I live in a pretty unpopulated area and know everyone though being a business owner and hosting a couple of social events as well as belonging to a few groups that are moderately influential. The best contacts are actually from the Chamber of Commerce and just from a couple of parties that I throw each year.
It comes in handy. ;-)
[–] wotanaz 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
A little blueberry pie always smooths things over come tax time, so I hear.
[–] TheBuddha [S] ago
LOL My accountant is literally a little old lady who used to be a supervisor for the Maine Revenue Service. She does my taxes for me. They are still outrageous, but I suspect they are better than they'd be if I tried to do them myself. I really, really suck at keeping track of expenses.
I don't mind paying my taxes, but they sure do like to take a chunk of money from me. Blueberries are pretty lucrative but Uncle Sam has figured that out and I don't qualify for any special farm subsidies.