Michael A. Alao, CPA, CFE, Attorney at Law - Bio

 

Michael A. Alao, CPA, CFE

Attorney at Law

 

Michael has been a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) since 2003 and began his career as an auditor for the Commonwealth of Virginia. From 1999 until 2012, he held various internal audit positions with multinational corporations and public accounting firms including International Paper, FedEx, Ferguson, and PwC. Public sector audit positions include Director of Internal Audit for Cincinnati Public Schools and his current position as Director of Internal Audit for the State of Florida Justice Administrative Commission. Throughout his audit career, Michael volunteered as a Voluntary Income Tax Assistance (VITA) tax preparer and assisted low-income taxpayers with their federal and state income tax filings.

In 2011, Michael started law school at Northern Kentucky University’s Chase College of Law and earned his Juris Doctor, cum laude, with a concentration in Tax Controversy and Tax Litigation. He began his legal career in Tallahassee with the law firm of Hopping Green & Sams and then moved to the Department of Financial Services as a Senior Attorney within the Financial Accountability Section of the Office of General Counsel. Michael also volunteers as a family law attorney through the Legal Aid Foundation and provides legal services to those who could not otherwise afford legal representation.

4 exercises to improve your legal abilities in 2020

 

4 exercises to improve your legal abilities in 2020 (abajournal.com)

by: JAMES GRAY ROBINSON

below is just one of the exercises. Please click the link above to see the full article. 

1. POLYVAGAL EXERCISES

There is a great deal of new scientific research about the effects of cranial nerves on our psychological and physical well-being. A good place to start is the book Accessing the Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve by Stanley Rosenberg, which is based on substantial medical research. Apparently, pressure placed on the cranial nerves from stress in the upper body (neck, shoulders, back) negatively impacts how our body functions and how we feel.

Rosenberg outlines a series of stretches and eye movements designed to release pressure from the cranial nerves that will make us more flexible and feel better.

The combination of stretching the upper body and eye movement sends positive signals from our brain to our entire body, which I can personally attest is life-changing. Imagine eliminating anxiety, worry and fear from our daily life by putting our hands behind our head and looking to the left and right for 60 seconds. Worth trying, right?

To perform this exercise, lie flat on your back or stand with your back flat against the wall. Put your hands behind your head with fingers interlocked, touching your elbows to the floor/wall. Look as far to the left as you can for 60 seconds and then to the right for 60 seconds (or vice versa). Initially you will sigh, yawn or feel a release of tension.

This is a signal that your vagus nerve has been activated and is sending positive feel-good energy to your entire body. Actually, any stretch that relieves tension in your neck and shoulders while looking to the left or right will activate the vagus nerve. You can get specifics on these exercises in Rosenberg’s book. (I get nothing for this recommendation).

Appeals court affirms disallowance of medical marijuana dispensary’s deductions

Most corporations can claim deductions for “ordinary and necessary expenses” that are “paid or incurred during the taxable year in carrying on any trade or business.” I.R.C. § 162(a). However, otherwise allowed deductions are not available to taxpayers who engage in certain activities that Congress regards as unlawful, I.R.C. § 280E, including trafficking in controlled substances like marijuana.  

 Patients Mutual Assistance Collective Corp., No. 19-73078 (9th Cir. 4/22/21).

"Medical Cannabis Growing Operation in Oakland, California" by Rusty Blazenhoff is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0

How to configure aplus.net email for Outlook in Office 365

 Not sure why Deluxe does not offer this information on its webmail support site. But here are the settings you need for aplus.net email configured through Outlook or Gmail or whatever other app you are using.

Please use the following settings while configuring the email:

Incoming Mail Server: securemail.aplus.net

Incoming Port: IMAP: 993 or POP: 995

SSL: On

Outgoing Mail Server: securemail.aplus.net

Outgoing Port: SMTP: 465

SSL: On

Username : Your complete Email

Password : Email Password

Authentication: Password; 

Outgoing server authentication should be enabled