Sometimes I get the urge to write about something and I get right into cranking out words without knowing exactly where I’m going to use them. The post then sits in my “draft” folder, sometimes for a long time. Recently my friend and fellow author here on LIP wrote a great article full of advice […]
Tax Time, 2014 Style
Well, it’s definitely a new year, this thing called 2014, and the cycle of life makes another revolution. It’s one month completed all ready, too. Time is starting to zip by again and has brought us to another episode of “Tell the Government how much money you received last year and how much of it […]
Having business here in the Philippines while living abroad!
I was asked by a reader here with questions “If is is good for her to put up business here in the Philippines while she’s still living abroad?”. I answered her back that I will not recommend that. You know why? If the owner is not around the workers will not do what the owner […]
It Was an Odd Couple of Days
Last Thursday Mayang and I were making preparations for Typhoon Yolanda which was due the next day. First we stocked up on gas for the old faithful Honda generator. Put everything that is not nailed down outside, into the Man Cave in back, made sure the pump to my well was working, in case city […]
What’s Up With ITINs?
Life has been pretty good these past few weeks, dear readers. There have been moments, however, when life takes an unexpected turn. The latest turn it has taken has me switching from my “Paul on Vacation” hat to my “Paul the Tax Accountant” hat! It caught me by surprise, but after taking a few minutes […]
It’s spring in the Philippines
Over the past weeks, I have been writing a series that I call “Seasons in the Sun” in which I have described the different “seasons of my life in the Philippines.” My early years of living in the Philippines were my Winter years. Life was hard, and I experienced a number of hardships. I made […]