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Corporate Tax Pros: It’s That Time of Year Again

Posted by Traci Wheeler on May 17, 2012 in Events, May, Software, Tax | 0 comments

That’s right. Summer is almost here, and conference season is upon us. Next week, tax pros will descend upon everyone’s favorite vacation destination, Orlando, Florida. It will be a mixture of both business and pleasure as the Association for Computers and Taxation (ACT) kicks off their annual conference at Disney’s Contemporary resort from Wednesday, May 23^rd- Friday, May 25^th. My colleague, Kelley Lear, and I will be in attendance for three days packed with educational sessions, including such topics as A True Automated Tax Department, Transfer Pricing – What’s the Big Deal and Vision for a Global Tax Reporting Solution and Beyond, a vendor expo and lots of opportunities for networking.

Corporate Tax Geek or Nerd: Which One Are You?

Posted by Traci Wheeler on May 15, 2012 in Humor, May, Tax | 2 comments

Number crunchers, computer programmers, gamers and the like have all no doubt succumbed to being called a “nerd” or a “geek” at one time or another in their lives. Corporate tax professionals are certainly no strangers to feeling like outsiders at times themselves. Have you ever been to a social event outside of your immediate corporate tax circle and had someone ask you what you do for a living? They then follow up by asking you if you like what you do. As you explain why being in corporate tax is something you enjoy, you share your love for numbers and complex problem solving. You share the amount of time you spend at the office with limited resources. Your response garners something equivalent to what happens after a needle scratches across a record….dead silence.

Gamification: Will It Give Tax Departments a Leg Up in the Future?

Posted by Traci Wheeler on May 9, 2012 in Empowerment Series, Innovation, May, Tax | 0 comments

Have you heard of Farmville? How about Angry Birds? Unless you haven’t been paying attention, you most likely know about or have played one or both of these highly addictive social games on Facebook or your iPad. Yes, for the most part, social games like these are huge time wasters…..but not always. My first-grade son has been excelling in math by playing an online game called VMath, where he can log on, compete in math races with kids all around the world and then use the points he has earned to buy fun things in a virtual store. So, what do these games have in common? They all employ gaming techniques, such as leaderboards, points and rewards and levels, which tap into basic human behavior and have those playing repeatedly coming back for more.

Kentucky Derby Horse Names: Tax Pro Edition

Posted by Traci Wheeler on May 3, 2012 in Events, Humor, May, Tax | 0 comments

Saturday will mark the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby, . Mint Juleps will be flowing freely as the well-dressed crowd cheers on their favorite horses, including Union Rags & Bodemeister. So, you may be asking yourself…what in the world does the Kentucky Derby have to do with taxes, right? Well, horses are MACRS property, and they can be depreciated. But, that’s not very exciting! So, since I won’t be traveling to Louisville to experience the “Greatest Two Minutes in Sports” and to make things a little more exciting, I came up with my own list of horses – tax pro style.

Pinterest Revealed: 5 Worthy Finds for Accounting &Tax Pros

Posted by Traci Wheeler on May 1, 2012 in Humor, May, Tax | 0 comments

If you haven’t heard or read about Pinterest by now, you have either been living under a rock or buried under tax returns in your office since the beginning of the year. I am guessing the latter rings true for most tax pros, so I will tell you about what you have been missing.

Pinterest is the relatively new social sharing site that mimics the old bulletin boards you remember from your childhood. Virtual bulletin “boards” can be created, and then images and videos can be “pinned”. The images will then link back to other sites. For example, a picture of a chicken casserole will link back to the originating site with a recipe. As I have explored the site personally over the last several months, pinning pictures of food and do-it-yourself ideas for at home, I have often wondered what kind of appeal it might have to tax pros.

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Jim focuses on the long term strategy and the alliance opportunities for Red Moon Solutions, a privately held family business. He has over twenty years of experience in managing tax technology projects and businesses.

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Kelley is a member of the executive leadership team and leads our sales and marketing efforts at Red Moon Solutions. Kelley’s extensive experience in project management, product management, and consulting with Fortune 500 and Global 1000 clients is extremely important in this role.

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Susan Sabatini is the Client Services Manager at Red Moon Solutions. She uses her project management experience and a client focus to ensure Red Moon Solutions’ clients have successful implementations. Susan also leads our client support team.

Traci Wheeler

Traci is a member of the executive leadership team and leads our sales and marketing efforts at Red Moon Solutions. She has over ten years of software business experience serving small and large clients in a variety of industries.