Category Archives: Keith Barfield

Your Financials Are Screaming At You

This was a week of discipline.  After the rush of busy tax season, the few days afterwards can seem to meander.  However, some really important meetings were shifted until after the deadline and I just knew they needed to go … Continue reading

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Things Got a Little Out of Hand in Trussville

Congratulations to the City of Trussville and Mayor Melton for their Grand Opening of the new Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) station today!  All three local TV stations were present for the coverage.  As many of you know, I have been … Continue reading

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Using the IRS Taxpayer Advocate Service

Are you aware of the Taxpayer Advocate Service at the IRS?  This is the promise from the Advocate web site: “The Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) is Your Voice at the IRS. Our job is to ensure that every taxpayer is … Continue reading

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Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work

Why is the failure rate for small businesses so high?  The five-year survival rate for services and manufacturing businesses is about 48%.   The solution to this problem was outlined in a book by Michael E. Gerber who wrote a bestseller … Continue reading

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Keith Barfield’s Top 4 Technology Resolutions

How many of you make New Year’s resolutions? It seems like more and more people are choosing not to make them anymore since they are often forgotten and not followed through on within a few weeks. But I think making … Continue reading

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What riding a motorcycle has taught me about business

By Keith Barfield, CPA, CITP, BMSS Founding Shareholder As we’ve talked about before, I’m not your typical accountant. While I would consider myself to be a nerd in many ways, one of my passions is decidedly un-nerdy: motorcycling. It might seem … Continue reading

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Get in the SharePoint Habit

By Keith Barfield, CPA, CITP, BMSS Founding Shareholder If you have a technology firm, you need to be using this awesome tool, SharePoint. It’s an internal usage, self-service web page that allows employees to submit and share files. We’ve been … Continue reading

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Nerds unite! Why we’re such nerds at BMSS and why it’s good for you

By Keith Barfield, CPA, CITP, BMSS Founding Shareholder According to Wikipedia, a nerd (adjective: nerdy) is a person typically described as being overly intellectual, obsessive or socially impaired. They may spend inordinate amounts of time on unpopular, obscure or non-mainstream … Continue reading

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Make Year-End Easier by Working with an Accountant at BMSS

By Keith Barfield, CPA, CITP, BMSS Founding Shareholder The end of 2012 will be here before we know it. To avoid surprises at tax time, now is the time to work with an accountant to find out where your company … Continue reading

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Why I love technology

By Keith Barfield, Founding Shareholder, CPA, CITP We like to say that Barfield, Murphy, Shank and Smith (BMSS) is not your average accounting firm. And I’m not your average accountant. I love technology and want to share what I’ve learned … Continue reading

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