T00:00:00-07:00 http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/my-african-adventure <p><img style="width: 131px; height: 125px" alt="" align="left" width="279" height="246" src="/uploads/userfiles/image/Africa2.jpg" />No, it's not a motorized safari!&nbsp; It's a world where transportation is by donkey or by foot.&nbsp; This is a place where the day's meal is slow-cooked over an op What Should Small Business Be Doing in a Downturn? http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/what-should-small-business-be-doing-in-a-downturn- http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/what-should-small-business-be-doing-in-a-downturn-/comments 2009-11-30T00:00:00-07:00 http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/what-should-small-business-be-doing-in-a-downturn- <p><img height="207" align="left" width="369" src="/uploads/userfiles/image/Surviving%20Recession.jpg" alt="" />Small business is a major driver of the U.S. economy.&nbsp; In hard times, however, smaller businesses have a tough time surviving.&nbsp; What should they be doing to survive and thrive?</ Your Time Management - Raising an ADD or ADHD Child http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/your-time-management-raising-an-add-or-adhd-child http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/your-time-management-raising-an-add-or-adhd-child/comments 2009-11-27T00:00:00-07:00 http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/your-time-management-raising-an-add-or-adhd-child <p>I made it!&nbsp; Both of my boys were diagnosed with ADD or ADHD at a young age.&nbsp; What a struggle it has been <img align="right" src="/uploads/userfiles/image/ADHD.jpg" style="width: 330px; height: 225px;" alt="" />getting them through school.&nbsp; My youngest is a senior in high school and KKB Sox Game 4 http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/kkb-sox-game-4 http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/kkb-sox-game-4/comments 2009-11-24T00:00:00-07:00 http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/kkb-sox-game-4 <p>Lessons learned from last night's game four: most athletic events between a sports bar and an accounting firm will usually end with the sports bar winning.&nbsp; So what if we lost 4-25 to JD's Bait Shop?&nbsp; Let's challenge them to an &quot;1120 Death Duel&quot; and see who wins.&nbsp; &quot;T KKB Sox - Game 5 http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/kkb-sox-game-5 http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/kkb-sox-game-5/comments 2009-11-24T00:00:00-07:00 http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/kkb-sox-game-5 <p>If you want to see the key to our game 5 victory, look for further than the picture below, taken from last night's game.<img height="398" align="left" width="262" src="/uploads/userfiles/image/MLB(1).JPG" alt="" /></p> <p>That's right, Jon &quot;Capital Gains&quot; Alfano won it for us last nigh The Enjoyment of Working at KKB! http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/the-enjoyment-of-working-at-kkb- http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/the-enjoyment-of-working-at-kkb-/comments 2009-11-18T00:00:00-07:00 http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/the-enjoyment-of-working-at-kkb- <p><strong>&quot;To be successful you have to enjoy doing your best while at the same time contributing to something beyond yourself.</strong>&quot;<br /> <em><strong>Mihaly Csikszentmihalvi</strong></em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>The enjoyment of working at KKB!<img height="361" align="right" width=" Theory Behind The Sneeze http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/theory-behind-the-sneeze http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/theory-behind-the-sneeze/comments 2009-11-17T00:00:00-07:00 http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/theory-behind-the-sneeze <p>The receptionist in our office has a nose disease that causes her to sneeze all of the time.&nbsp; I mean, <em>all of the <img height="225" align="right" width="280" src="/uploads/userfiles/image/Sneeze(1).JPG" alt="" />time</em>.&nbsp; The poor thing will have sneezing attacks that last for minu Computer Crime and Abuse http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/computer-crime-and-abuse http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/computer-crime-and-abuse/comments 2009-10-20T00:00:00-07:00 http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/computer-crime-and-abuse <p>Popular business press, from the Wall Street Journal, various cable news networks, other business<img align="right" alt="" style="width: 363px; height: 245px;" src="/uploads/userfiles/image/Online%20Fraud.jpg" /> magazines and websites; frequently publish stories about newly discovered cases of f KKB Recommends La Dolce Vita!! http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/kkb-recommends-la-dolce-vita-- http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/kkb-recommends-la-dolce-vita--/comments 2009-10-16T00:00:00-07:00 http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/kkb-recommends-la-dolce-vita-- <p>When people think about getting outside on a weekend in Colorado, the first thing that comes to mind is <img align="right" src="/uploads/userfiles/image/Italian%20Fest%202.jpg" style="width: 394px; height: 205px;" alt="" />heading for the mountains.&nbsp; And while the mountains provide everythin KKB Sox Game 3 http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/kkb-sox-game-3 http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/kkb-sox-game-3/comments 2009-10-15T00:00:00-07:00 http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/kkb-sox-game-3 <p>I believe last night&rsquo;s game three was what&rsquo;s called a &ldquo;black and blue&rdquo; game. Muscles were sore and aching but that didn&rsquo;t seem to stop us from playing excellent defense. Our defense played so well we were able to finish the game holding our opponents with back to bac KKB Team Member - Small Town Girl to the Big City http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/kkb-team-member-small-town-girl-to-the-big-city http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/kkb-team-member-small-town-girl-to-the-big-city/comments 2009-09-23T00:00:00-07:00 http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/kkb-team-member-small-town-girl-to-the-big-city <p><img height="237" align="right" width="405" src="/uploads/userfiles/image/Denver.JPG" alt="" />Have you ever been so set in your ways in life that it is hard to adjust to new changes?&nbsp; Something&nbsp;as new and bold as moving from one state to another?</p> <p>I recently moved from my home s Estate Tax Changes http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/estate-tax-changes http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/estate-tax-changes/comments 2009-09-17T00:00:00-07:00 http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/estate-tax-changes <p>Estate tax is defined by the Internal Revenue service as &quot;A tax on your right to transfer property at your death.&nbsp; It consists of an accounting of everything you own or have certain interests in at the date of death.&quot;<img height="186" align="left" width="248" src="/uploads/userfile KKB's Take on Proposed Healthcare Reform http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/kkbs-take-on-proposed-healthcare-reform http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/kkbs-take-on-proposed-healthcare-reform/comments 2009-08-18T00:00:00-07:00 http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/kkbs-take-on-proposed-healthcare-reform <p><img align="left" src="/uploads/userfiles/image/Healthcare%20Reform.JPG" style="width: 341px; height: 142px;" alt="" /><strong>Healthcare Reform</strong>, or Health Insurance Reform as it is currently being called, is the hottest topic on many people's minds right now.&nbsp; The House has passed Identity Theft and Red Flag Rules http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/identity-theft-and-red-flag-rules http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/identity-theft-and-red-flag-rules/comments 2009-08-13T00:00:00-07:00 http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/identity-theft-and-red-flag-rules <p><span><img align="left" src="/uploads/userfiles/image/Red%20Flag%20Rules.JPG" style="width: 182px; height: 193px;" alt="" />The Red Flag Rules were developed to address identity theft issues through creditor handling of personal consumer information.&nbsp; In theory, finding identity theft early KKB Softball Team's Game #2 http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/kkb-softball-teams-game--2 http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/kkb-softball-teams-game--2/comments 2009-08-13T00:00:00-07:00 http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/kkb-softball-teams-game--2 <p>I know these games are meant to be played for fun, but that doesn't stop last night from hurting <img align="right" alt="" style="width: 325px; height: 216px;" src="/uploads/userfiles/image/AfterTheGame.JPG" />any less.&nbsp; The cause for the roller coaster ride of emotions came from the top of KKB's CPA Softball Game! http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/kkbs-cpa-softball-game- http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/kkbs-cpa-softball-game-/comments 2009-07-20T00:00:00-07:00 http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/kkbs-cpa-softball-game- <p><i>The best victory is when the opponent surrenders of its own accord before there are any actual hostilities... It is best to win without fighting. </i>&ndash; <i>The Art of War<img align="right" src="/uploads/userfiles/image/Game%201.JPG" style="width: 338px; height: 160px;" alt="" /></i></p> First-time Homebuyer http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/first-time-homebuyer http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/first-time-homebuyer/comments 2009-07-19T00:00:00-07:00 http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/first-time-homebuyer <p><span>For those of you considering taking the plunge into home ownership, there may be no better time to buy then right now.<img align="right" src="/uploads/userfiles/image/1st%20time%20homebuyer.JPG" style="width: 342px; height: 226px;" alt="" /></span></p> <p><span>With the depressed housing m 2009 Potential Tax Changes http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/2009-potential-tax-changes http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/2009-potential-tax-changes/comments 2009-07-18T00:00:00-07:00 http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/2009-potential-tax-changes <p><span>2009 is shaping up to be active and perhaps even baffling year.&nbsp;The following paragraphs outline some of the key activities that seem to support this forecast.&nbsp;Our team of tax professionals at KKB will be following these and other changes as they occur.</span>&nbsp;<span> &nbsp;&n Internal Controls - Financial Health of Your Business http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/internal-controls-financial-health-of-your-business http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/internal-controls-financial-health-of-your-business/comments 2009-07-16T00:00:00-07:00 http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/internal-controls-financial-health-of-your-business <p><span>How&rsquo;s the financial health of your business?&nbsp;You probably check the pulse of the business financial health by regularly watching the cash flow and even reading the monthly financial statements.&nbsp;But have you examined the internal financial structure of your business recently? Lease vs. Buy http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/lease-vs--buy http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/lease-vs--buy/comments 2009-07-15T00:00:00-07:00 http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/lease-vs--buy <p><span>Clients frequently ask me whether to buy or lease a certain piece of equipment for the medical practice.&nbsp;Before I can answer that question I must consider a great number of facts about the client&rsquo;s specific circumstances.<img height="257" align="right" width="200" src="/uploads/u Thoughts on Influencing Organizational Culture http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/thoughts-on-influencing-organizational-culture http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/thoughts-on-influencing-organizational-culture/comments 2009-07-14T00:00:00-07:00 http://kkb-cpa.com/blog/thoughts-on-influencing-organizational-culture <p><span>The organizational culture of your business defines the way you relate to your customers and to the people you work with.&nbsp;Your customers will be served best when the entire team works together with the same well-defined positive orientation towards service and customer care.<img height