Lean Manufacturing Principles

Here are 3 lean manufacturing concepts that can improve your manufacturing productivity. 1) Maintain a neat, organized workspace using the 5S. 5S stands for sort, set in order, shine standardize and sustain. When companies implement 5S as apart of a lean initiative,...

Manufacturing Job Costing

A manufacturing job shop that is a client of ours had a cost estimate per job, but it included lots of overhead allocations. The company could not separate out cash outlays from depreciation expense at the job level. This company was having a hard time getting new...

Income Tax Preparation – Last Minute Filers

What percent of filers wait until the last week?  Statistically, about a quarter of all tax returns (nearly 25%) are mailed in the last week of the tax season.  Yes, it’s pretty high given the amount of time provided. For those that are not prepared, many will file...

Expatriate Tax Returns – Americans Living Overseas

We get this question often: I am an American living and working abroad. Do I need to file a US tax return? Regardless of where you live now, being a United States citizen requires that you file a yearly tax return with the IRS. Green card holders and all US citizens...

IRS Tax Audits for South Floridians, Multinationals and Expatriates

Yes, the word strikes fear in every taxpayer’s heart.  The process is not fun and every effort should be taken to lower your risk of a tax audit notice. You may know someone who’s been through an IRS audit. You’ve at least heard that it can be a grueling, complex...