Tweet Although the computer age and modern telecommunications have reduced the need for in-person contact, it is still sometimes necessary for businesses to send employees out of town on business, or to entertain clients and customers. How travel and entertainment expenses are handled can have an impact on your net income, your paperwork burden, and [...]
Tweet …about shedding the three fears that sabotage client loyalty by Patrick Lencioni I wonder if Patrick Lencioni used the children’s fable, The Emperor’s New Clothes, as the impetus of his business fable, Getting Naked. We’ve been learning about life from fables since we were children. The Emperor’s New Clothes, a short tale by Hans [...]
Tweet THANKS TO PRIORITY HEALTH for their update regarding “State of the state exchange” which we received on September 10, 2012 Changes in health insurance coverage, how we obtain the insurance and its costs/tax consequences abound. Watch carefully for how it will affect you personally. Also please note the dollars that will come in Federal [...]
Tweet IF NOT… CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING. IF YES… ENJOY IT!!!! On Work Kahlil Gibran You work that you may keep pace with the earth and the soul of the earth. For to be idle is to become a stranger unto the seasons, and to step out of life’s procession, that marches in majesty and proud [...]
Tweet Tax writers in the House and Senate are attempting to extend a $1 billion mortgage debt forgiveness relief provision that expires at the end of the year to avoid massive tax liabilities for taxpayers already under water. The Mortgage Debt Relief Act of 2007 allows taxpayers to exclude up to $2 million of forgiven [...]
Tweet Victims of Hurricane Isaac in parts of Louisiana and Mississippi may qualify for tax relief. The tax relief postpones various tax filing and payment deadlines that occurred on or after August 26. As a result, affected individuals and businesses will have until January 11, 2013, to file these returns and pay any taxes due. [...]
Tweet The STORY: Bob was preparing for his first appointment with Mr. Winfred P. Smerthing III, senior partner of the law firm Smerthing, Pennyworth, Jones, Riccardo and Blarney, one of the biggest, oldest, and most prestigious firms in the state. Into the brightly polished briefcase went the over-sized four-color company brochure—fourteen glorious glossy pages in [...]
Tweet Tax writers in the House and Senate are pushing to EXTEND a $1 billion mortgage debt forgiveness relief provision that expires at the end of the year, saying a failure to do so will result in massive tax liabilities for taxpayers already under water. The Mortgage Debt Relief Act of 2007 allows taxpayers to [...]