
Taxes & Tax Prep
Basic tax preparation, complex tax preparation, and tax planning tips to ensure you are prepared for all of your tax obligations. Let Fraim, Cawley & Company assist you with your personal or small-business tax preparation & other tax services.


My Advice on MSN, Fit Small Business, SCORE, Trusted Choice, and Insureon
My Advice on MSN, Fit Small Business, SCORE, Trusted Choice, and Insureon Over the past month I have been featured on a number of different publications. I wanted to archive the links to them here for any readers of the blog: MSN Money asked me and some other tax...
Pet & Animal Tax Write-Offs
Pet & Animal Tax Write-Offs “Animals are reliable, many full of love, true in their affections, predictable in their actions, grateful and loyal. Difficult standards for people to live up to.” ― Alfred A. Montapert Like many people, I absolutely love...
Hidden Costs of Payroll
Hidden Costs of Payroll I have long espoused the importance of outsourcing your payroll to a professional. For reference, here is an article from last year talking about how expensive payroll mistakes can be. These mistakes are very easy to make and can cost up to 25%...
Bestselling Business Ebook!
Bestselling Business Ebook! A few months ago I published The Little Big Small Business Book – a book of advice based on my years advising clients. I am excited to announce that The Little Big Small Business Book is now the #1 best selling book on Amazon in its...
My Article in Valley Business FRONT
My Article in Valley Business FRONT I am very excited to have written an article for the July 2015 issue of Valley Business FRONT! The article deals on how firms can best work with younger clients. You can check out by following this link:...
My FREE Small Business Success Ebook
My FREE Small Business Success Ebook “” For the past several years I’ve been writing business and tax advice on this blog. I’m very pleased to announce that I have compiled these and other valuable pieces of small business advice into a book!...
How Firms Can Attract and Retain Millennials
I recently wrote an article for Accounting Today discussing how firms can attract and retain Millennials as clients (this group is also known as Generation Y – and refers to those in the 18-to-34 age group). While geared towards accountants, the advice in the article...
Best of Roanoke CPAs 2015 – Silver Award
Best of Roanoke CPAs 2015 – Silver Award I’m excited to announce that for the second year in a row Micah Fraim, CPA has placed as one of The Roanoker’s Best of CPA Firms! We were the only one-man shop to place among CPA practices (with the other...
SPECIAL FREE SERVICE — DEADLINE — EXTENSIONS
SPECIAL FREE SERVICE — DEADLINE — EXTENSIONS Read on for information about tax deadlines and how extensions work. But first let me note that I am offering a special free service to assist those who need a little more time to get their tax returns...
Angie’s List Super Service Award 2014
Angie’s List Super Service Award 2014 Excited to announce that for the second year running Micah Fraim, CPA has been awarded the Angie’s List Super Service Award! This is given to less than 5% of the companies on Angie’s List and is based on the...Inventory Timing and How It Can Affect Your Taxes
Inventory Timing and How It Can Affect Your Taxes “An accountant is someone who solves a problem you didn’t know you had in a way you don’t understand.” OK, that old line, as with many jokes, contains a certain amount of truth. You’re a business owner and you’re...Me, Myself, and I: The Self-Employed Perspective
“I try not to kid myself. You know, I don’t mind romancing someone else, but to fool yourself is pretty devastating and dangerous.” – Bill Veeck Hermann Göring was by any measure a horrible human being. During the Second World War he was the second in...
The Danger of an S-Corp Bonus
The Danger of an S-Corp Bonus When we think about the idea of a bonus, there is almost invariably a positive connotation to it. Bonus bucks, bonus bites, and if you’re really fortunate a bonus from your employer. They’re a prize – and all for no additional cost....Deadlines: Working for the (Tax) Man
Deadlines: Working for the (Tax) Man “Hey now you better listen to me – every one of you We got a lotta lotta lotta lotta work to do Forget about your woman and that water can Today we’re working for the man Well pick up your feet We’ve got a deadline to meet...Do Not “Go to Sleep” This Winter
Do Not “Go to Sleep” This Winter “I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says “Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again.”...