Marie Dranttel, CPA

06/03/2026

for real ...
again ....

05/31/2026

This weeks schedule:

M: usual
T: seminar/software demo/clients
W: clients/seminar
R: Farm Tax Conference ( all day remote from WV)
F: Farm Tax Conference ( day two)

it's the week of CPE - continuing professional education -- 4 hours of ethics -- 16 hours of farm tax and related farm issues .. The CPA designation/license has CPE requirements -- the internet has opened up a variety of topics without the need for travel. This particular course has 2 excellent speakers with relevant topics -- I've been taking their annual gig for 5 (6?) years ..

Pix of the week: My favorite tractor just before it got traded in and hauled away -- learned a lot of life lessons driving 'er ... no a/c - but it had a cab and power steering! I think this was 1997 or 1998 -- vs. the fall of 2022 -- and dad in the renter's John Deere -- tracks, autosteer and a/c !

Have a great week!

05/27/2026

wacky wednesday !

so Ruby got an oil change yesterday and Arvin calls me and had the question of the decade -- "when was the last time you put wiper blades on the Mustang?" ... hmmmm never --- she still had the ORIGINAL wiper blades -- the 12 year old wiper blades --

so peeps it is the little things in life that make a difference
happy wednesday ...

Next up is a wash. 😜

05/27/2026

agenda for the week ---

Not a lot of formal gigs -- so it will be get stuff done week ... grateful for quiet work time ...

especially when Tuesday really feels like a Monday ...

be productive and have a great first week of summer ....

M

05/22/2026

05/21/2026

the high wire act was entertaining 🙈🙈🙈

05/20/2026

Beautiful day for a roof 🙈

05/17/2026

on a lighter note ...
a spot of lake time ...

and action shots! love the battery powered push mower -- it's quiet enough to mow and not disturb the neighbors ...

and the mystery missing gloves ... resting quietly -- hope there's not a body attached to them ...

T: County Board Wkshop, Special Board Meeting, CNC Graduation
W: The NEW roof arrives -- please use caution trying to get to us .. parking will be difficult -- and respect the neighbors parking spaces as well ...
R: TDS Gig in Mankato
F: closing early for the Memorial Day Weekend -- I'll be mowing lawn and weeds somewhere .. :)

05/17/2026

https://www.startribune.com/how-the-bipartisan-deal-at-the-capitol-could-affect-your-costs/601843320

very murky on just how they are going to administer those changes -- I have not so nice memories of the last time this happened -- unfortunately the legislators may/may not have a clear picture on the mechanics of how the Minnesota Property Tax Refund program actually works .. more to come

Much to the dismay of clients -- I (we) haven't prepared many MNPR returns -- the last "happy" change to the program was a lot of work ....

Lower property taxes and car tab fees were included in a bipartisan budget agreement after lawmakers said addressing affordability was a top issue this year.

05/14/2026

Yeppers —-

The IRS’s sending of about 1.4 million CP53E notices sparked concerns about errors and fraud. A release from the Taxpayer Advocate Service urged taxpayers to verify their accounts directly on IRS.gov.