Minor & Associates will now be known as Focus LLP

Minor & Associates will now be known as Focus LLP

We are excited to announce that effective immediately, Minor & Associates will now be known as Focus LLP. Glenn Fines joined Minor and Associates in 2014 as a staff accountant and today has joined Bill Minor as a partner of the firm. Many of you have worked with...

 Future Shaping: Talking About Emotional Wellness During Stressful TimesBy: Patricia Miller, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, MA, Psych, PhD(c)As a mental health professional and community based researcher in private practice I have the good fortune of...
Profit from GST using the Quick Method

Profit from GST using the Quick Method

In this blog I will discuss the Quick Method of reporting GST and demonstrate how some businesses can profit by electing to use this method. That’s right, there is profit available and the amounts that I see with some of my clients can be as high as $2,000+ per year....
Snowbirds beware of “substantial presence test”

Snowbirds beware of “substantial presence test”

Snowbirds – beware of the substantial presence test: 121 days per year is all it takes!!! If you are spending significant time in the United States you may be required to file a US tax return. Substantial Presence Test (SPT) is a criterion used by the Internal Revenue...