Here’s part two of the first-ever Generally Accepted Accounting Podcast Happy Hour! We’re back with the CEO and Family Nurse Practitioner, Micki Lyons. Micki leads one of the firm’s clients, Crook County Medical Services District, and is married to our firm’s managing shareholder, CPA Mark Lyons. For part two, we turned the Q&A mostly over to Micki and Mark so they could quiz each other. We’re not going to say chaos ensued. But the parts that we are able to release to the public are as insightful as they are entertaining. Don’t miss this episode! Micki Lyons, DNP-C, CEO bio Mark Lyons, CP ..read more

It’s the first Generally Accepted Accounting Podcast Happy Hour! For our first-ever installment, we did a first-of-its-kind interview with Micki Lyons, CEO and Family Nurse Practitioner with Crook County Medical Services District — one of the firm’s clients — in Sundance, Wyoming. Micki has multiple nursing degrees, including a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, a Master of Science in Nursing, a Doctorate of Nursing Practice, and a Natural Health Certification. Before joining CCMSD as a provider, Micki served as a registered nurse for the facility in the hospital and emergency departments for sev ..read more

Our managing shareholder, Mark Lyons, is back as we continue our healthcare series. This time, we start with Medicare allowable costs and activities. And then, we enter into the seedy underbelly of Medicare Advantage Plans. … OK, it’s not all that seedy, but it sure makes things complicated for critical access hospitals. Anyway, you’ll learn about the difference between allowable costs and activities vs. unallowable costs and activities (turns out, those are not illegal things), different kinds of cost centers, and why Mark gets pretty fired up when it comes to TVs and telephones in hospital r ..read more

GAAP Episode 20 – Our Biggest Blog Topics of 2023 Who doesn’t love a good retrospective? People love Spotify’s “Wrapped” so much that we figured, “You know what they’d love more? A look back on our top accounting blogs in 2023!” No need to thank us. Anyway, we’ll take a look at how come your tax refund might have been smaller, what businesses need to know about e-filing, deductible medical expenses, and — the ever-popular — ERC scams. Listen in to learn more about all these hot topics in 2023, and check out the blog below for more details. TAX REFUND LOOKING SMALLER THIS YEAR? WHAT YOUR ORGAN ..read more

For a lot of ag producers, the end of the year means it’s time to find ways to lower their tax burden by spending and deferring. But shareholder and CPA Leah Heidler argues that a profitability mindset is a better way to approach this time of year. She outlines her argument, provides some practical applications, and — like any good rancher — talks about the weather. Oh, and also cheese making. We cover a lot of ground (land?), so listen in to learn more! Blog post: A reminder for ag producers: Making a profit is a good thing Meet Leah Heidler, CPA and Shareholder Services for ag producers ..read more

If accounting makes you picture some grumpy old dude hunched over a spreadsheet, we’ve got good news (unless you like grumpy old dudes hunched over spreadsheets). Despite what TV and the movies have told us, the profession has a lot more nuances. Two of our team members — Cady Erb and Tyler McCarthy — talk about what drew them to the profession and what makes them stick around. So, if you want to learn what the profession’s really like, listen in to learn more! Intrigued by what you hear? Apply today ..read more

Have you ever wondered about the two yahoos behind the mic? No? Well, that’s a shame because they’re as interesting as they are hilarious … mostly. Also, they realized that after almost 20 podcast episodes, they’ve never actually said who they are or why they’re doing what they’re doing. And so, this podcast was born. Even if you don’t want to learn about two random podcast hosts you’ll probably never meet in real life, you should definitely tune in for the “would you rather” segment. Thought-provoking hilarity abounds! So, listen in to learn more!   Meet The Team | Evan Ludes Meet The Te ..read more

In case you couldn’t get enough of the robots the first time around (no, we don’t mean our AI experts Mark Erickson and Ryan Nankivel), we’re back with part two of the basics of AI! You’ll get more ethical and business discussions and some bonus anecdotes. And it’s all original content not generated by ChatGPT or anything! Probably! Embrace the future, and listen in to learn more. Resources AI ethical considerations you might not have considered Advantages and Disadvantages of Artificial Intelligence 3 funny stories written by AI (“funny” as defined by the AI that wrote them, apparently ..read more

If terms like “artificial intelligence” or ChatGPT fill you with dread, uncertainty, or confusion, this episode is for you. Two of our resident AI experts sat down with us to define a lot of terms and talked about what different types of AI do. We also discussed business — and ethical — considerations and kicked around some anecdotes to try to make the topic a little more concrete. Resources The WIRED Guide to Artificial Intelligence How AI is changing the workplace 15 top applications of artificial intelligence in business ..read more

We get a lot of questions about capital gains. Are they good? Bad? Does it just depend? In this episode, our resident tax experts — Shareholder and Tax Vice President Kayce Gerlach and Senior Associate Garth Sandberg — give you just enough details without bogging you down with too much information. So, you’ll learn about what capital gains are, what they mean for stocks, how they affect the sale of your home or rental property, what a “wash sale” is (spoiler: not money laundering), and a whole lot more. Listen in to get them gainz!   We talked about step-up in basis back in our end-of-lif ..read more