Sports Gumbo with Eric Pierre

In this episode, the Huddle Guy s are joined by Darren Adam Heitner .  Darren is the Founder of Heitner Legal, P.L.L.C., an adjunct professor of Sports Law at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, a certified arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association, and author of many books including How to Play the Game: What Every Sports Attorney Needs to Know, as well as numerous art...

We hope this title caught your attention!  The Huddle Guys are all about providing their clients with the information they need to make smart money moves. Believe it or not, a lot of business owners pay themselves incorrectly based on their business structure.  Listen as the Huddle Guys share their advice for those structured as sole proprietors, partnerships, and LLCs.  They also s...

According to current information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 20% of new business fail in their first year; 50% fail in their fifth year.  If you are a business owner or a budding entrepreneur, there are some common pitfalls that you can avoid, and some strategies that you can deploy to get you started on the right footing. In this episode, the Huddle Guys share advice on how to fund...

CPA Huddle is the fun, fast-paced podcast that simplifies accounting and tax trends for everyone.  This podcast is a time efficient resource hub that will increase your money management IQ. In this is extended episode, the Huddle Guys talk about possible sweeping changes in the tax landscape with proposed new legislation that will have real impacts on businesses and individuals.  Listen...

CPA Huddle is the fun, fast-paced podcast that simplifies accounting and tax trends for everyone.  This podcast is a time efficient resource hub that will increase your money management IQ. Real estate investing is still a significant driver for wealth building.  In recent times, the real estate market has consistently outperformed the stock market.  Are you interested in beginning...

Would you like to save money on your health care expenses? Then listen as the Huddle Guys discuss the Health Savings Accounts (HSA).  An HSA is a tax-exempt account set up to pay or reimburse certain medical expenses you incur.  They also present the potential opportunity for health insurance deductions for small business owners. HSAs are a hidden gem that many have not tapped into, prob...

CPA Huddle is the fun, fast-paced podcast that simplifies accounting and tax trends for everyone.  This podcast is a time efficient resource hub that will increase your money management IQ. During the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) instituted an eviction moratorium in an effort to lessen chance of disease spread that could have been caused by displacement during this time...

Eric has just returned from vacation in Puerto Rico, and he is definitely refreshed!  He shares his thoughts about Kanye West’s new album, Donda , and Kobe Bryant’s book, The Mamba Mentality, How I Play . Eric also wrote an article for the AICPA about diversity in the accounting industry that he will discuss in the future. In this episode, Ignatius starts the discussion about S Corporations (...

This episode is fast, fun, and informative!  Eric and & Ignatius kick it off by talking everything from sports to baseball caps to Las Vegas Rules to Travis Scott...all with connections back to money management.  The Huddle Guys are also joined by Rory Henry, Director of Business Development for Arrowroot Family Office which provides the family office approach to holistic wealth management regardl...

Have you heard of ‘Christmas in July’?  Well, if you enjoy ‘celebrating’ the year-end holidays during the summer months by cashing in on retail sales events and binging on holiday movies while outside temperatures are soaring, then year-end tax planning in July may be right up your alley. Listen as the Huddle Guys discuss the ambiguities related to this tax filing season, as bills related to...

To our loyal Huddle listeners, you will hear that Ignatius is returning from the AICPA ENGAGE 2021 Conference that was recently held in Las Vegas. He, however, is excited to join Eric as they talk with John Murray, CFP, (Certified Financial Planner).  John has a career in the financial services industry that spans about 40 years.  He specializes in life insurance product offerings, with...

Loyal listeners to CPA Huddle know that The Huddle Guys are passionate about taxes. They love what their work and servicing their clients.  In this episode, Eric and Ignatius are fired up about a recent article highlighting the tax rate disparities that continue to favor the super-duper wealthy.  The article cites that the tax rate for Steve Ballmer (owner of the Los Angeles Clippers NBA...

On this episode, The Huddle Guys tell us “it takes money to make money” and welcome former NFL wide receiver J. R. Tolver. He currently shares with us his interest in business infrastructure. He has a company, Athlete LLC to help other athletes who may want to create a business with their name and how to  make sure it is successful. The questions J.R. likes to answer are- How am I going to se...

The Huddle Guys remind each of us to #payyourselffirst by reviewing the benefits of retirement accounts as a savings function and the differences you’ll see amongst the plans. The Huddle Guys also talk about investments made by well-known investors and their outcomes…a conversation that lights a fire for Ignatius relative to how the information is reported by certain news publications. And Eric di...

On this episode, The Huddle Guys talk with Lorenzo Alexander. Lorenzo played college football for the University of California at Berkeley, and then played for several NFL teams include the Carolina Panthers, Baltimore Ravens, Washington, Arizona Cardinals, Oakland Raiders, and the Buffalo Bills. While his ties to football are exciting to our sports fans, this Huddle focuses more on how Lorenzo ma...

It is often said, “With more money, you have more problems.”  This episode actually challenges this statement, from a tax perspective.  Listen as The Huddle Guys discuss how current tax laws tend to favor the wealthy and are not designed for the wage worker.  They talk about tax implications as it pertains to realized/unrealized gains and wealth transfers.  In tandem, they also...

On this episode, The Huddle Guys talk with Jina Eitenne about diversity in the CPA profession (or the lack thereof). Jina is a Diversity & Inclusion consultant, speaker and trainer.  She creates training programs and workshops on inclusive leadership, unconscious bias, conscious communications, cultural sensitivity and inclusivity, understanding authenticity and fostering belonging. Jina...

On this episode, The Huddle Guys skip the typical Huddle talk and welcome their first guest, John Garrett . John is a leading Thought Provoker and Notre Dame grad-turned-CPA-turned-stand-up-comedian who is the author of, What’s Your And?: Unlock the Person Within the Professional . In his book, John reminds us that we are not defined by our titles or our jobs; our passions are our connections to o...

The Huddle Guys are back (with their new mics!) after taking a week off to rest after the recent tax season.  In this episode, they discuss the most common mistakes they see clients and preparers make when preparing tax returns.   The advice they share serves as a great reminder for all involved to be engaged and attentive during this very important process.  And when in doubt,...

The Huddle Guys are coming up for air after an intense tax season.  So, it makes sense that this episode connects to the topic of vacations.  As the Huddle Guys state, “Business owners don’t take vacations, they take business trips.”  Listen as the Huddle Guys provide tips on how you can write off your business-related travel expenses for tax purposes...a very popular topic with the...

If the Huddle Guys sound tired in this episode, it is because they are!  This recording was made 4 days before the tax filing deadline, but that would not stop them from sharing advice about entity structures.  The Huddle Guys give a high-level overview of the most common business entities and their tax implications.  This includes sole proprietorships, partnerships, LLCs, and corpo...

In this episode, the Huddle Guys talk about paying your kids…yes, you heard that correctly…putting your kids on the payroll. This topic is explored from the vantage point of business owners who want to explore ways for providing income to your children, with tax benefits to boot.  The Huddle Guys discuss strategies that allow for you to do this the correct way; this is less about providi...

“Someday is not a day of the week.” Janet Dailey For many, there is something about procrastination and taxes that go hand in hand. Even those who are not naturally inclined to procrastinate can be prone to ‘kick the tax soda can’ down the road. The Huddle Guys, (aka the 2 Tired CPAs) are burning the candle at both ends for their clients as we move closer to the May 17th filing deadline.  If...

In this episode, the Huddle Guys share some basic money ‘blocking & tackling’ concepts through a discussion of financial literacy.  The term financial literacy refers to the skills, smarts, and savvy that you possess that drive your ability to make informed, sound financial decisions. April is Financial Literacy Month (there appears to be a month for everything!), which serves as an oppor...

In this episode, the Huddle Guys discuss a tax credit known as the Employee Retention Credit (ERC). The Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020, enacted December 27, 2020, made a number of changes to the employee retention tax credits previously made available under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), including modifying and extending the ERC through...