To: bovik@k
Cc: Andy.Witkin@B.GP.CS.CMU.EDU
Subject: Accountants? 
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 89 12:31:27 EST
Message-ID: <12083.601579887@FANGORN.GANDALF.CS.CMU.EDU>
From: David.Miller@GANDALF.CS.CMU.EDU


The following are the two responses received for an inquiry about accountants.

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Date: Thu, 12 Jan 1989 14:49-EST 
From: David.Douglas@ME.RI.CMU.EDU
To: David.Miller@GANDALF.CS.CMU.EDU
Subject: Re: Accountants?
Message-Id: <600637741/dcd@ME.RI.CMU.EDU>

David, 

  I use a fellow, John Beighel, to do my accounting.  He moonlights
during the tax season and is very good and very reasonable.  His
number is 331 4662.

David.

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Date: Fri, 13 Jan 1989 10:00-EST 
From: Randy.Bryant@VLSI.CS.CMU.EDU
To: David.Miller@GANDALF.CS.CMU.EDU
Subject: Re: Accountants?
Message-Id: <600706859/bryant@VLSI.CS.CMU.EDU>

I use my neighbor.  His office is in Monroeville, but it's not hard to
get to if you have a car:

His name is Mitch McKenney.  The firm is named Buckler & McKenney.

My finances are very complicated.  My typical tax return runs 20-30
pages.  Mitch handles it very well, and he's saved me more money than
he costs.  For example, when I first started with him he reviewed my
past returns and found a deduction I had overlooked.  He submitted an
amended return that almost paid for his cost.  He's also been much more
agressive than I had been on my own about claiming a home office and
deducting a portion of my mortgage and utilities as a business expense.
He also set up a schedule for depreciating that fraction of the house
declared as the home office.  Last year, these expenses fully covered
my consulting income.  Needless to say, I never tried tricks like this
on my own.