What is an I-statement? An I-statement is a message structured in such a way that it may be heard and fully attended to by a listener, while provoking no, or as little defensiveness as possible. This ...

David Kindness is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and an expert in the fields of financial accounting, corporate and individual tax planning and preparation, and investing and retirement planning.

I have a work record that goes back to 1989, when my mom helped me file my first tax return and listed my occupation at age 17 as “waitress.” The money I made that summer after I graduated high school ...