Bette Hochberger, CPA, CGMA

Bette Hochberger, CPA, CGMA

About Bette Hochberger, CPA, CGMA

Bette is the founder of the firm that bears her name. After launching her career in private accounting with technology startups and nonprofits in Boston and Miami, she transitioned to Public Accounting at large regional firms. She founded her firm so she could focus on the needs of small business owners instead of chasing billable hours with large corporations.

Disasters and Your Tax Documents

By |2015-07-07T15:41:55-04:00July 7th, 2015|Categories: Quickies with Bette|Tags: |

You need to keep tax records for several years, but paper copies are risky. Storms, floods, or simply moving can result in losing or misplacing these documents. Electronic records, kept online, can save you from disasters, while keeping your documents available. ld tax returns and related documents and insurance policies can be scanned and saved in the cloud to electronic storage such as Dropbox, Box, or Google Drive. Many modern CPA firms like mine are paperless- ask your CPA to send you PDF versions of prior year tax returns. PDFs can be password protected to help keep your information secure.

LLC That Sh!t

By |2021-03-25T15:04:13-04:00April 17th, 2015|Categories: Quickies with Bette|Tags: , |

LLC stands for Limited Liability Corporation. Yup.  I said that.  To a new client.  Luckily it was a friend who appreciated my sense of humor and wasn't offended.  But this advice - not necessarily with the same delivery - is advice that I find myself giving out frequently.  There are usually two reasons:

How the Health Care Law Affects Your 2014 Taxes

By |2021-03-25T14:52:31-04:00February 24th, 2015|Categories: Deeper and Longer with Bette|Tags: , |

The Affordable Care Act has some provisions that affect your 2014 tax return. For many, it means simply checking a box on their return to report health care coverage for themselves and their dependents for 2014. Some might report being eligible for an exemption. Others will need to calculate a shared responsibility payment.

Miss America Pageant Plays Accounting Games

By |2021-05-12T23:31:03-04:00September 22nd, 2014|Categories: #TaxTipTuesday|Tags: , , |

Being a South Jersey native and growing up in Atlantic City, the Miss America Pageant was always an exciting thing.  I even got to be in the Miss America Parade in high school with the marching band.  But it wasn't until seeing this John Oliver piece that I really gave it much thought.

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