Where’s Waldo (Paul)
It seems that at least once a year I do a two or three week business trip. With COVID-19 this year I thought I would not be doing one of these trips but I am wrong. Here is where I will be the next couple of weeks:
- Most of this week I am spending in Phoenix with my son, daughter-in-law, granddaughter and my second son. I am working most of the week in my son’s office but we are getting a couple of rounds of golf in. I took a couple of lessons on using my driver and sometimes it works and sometimes it does not.
- On Saturday leave for a 12 hour drive to Amarillo, Texas to meet with two of my clients on Sunday. Late Sunday, I then drive to Garden City, Kansas.
- On Monday, I meet with a client on various tax matters.
- On Tuesday, I speak all day for the Kansas Tax School and then drive to Covington, Oklahoma.
- On Wednesday, I meet with a client near Covington and once that meeting is done, I then drive to Topeka, Kansas.
- On Thursday I speak all day virtually in Manhattan, Kansas and once that is done, I head to Springfield, Missouri.
- On Friday, I meet with a client to review year-end tax planning and once that is done I then start driving to Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
- On Saturday, I am actually picking up a narrow gauge Model Railroad module that someone is making for me. I have always been a model railroad fan (and did some layouts in my younger years), but I am starting a new layout in my “man cave” and I had someone work up a 28″ by 7′ module that I have to pick up and then spend two days driving from Eau Claire, Wisconsin to Dayton, Washington.
It appears that I will be driving approximately 4,500 miles between now and next Sunday. A lot of windshield time but I usually enjoy the drive and will see parts of the country I have not seen before.
Paul Neiffer is a certified public accountant and business advisor specializing in income taxation, accounting services, and succession planning for farmers and agribusiness processors. Paul is a principal with CliftonLarsonAllen in Walla Walla, Washington, as well as a regular speaker at national conferences and contributor at agweb.com. Raised on a farm in central Washington, he has been immersed in the ag industry his entire life, including the last 30 years professionally. Paul and his wife purchase an 180 acre ranch in 2016 and enjoy keeping it full of animals.
I look forward to hearing you virtually from Manhatten!