Do you use Google AdSense or other ad services on your personal blog or website? If you live in the city of Philadelphia, you might want to rethink that decision. According to the Mashable web site, last week, the Philadelphia City Paper published an article discussing the potential impact of the city’s Business Privilege Tax […]
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Most of us start planning our tax season in the beginning of each new year, this way we are prepared for when tax season is actually upon us. Below is a few tips on how to plan your taxes so that you get the most out of it that I recently read on Open Forum.
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photo credit: ( Torsten ) Many business owners that are thinking about “going green” are wondering what this will do for them and their business in the profit area. Will they end up spending more on green products? Will they loose business by offering only green products and do these green products work just as
photo credit: mdid In spirit of tax season being upon us once again, I recently came across an article located on The Small Business Watchdog that informs of new recommendations that the IRS is making for future filing seasons. These new changes will not be in effect for the filing of 2010, but here is a
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Amazon has pulled the plug on its affiliate program in Colorado thanks to a new state regulation on sales tax collection, reports arsctechnica. The company sent a notice to its Colorado-based affiliates to let them know about the decision, urging residents who depend on the affiliate program to contact their lawmakers if they want the
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Residents eager to get their state tax refunds may have a long wait this year: The recession has tied up cash and caused officials in half a dozen states to consider freezing refunds, in one case for as long as five months, according to a story in USA TODAY. States from New York to Hawaii
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Sick of sending big checks to the IRS? For some business owners, this tax season will bring a rare reversal: A stimulus-fueled tax change is putting cash back into the pockets of qualifying entrepreneurs, according to a story at CNNMoney. Bill Hewitt, who owns several real estate ventures in Denver, recently collected a $150,000 refund
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Associated Press‘ Dave Gram is reporting that the Internal Revenue Service and 37 states are cracking down on companies that illegally try to trim payroll costs by changing employees’ status to independent contractors. The practice costs governments billions in lost revenue and can leave workers high and dry when they are hurt at work or
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Have trouble keeping track of your mileage for tax deductions or reimbursements? Let your iPhone do it. Taxgirl has the details. Despite the much ballyhooed drop in the IRS’ standard mileage rates for 2010, they’re still not bad. For 2010, the rates are: – 50 cents per mile for business miles driven – 16.5 cents
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President Obama knows he has to help small business if the economy is going to recover. He made four major proposals directed at small business in his State of the Union speech. Rhonda Abrams at USA TODAY takes a closer look and sees what needs to be done to make them really work. Zero capital
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