A movie influenced me to become a CPA

Why I became a CPA/tax preparer?
One of my favorite movies is The Shawshank Redemption - a story of a banker who spends nearly two decades in Shawshank State Prison wrongly convicted of the murder of his wife and her lover.  It's an inspirational story of survival, freedom, justice and perseverance...and Morgan Freeman is in it. What movie with Morgan Freeman isn't a must-see?  You may know how good of a movie The Shawshank Redemption is, but you probably don't know that it inspired me to become a CPA. 

I admired so many of the attributes of the character Andy Dufresne.  Andy quietly hoped, patiently persevered and compassionately cared for others.  I wanted to possess these same attributes.  In the process of Andy's escape, he advises the Captain of a tax plan that would save him tax money.  His help of the Captain led him to "getting in good" with the warden and the prison guards.  He eventually ends up preparing taxes for the entire prison guard softball team and preparing the books for the warden.  I suppose for me, Andy's special tax skills represented his character and smarts.

So after earning a Masters in Accounting and my license as a Certified Public Accountant, I have finally, like Andy, obtained a special skill that allows me to help those around me.  And while there is no license that certifies character, I hope that I've attained some of Andy's characteristics and continue to do so.
The goal of my services is to benefit you with the special skills and knowledge that I've developed over the years.  I want to help YOU!  The best part of what I do is the satisfaction of knowing that I've saved my clients time, reduced their stress and made them some money.

Official Blog to Launch End of March

My name is Joel Eisleben, CPA.  This blog will officially launch on March 29, 2011.  In it, I hope to offer sage advice on streamlining and protecting your assets.