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How to Write a Killer Resume
There are many things I love about my job: meeting new people; being a warm and friendly voice in a...
10 Years of Trent Baeckl, a Tax Accountant with Drive
Golfing is fun; accounting is boring, or so young Trent Baeckl believed. Now a CPA and tax senior manager, Trent...
Oregon Legislature Passes $5.3 Billion Transportation Funding Bill
On July 6th, 2017 the Oregon legislature passed the $5.3 billion transportation package (Oregon House Bill 2017) which is expected...
Jared Holum Named President of Perkins & Co
Portland, Ore. – June 29, 2017 – Perkins & Co, the largest locally owned accounting firm in Oregon, announces the...
8.1.17 Women and Wine
Topic: Celebrating Women in Business Join us at Windy Hills Winery on Tuesday, August 1, 2017, from 4:00pm – 6:00pm and make...
Have You Thought About Your Retirement Strategy? (Part 3 of 3)
Looking Back as I Start to Look Forward This is the last in a series of three posts I’ve written...
Have You Thought About Your Retirement Strategy? (Part 2 of 3)
Top 5 Lessons I’ll Take with Me Into Retirement This is the second blog post in my three-part retirement series, and...
Have You Thought About Your Retirement Strategy? (Part 1 of 3)
Preparing a Successful Succession Plan within Your Company “I Hope I Die Before I Get Old”. Do you remember this...
6 Easy Steps to Start a Workplace CSA
So what is a CSA? Believe it or not, it’s not accounting jargon. CSA stands for community supported agriculture and...
Preparing For Your First Audit
Chances are if you’re clicking on this post your first time audit is on the horizon. Perhaps you’re expanding your...
Perkins Pointers: Prepare for “Meet the Firms”
Summer has officially ended and school is back in session, which means we’re in full-on “Meet the Firms” season. Not...
Tips from the Trenches: Wrangling Formulas
Welcome back to Tips from the Trenches! For our fourth series installment, we’re going to talk about tips to help...
Is Your Partnership/LLC IRS Audit Ready?
While celebrating the passage of the Protecting American from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act at the end of 2015, which contained...
Be like Goldilocks: Find the firm that’s right for you
In my last post, I encouraged accounting students to request informational interviews and office tours during the summer as a...
Tips from the Trenches, Part 3: 18 Essential Excel Keyboard Shortcuts
Welcome back to Tips from the Trenches! This is the third installment of our Excel tips series, and in this...
Now’s the Time! Job Search 101 for Entry-level Public Accounting
With the sun finally starting to grace us with its presence, cherry blossoms and tulips abound, and the end of...
Tips from the Trenches, Part 2: Sum Faster, Sum Better
Welcome back to our second installment of “Tips from the Trenches”. This particular series comes to you from two Perkins...
Evolution of Client Accounting Services
Over the last several years, the speed of business, the connectivity, and the complexity of how businesses have been run...
Tips from the Trenches, Part 1: See Excel in New Ways
Welcome to Tips from the Trenches! This is the first of our ongoing Excel tips series. We’re Victoria and Kat,...
The Importance of Getting Clear on Your Company’s Communication Values
Communication is king. With your significant other, children, co-workers, boss or clients, it’s the link that helps people understand what...
Your PATH to Tax Savings – A Gift from Congress
Last Friday, December 18th, President Obama completed a holiday gift package for the American taxpaying public by signing into law...
What’s in a Kicker?
Oregon is putting a portion of your 2014 Oregon taxes back into your pocket. As mandated by the Oregon Constitution,...
10 Tips on How to Deduct Losses from a Natural Disaster
We are all painfully aware of the wildfires that have ravaged the forests of the Pacific Northwest in the last...
The Perkins Field Guide to Tax Reform
Where’s the comprehensive tax reform we’ve been hearing about for the past few years? 2010’s Simpson-Bowles plan, although it had...