District Court Temporarily Halts SB 1070

The United States District Court issued a preliminary injunction today that prohibits certain aspects of Senate Bill 1070 – Arizona’s controversial immigration law – from becoming law in Arizona. SB 1070 is scheduled to go into effective on July 29, 2010, but the preliminary injunction issued on July 28, 2010 halted the following key portions of the law:

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Posted in Uncategorized, July 28th, 2010 | 0 comments

MBA Tax Deduction

In Singleton-Clarke v. Commission, the United States Tax Court decided, that in some circumstances, MBA tuition expenses can be deducted.  The keywords here are “in some circumstances.”  The Wall Street Journal published an article in January that suggested MBA…

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Posted in Uncategorized, May 7th, 2010 | 0 comments

Steve’s Thoughts on Flash

Steve Jobs’ reasoning for not allowing Flash on iPhones, iPads, and iPods is completely logical to almost everyone outside of Adobe’s headquarters in San Jose. In his profound, yet tasteful justification for banning Flash, Jobs’ provides prominent reasons for Apple’s…

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Posted in Uncategorized, May 3rd, 2010 | 0 comments

My Biggest “Win”

Looking back at 2009, I’m grateful for all the blessings God provided me. I finished my MBA, bought a new house, but most importantly, found the love of my life. My problem is, and always has been, not…

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Posted in Uncategorized, March 14th, 2010 | 3 comments

Comma in a Series

The other night my girlfriend was writing a letter of recommendation and asked my opinion about a particular line within the letter. Being my anal retentive self, I noticed that she didn’t use a comma in a series (e.g.…

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Posted in Uncategorized, September 7th, 2009 | 1 comment
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About Michael

Michael Dugger is a financial controller in Phoenix, Arizona. He is currently employed by the Law Offices of Skousen, Gulbrandsen & Patience (SGP) – a firm specializing in personal injury, wrongful death, and product liability. Michael is responsible for the financials of SGP, including financial reporting, tax planning, cost analysis, and IOLTA administration. SGP has six subsidiaries structured for special purposes, which he administers the financials and general business matters.

Michael is also an adjunct faculty member at Chandler-Gilbert Community College. He teaches both financial and managerial accounting, including Accounting Principles I, Uses of Accounting Information I, and Uses of Accounting Information II.

Michael’s education includes a Bachelor’s of Science in Public Affairs from the School of Public and Environment Affairs at Indiana University, a Master’s in Public Administration from Arizona State University, and a Master’s in Business Administration from the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University.

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