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.

The 4-Hour Workweek

By |2020-12-01T19:19:38-05:00January 31st, 2019|Categories: Business Book Club|Tags: , , , |

Liberate yourself from your 9-5 job and join the new rich. Utilize DEAL strategies- D for definition, E for elimination, A for automation, and L for liberation. Intead of retiring when you are past your physical and most capable years of your life, take mini retirements throughout.

50 Cent Files for Bankruptcy – #FinanceFriday Lessons

By |2021-03-01T22:39:57-05:00July 17th, 2015|Categories: #FinanceFriday|Tags: , , |

Curtis James Jackson III, AKA 50 Cent, filed for bankruptcy. Despite a Net Worth of $155 million a few months prior, he now lists assets and debts between $10 and $50 Million. Individuals who quickly make huge sums of money in a short time (think pro athletes, lottery winners), forget that the level of income will not go on forever.

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.

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