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Radio Segments

  • “Ask the Accountant”: Federal and State Research and Development Tax Credits

    As part of the “Ask the Accountant” segment of American Entrepreneur Radio, “The American Entrepreneur” Ron Morris talks with Peter Fleming of Wilke and Associates CPA about new developments in the area of federal and state (Pennsylvania) tax credits for research and development.

  • “Ask the Accountant”: Estimated Tax Payments and Safe Harbor Calculations

    As part of the “Ask the Accountant” segment on American Entrepreneur Radio, “The American Entrepreneur” Ron Morris talks with Tony Snyder of Wilke and Associates about the in’s and out’s of estimated tax payments for a small business, as well as the method to calculate the “safe harbor” amount for a business.

  • What Tax Changes Are Coming For Those With Rent Expenditures?

    “The American Entrepreneur” Ron Morris talks with Faith Morrison of Wilke and Associates CPA, who devotes an “Ask the Accountant” segment to some new tax laws regarding rent expenditures for business, and the impact these laws have on small business owners.

  • Two New Tax-Based Items For Business Owners

    “The American Entrepreneur” Ron Morris talks with Faith Morrison of Wilke and Association CPA about two new pieces of tax-related news that affect business owners, the Small Business Health Care Tax Credit, and the TAM 1415 “Hire Act”.

About Wilke and Associates, LLP

Wilke & Associates, LLP is committed to providing small businesses and individuals with prompt, professional, and personalized service. Wilke & Associates, LLP professionals and staff are consistently proactive and responsive in their approach to solving problems. Their staff is experienced at working with small business owners, assessing the needs of each client, and using their skills successfully to advance the goals of their clients. Communicating effectively and efficiently is at the core of their services.

About Dave Wilke

David Wilke has spent his over seventeen-year certified public accounting career assisting small businesses. He concentrates on income tax planning, business planning and consulting services including software selection, entity selection and retirement plans. He assists many small businesses and start-up businesses in obtaining financing, writing business plans and developing exit strategies. Beginning with 2 clients, David has grown his client base to over 1000 in the past several years.

Recognition & Affiliations

David has been recognized by various organizations for his accounting work, such as his nomination for Entrepreneur of the year for 2003 and the 1997 Small Business Administration’s Accountant Advocate of the year. This SBA award symbolized an individual who uses his professional expertise or personal talents to further the understanding and awareness of small business. Wilke and Associates, LLP was recognized in 2003 by the Pittsburgh Business Times as one of the top 100 fastest growing companies in Pittsburgh. Wilke and Associates has grown from two employees in 1998 to fourteen employees in 2003.

David is a regular speaker at many events for small business owners and entrepreneurs, such as, SBA seminars and seminars for, Duquesne University’s Small Business Development Center and the IRS. David is a regular instructor for SCORE and ACRE of Pittsburgh, and was previously an instructor at Duff’s Business Institute.

David is a member of the International Who’s Who of Entrepreneurs, Pennsylvania Institute of CPA’s and the American Institute of CPA’s .

To continue educating small business owners and entrepreneurs, David has authored articles on how to write an effective business plan and helped to develop curriculum and instructional materials for State of Pennsylvania Self-Employment Assistance Program (SEAP) in 1997 and 1999. The SEAP helps persons on unemployment achieve their business ownership dreams. David has been recognized as a contributing professional in two business books, and has been published in the SBA Mid-Atlantic Regional Newsletter.