South Carolina Tax Attorney

    Well this has been an exciting and stressful 2007 for me.  I started this blog at the beginning of the year and it has steadily and consistently grown in page views and readership over the last several months.  I have some plans to expand the writing and put some things in place where my readers will be able to get even more value out of this website each and every day.

    If you have any ideas on how this blog can be improved, please do not hesitate to let me know.

    As the title of this post implies, these are the Top 5 articles on this blog for the year:

1. Top 5 Negotiating Tips.  At the beginning of the year, I participated in an writing contest put on by Darren Rowse at www.problogger.net.  This post generated a lot of visits and links to the site so I am happy to list this as one of my top posts of 2007.  If anything, participating in the writing contest shows that by being "social" and participating on other blogs and web communities you can really get your name out and get your site out.  
2. Independent Contractor vs. Employee.  I wrote a series of blog posts about the factors the IRS uses to determine whether a worker is an independent contractor or employee.  As it usually happens, the IRS is trying to classify an "independent contractor" as an employee so the employer is stuck owing more taxes.  If you think you are being mis-classified and are wondering what the IRS might think, check out this post to see where you may line up in the IRS’ eyes. 
3. Realizing How Good I Have It.  I have been blessed so much, and 2007 was no exception.  As an attorney, I am often working with people during one of the most difficult and stressful times of their lives.  I wrote this post after meeting with a young girl who was drafting a Will to make sure her son was taken care of because she was about to undergo her second brain surgery to remove another tumor. 
4. IRS Tax Resolution.  This post/page was set up to give a brief overview of the IRS tax resolution process and what can be done to assist clients who are on the wrong end of an IRS debt.
5. Introduction to AtkinsSC.com.  I wrote this post as my "manifesto" of what I wanted this blog to be.  At this time of year, I want to go back through this and determine how close I was to what I wanted to be at the beginning of the year and make my plans for 2008 and beyond.