markklarich

I’m an accountant and a lawyer, specializing in micro and small businesses. I work (hack) the interrelationships between tax codes and business laws to the advantage of my small business clients.

I use unconventional but proven methods of business entity design. My solutions are creative, yet have been validated through an extraordinarily low audit rate and solidly successful appeals. My clients keep more in their pocket, yet achieve lower rates of risk.

My business model is hands-on. I'm a one-man shop and there's not even a receptionist between me and my clients. I act as advisor and confidant, offering very personal counsel so my clients can navigate major business decisions. I help them clear the financial hurdles involved in graduating to higher and higher levels of complexity.

Unlike other lawyers and accountants, I stay involved after the incorporation is filed, and I stay in contact between tax returns. I stay updated on the day-to-day operations and decision-making as much as possible, as much as the client chooses. And it doesn't take long for them to see the value of investing in my counsel.

There are legal and/or tax ramifications to almost every decision. Every new hire, every major expenditure, every decision about managing cash flow has repercussions. I've helped avert or minimize many significant tax and legal catastrophes.

I've helped a broad variety of businesses. Inventors, loggers, bakers, musicians, real estate moguls, optometrists, roofing contractors, academic researchers. But I'm new to tech start-ups.

I'm drawn to learn more about this community because I like being involved at the beginning when things are changing a lot and exciting. But also because I find coders to be kindred spirits. People who are self-motivated, who question assumptions, are extremely creative, and who strike out to build something new.

So I'm getting started, here at Hacker News. Reading and learning about what's important to the people inside this universe. What's exciting and inspiring, as well as where the headaches are.

At some point soon, I'll get started on a website and start blogging about tax and legal issues. Especially as they pertain to day-to-day decisions. I'll post the URL here when I get it started.

I also founded a musical group, D'moja, that introduced a lot of people to traditional hand drumming. You can see a clip here. My son Brandon is in the white T-shirt and I am in the glasses next to him. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXr-jwKMfYw

Feel free to email me. my username, gmail