Sometimes going too slowly is a bad thing. For some reason, I keep getting bogged down in details this week. Normally I do all the reading, answer the questions, follow up on any problem areas and move on but lately, I think…
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The Lost Weekend
I took Friday off this past week and took a trip to Madison, WI. I love Madison! It’s a fun city with great people and food and while I got to spend three days relaxing, that meant three days not doing tax…
Looking to the Future
I have been doing individual tax courses for a while so I am definitely ready for a change of pace. I can’t help but keep thinking about the business side of the tax world. I’m already somewhat familiar with that topic but…
Is Music Helpful or Distracting While Doing Homework?
I love music and listen to it whenever I can. Whenever I’m cleaning the house or hanging out at home by myself, I always get the music going. When I know that I’ll be doing a tough workout, the thing that gets…
Looking Forward to a Productive Week
Last week was extremely busy for me but I am hoping to have a somewhat less exciting week this week. Mother’s day is on Sunday but the rest of my week is looking pretty clear. I am hoping to finish another 2-3…
Such Lovely, Distracting Weather
It is 65 degrees and sunny outside right now while I am sitting here working on this post and I can’t help but think about how nice it would be to get outside and enjoy the weather. As the weather has started…
A Few Issues
I’ve completed Chapter 1 and am hoping to get Chapter 2 done today in the Advanced II Tax Course. So far I feel that this new course has done a good job of thoroughly covering complex topics. I ran into several minor…
Back to Work
I recently received the Advanced II Tax Course and have jumped right into it. This time I would really like to complete two chapters or more per week which means that I should be done and moving on to the small business…
Goals for the Next Course
I think it’s safe to start figuring out what I would like to do in the next course, Advanced II Tax Course, and I think that my primary goal for the next course is to stick to two chapters a week. With…
Last Final Tomorrow
I have my last final to turn in tomorrow and I will be done with the Advanced I Tax Course. I have learned quite a bit in this course and am looking forward to the next one. The end/beginning of the year…
Overall Review: Advanced Level 1
Now that I have completed all of the chapters for the Advanced Level I Tax Course, I feel like I can really share my overall opinion on the course as a whole. While I did not have any major problems with this…
Prompt Replies to a Couple of Issues
As I completed Chapters 9 and 10 I ran into a couple of issues that slowed me down a bit. Chapter 9 had an example problem that was done differently than in the test solutions. A quick e-mail out to an instructor…