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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN  from Gardner & Billing CPAs!

Jessica Malone Achieves Enrolled Agent Certificate

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Jessica Malone of Gardner & Billing CPAs PLLC recently achieved professional status as an Enrolled Agent. What is an enrolled agent, you ask? An Enrolled Agent (EA) is a federally-authorized tax practitioner who has technical expertise in the field of taxation and who is empowered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury to represent taxpayers before all administrative levels—examination, collection, and appeals—of the Internal Revenue Service. In addition to taxpayer representation, enrolled agents may provide tax consultation services and prepare and sign a wide range of federal and state tax returns.   So, is that like a CPA? While both CPAs and EAs have expertise in taxes, the requirements to achieve these credentials differ. CPAs are licensed through the State. In Montana, CPA candidates must receive 150 credits in accounting and business at a college or university, meet the 2,000 hour experience requirement and then pass the four-part Uniform Certified Public Accounta

5 Pieces of Life-Changing ADVICE from Brené Brown

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Melissa Billing will be hosting the first meeting of the Building a Better Broadus Book Club this evening at the office of Gardner & Billing CPAs. Join us at 6:30pm for refreshments and to find out what to expect from this not-your-run-of-the-mill book club. The first book is "Dare to Lead" by Brene Brown. To get a taste of the kinds of topics Brene discusses, check out this video of her in action...

New Book Club to Meet at Gardner & Billing Office

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Melissa Billing, Chairwoman of the Building a Better Broadus Committee of the Powder River Chamber of Commerce, will be leading a new book club which meets monthly at our office.  The first organizational meeting will be Wednesday, October 16th at 6:30pm We hope you'll join in to explore leadership with the first book on the agenda "Dare to Lead" by Brene Brown. Discover how to inspire and be inspired in your business, family and social group as we dive into the tough topics that build community leaders.

Office Hours: Friday, October 4th

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The office of Gardner & Billing CPAs will be closed from 11am-1pm on Friday, October 4th so that we may all attend the funeral services of a man that embodied the spirit of community. Ron, you will be dearly missed.