Episode description: You want your donations to make a difference. In this episode two licensed CPAs, Susan Speirs and Stacy Weight talk about how to know you’re giving to a legitimate cause, how to flag a charity scam, and common misperceptions taxpayers have about claiming charitable deductions.

Host: Susan Spears, CPA, CEO of the Utah Association of CPAs Guest: Stacy Weight, CPA, Chief Administrat

ive Officer, Utah Community Action.

About Your Host & Guest

Talk To Your CPA host Susan Speirs, CPA, is the CEO of the Utah Association of Certified Public Accountants. Susan brings decades of firm ownership experience to the podcast.

Stacy Weight, CPA, is the Chief Administrative Officer of Utah Community Action, which runs 6 distinct programs, one of which is Utah’s largest Head Start program serving approximately 1,400 children and their families living in poverty. She also has served as Senior Innovator/VP of Finance for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. Stacy has been a licensed CPA in Utah since 2009.

Could your tax return be waving a red flag to the IRS? In this episode host Susan Speirs, CPA, discusses top audit triggers and what to do and what not to do if you get flagged for an IRS audit. Susan also chats with longtime Utah journalist Debbie Dujanovic about the time Debbie got caught up in an IRS audit, why her tax return got flagged, and the lessons Debbie learned.

About Your Host & Guest

Talk To Your CPA host Susan Speirs, CPA, is CEO of the Utah Association of Certified Public Accountants. Susan brings decades of firm ownership experience to the podcast.

Debbie Dujanovic spent more than two decades as a journalist in Utah. She retired from the profession in 2025 and now works as the member engagement director for the Utah Association of CPAs.

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Episode Description: Think a 529 plan is a waste of money if your kid doesn't go to college? Think again! Host Susan Speirs sits down with my529 CFO Troy Runnells to break down the hidden flexibility of these college savings accounts. Susan and Troy cover everything from how 529 accounts work, to basic tax perks, to qualified expenses. And they explain a newer option: the Roth IRA rollover, a powerful tool that pivots unused education savings into a retirement nest egg for your child.

About Your Host & Guest

Talk To Your CPA host Susan Speirs, CPA, is CEO of the Utah Association of Certified Public Accountants. Susan brings decades of firm ownership experience to the podcast.

Troy Runnells, CPA, is the Chief Financial Officer for my529 in Utah. Troy has decades of experience as a Certified Public Accountant and has over 20 years of experience in education savings plans.

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