Articles by Jim Denton
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Jim Denton, CPA/PFS, CGMA is Partner Emeritus of Arledge & Associates, PC where he is responsible for providing leadership to the firm’s Wealth Management firm, Summit Capital Advisors, LLC. Mr. Denton empowers his clients, so they may live their best life. He may be reached by email at jim@jmacpas.com.
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Born at St. Alfege’s Hospital in London during the endless, hellacious Luftwaffe assaults of Britain in the Second World War, Prime Time Travel owner Victor Neal muses that he was “on time! Ever since, I’ve been on time!” Neal’s whole family, including daughters Charlotte and Camilla, are all punctual in everything. “Time means something to me,” explained the octogenarian, Edmond travel agent.
“I was determined to be a rock musician. That never really happened.” Gary Bruce, owner of Bruce Piano, recalled when asked about how he got started in the piano-tuning business. In the late 70s, a record producer from Dallas promised Gary’s OKC-based part-time rocker band that if his band would move to Dallas, they would produce their work.
“Daddy was an easy person to work for,” Rhonda (Haley) Wade easily proclaimed as she described how she was hired by her father, Charles Haley, in early August on the eve of the 1978 football season. While Edmond Memorial’s highly-ranked squad was sweating through annual ‘two-a-days,’ Haley’s Edmond Printing was in the middle of its annual designing, printing, and assembling the school’s then 100-paged game programs for the upcoming 1978 Bulldog home schedule. Three of the four workers of the print shop failed to show up for work that late summer day.
“I will tell you; honestly, I am the worst at hiring people out of anybody on this earth! So, the good people I’ve hired, anything positive is pure luck.” That declaration was Ray Hibbard’s humble assessment of…
It was that pivotal day in every college freshman’s life. Martha Kolarik sat waiting on her small bed in Stout Hall on the Oklahoma State University campus.
“Never, never, never, never, quit!” was the immediate reply of Mo Anderson when asked what her secret sauce for success was. “Only people who fail quit. Everyone else learns.”
Whew! The last two years have been a whirlwind with the virus, politics, and volatile markets. Tax laws may see some changes but as of now, we remain unsure of any specifics. History tells us that anything passed late in the year will have only a few provisions that require immediate attention, and we can do more comprehensive strategies later once we know what the new law contains.
After some political posturing in December 2020, the $900 billion Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (2021 CAA) was signed into law by President Trump as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact employers and employees. Here are five key highlights: Stimulus Checks The new law authorized a second round of $600 checks for people with income…
If you own or manage a business or not-for-profit, and you have a Paycheck Protection Program ( PPP ) loan, you are aware of the terms and conditions of the loan. As originally crafted, the program is a U.S. Small Business Administration loan where you have a 1% interest rate and a maturity date of…
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