Photo Credit: Stewf via photo pin cc When thinking about Accountants many people think of the color gray; gray personalities with gray suits and gray offices. Some folks assume all we know to do is debit and credit all day long, and that there’s no color or excitement in our lifestyle. Life at Rodefer Moss is much more than gray.… Read More »
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Tax Planning for 2013
Photo Credit: kenteegardin via photo pin cc There are several tax law changes that could be taking effect on January 1, 2013. We wanted to make you aware of some of the more significant changes, and give you some suggestions to help you manage your current and future tax liabilities. There are two new… Read More »
GASB may provide guidance on country’s financial position
photo credit: Stuck in Customs via photo pin cc If someone is asked what they think is the economic condition of government, any government, it wouldn’t be surprising to get a one-word answer: lousy. Often that just seems like the thing people want to say about local, state or national government even if they… Read More »
Every breath you take, every medal you claim, I’ll be taxing you
“Hey, you’ve just won an Olympic Gold Medal! What are you going to do first?” Said the athlete: “Pay taxes on it, apparently.” You’re an Olympic athlete. You’ve dedicated your life to achieving a goal attainable only by a select few whose speed, ability, agility, talent and determination have been honed to the finest imaginable… Read More »
The Big Idea about “What’s the Big Idea?!”
What’s the big idea behind What’s the Big Idea?! In our view, a single word: entrepreneur. What’s the Big Idea?! is the Knoxville Chamber’s Business Plan Competition. Rodefer Moss sponsors the event, because, well, we like Big Ideas! Everything we see, use, play with, pay with, make money with, drive in, or fly in, started… Read More »
Save the Date!
Save the date for BDO’s Mid-Year Accounting and Tax Update Make plans now to join us for this informative seminar exploring key updates on accounting and tax issues. Join in discussions specific to your business challenges while learning ways to help maximize tax savings and effectively manage operations. This seminar highlights timely updates and provides key takeaways… Read More »
Luttrell and Oakley named Partner
Rodefer Moss & Co, PLLC, one of Tennessee’s largest accounting firms, has named two new partners. The newly named partners are Sandi Oakley and Rickey Luttrell, both of whom work in Rodefer Moss’s Knoxville office. “We have offices in three states and serve clients with businesses ranging from several million dollars to over $1 billion,” said… Read More »
Tennessee Repeals Gift Tax
My good friend Bryan Howard of Howard & Mobley, PLLC wrote a summary on the State of Tennessee repealing the gift tax, and what it means to you. In a surprising move, the Tennessee legislature has repealed Tennessee gift taxes, effective for gifts made on or after January 1, 2012. This is welcome news for… Read More »
Profiles: From Cameroon to East Tennessee
A Stellar Academic Achiever Joins Rodefer Moss Romual Eloge Tchouta (“Romy”), a Cameroon native whose shot-in-the-dark email to an East Tennessee State University professor who once taught in his country led to his earning two master’s degrees from ETSU, has joined Rodefer Moss & Co, PLLC as an associate. Tchouta, 26, was majoring in mathematics… Read More »
Meet Our Team; We’re More than Just Numbers: Curtis Morrison
Curtis Morrison played college football offensive line at a weight far below that of players typically known for their incredible bulk. “I weighed 180, and I like to say I’m six-feet but I’m really 5-11,” says Morrison, managing partner of the Greeneville office of Rodefer Moss, one of Tennessee’s largest accounting firms. “If I was… Read More »