Marie Dranttel, CPA

10/25/2026

I managed to lose the post I was drafting ....

This week is quiet:
Tuesday - I'll be out for the Board Meeting
Wednesday - We'll be closed -- the County gets me all day and it's Kate's day away.

weekend adventures in photo's:

Life planning .. via a spreadsheet -- every week for the last decade I plan out my week via a spreadsheet ..

and a spot of crafting/sewing fun with the Divas -- 60 years of sewing and I'm into fancy potholders .... fun night and day with part of the crew ...

10/22/2026

And it's all working .... :) :)

pretty smooth once all the players got here ...
at one point 4 of them were in the basement hazmat zone.

PSA/FYI

Sometime this morning / noon / afternoon -- we'll be switching phone/internet providers and we'll be in a quiet zone for a couple of hours.

Fingers crossed for a smooth, uneventful transition!

thanks!

10/22/2026

PSA/FYI

Sometime this morning / noon / afternoon -- we'll be switching phone/internet providers and we'll be in a quiet zone for a couple of hours.

Fingers crossed for a smooth, uneventful transition!

thanks!

10/21/2026

Wednesday notes:

U of M. Ag Tax Issues course. I’m a little disappointed in the content so far. Yesterday, the elected gig had me (us) on the road most of the day.

Thursday is the switch in phone and internet service — no phones or www for a couple of hours in the morning

Enjoy the beautiful weather 😊

10/18/2026

This Week - October 18th thru ... 24th

M:19
T: 20 - Out all day for County Road Gig
W: 21 - U of M : Farm Tax Conference - out all day
and it is Kate's day away so we'll be closed
R: 22 - the divorce from Consolidated/Fidum will be finalized
part of the day we will not have phones or internet
F: 23 - leaving early ( 3:30 ) for some fun with the Diva's ....IYKYK

It's kind of a weird week - which I just realized as I was typing .. just because I'm in and out -- I'm still there the timing might be a bit different .. hoping the divorce goes well and we have functioning everything in the end :)

Pix of the week: looking north down our township road -- we seem to have an abundance of black walnut trees ... and they are the first to lose their leaves in the fall, followed by the ash, boxelder and hackberry trees .. I'm always amazed at the wildlife and changes I see -- after 40 years of driving this at least twice a day ...

have a great week ...
M

10/14/2026

not so wild Wednesday!

there's 5 big deadline/due dates in my (our) world

March 1st - farm returns
March 15th - partnership/S Corp returns
April 15th - individuals/corporations
September 15th - extended partnership/S Corp
October 15th - extended individual returns

we're done! lotsa hours, lotsa paper, lotsa cussing, lotsa laughs ...
Thanks for hanging with us to the end of the 2025 filing season !

Hello, 2026 -- 100 days and the games begin :)

10/11/2026

Week of October 11th thru 17th

M12: client gigs
T13: County Board Meeting (am)
W14: R9 (evening)
R15: THE BIG DAY ....
Payroll Tax Deposits due
TDSLibrary Board (am/might be virtual)
F16: Day of rest ( similar to April 16th) :)
S17: TriCounty Solid Waste Tire/Electronics/Appliance Event

So peeps, Thursday is the big day! The due date for extended individual and corporate income tax returns. 5 left in my world -- 4 that aren't complicated -- and should have been done months ago and 1 that needs a spot of polish.

Questions of the week:
1) When do I get my $90 medicare payment -- it's arriving.
my backroom helper received his ( and shared it on wastebook)
2) When do I get my $5,000 check - probably never
3) Where's my Property Tax Refund?
use the Mn Revenue look up tool -- it's good

Pix of the week(end): Friday night sunset - Saturday night sunset -- attempting to find the northern lights ( didn't happen - again ) and my weekend computer set up ... We're soaking up as much time at the lake as possible -- before the cold, dark, snowy days arrive :)

Happy October 15th!
M

10/09/2026

musings on the blog ..

www.mdranttelcpa.blogspot.com

10/07/2026

Happy Wednesday ( late Tuesday) !

This my friends is the black screen of death on an iPad. Yep, my 6 year old, well used, well loved iPad gave it all ..... with no warning ... and I haven't dropped it lately :) it was a tough little thing over it's 6 years.

The good news -- the Amazon Prime deal saved me $10 on the new one ... don't ask about the other $300 of stuff ... I went down the rabbit hole of "it's on sale."

The bad news -- I have to read a real book tonight -- not a book from the kindle app on my iPad -- readers amid you will understand -- without our nightly ( or in my case 4:30 am ) reading time -- we suffer ...

10/03/2026

Week of October 4th thru the 10th:
Another quiet week ahead -- a couple meetings, no doctor or dentist :) ... and there's a holiday on Friday...

Thursday was a challenging chaotic afternoon in my neighborhood. One of the neighbors was having a mental health event and a welfare check escalated into a lot of law enforcement on the ground, in the air and flipping TV choppers -- grateful for a positive outcome and all are safe -- and getting help.

It reinforces the need to have an action plan and be prepared for the "events" in life ... knowing what to do, how to do it and when to do it is important

It is also important to remember that social media is just that -- social media --

be wise
make good choices
be kind

M