23rd January 2008
When you start rock climbing, you’ll most likely just be playing around on surfaces that aren’t too high. Once you decide to get serious, it will be time to get technical and that means carabiners.
What is a carabiner? It is a metal loop that has ...
23rd January 2008
January starts off with a blissful anticipation of a glorious new year. It quickly turns into a panic as you try to get your finances in order so you can issue 1099-MISC tax forms. Ah, but who do you have issue them to?
The 1099-MISC tax form is an inf...
23rd January 2008
The turning of the new year is a time for a new beginning. Unfortunately, January is also the time when the tax season begins in earnest. 1099-MISC filings are on of the first things that come up.
1099 tax forms are known as information reporting form...
22nd January 2008
You may wonder how the IRS tracks the movement of money so that it knows who owes how much. Well, there are a number of ways and information returns are one of the key ones.
What are information reporting returns? They are tax forms the IRS requires y...
21st January 2008
It happens every year. You forget to file some tax form and get into a panic trying to find the correct form, fill it out and slam it into the mail before the relevant deadline. This madness may be coming to an end.
The efforts of the IRS to update its...
21st January 2008
As an employer, you are responsible for a bevy of red tape when it comes to your employees. Making things even better, the rules and regulations regarding that red tape gets changed a bit each year.
In 2008, one of the base line employment tax standar...
21st January 2008
If you catch the rock climbing bug, you’ll soon be looking for places to climb all over the world. Taking a climbing vacation to Europe should be on your list. In fact, you should take a LONG vacation!
When you think of Europe, you probably think of ...
21st January 2008
You probably are aware of rock climbing and might wonder why it has gained in popularity to the point that you have rock climbing walls on cruise ships! Well, there are a number of reasons.
Perhaps the first reason climbing is picking up in popularity...
14th November 2007
Considering visiting Russia this winter? If so, you are going to need to learn how to stay warm in the legendary Russian winter. Alas, the Russians have come up with a fail proof strategy over the years. Mention the Russian winter, and most people think o...
05th November 2007
Flying is a necessary evil if you want to get from one place to another. The level of evil you must submit to, however, is directly proportional to the class of seating you have. First class seating on a long flight is simply heaven on earth. First class....
05th November 2007
Journaling is well known to have more than a few meditative effects on people keeping them. There is something about writing out your thoughts, be they good or bad, that helps. Journaling has been around forever. It is simply the act of keeping a record o...
22nd August 2007
As we all know by watching the news, the real estate market is pulling back hard from the days of glory earlier this decade. In fact, many people are losing their homes to foreclosure. Few realize the tax consequences of losing one’s home.
The Inter...
07th June 2007
Every company knows, to a certain extent, that promotional items are one of the best ways to advertise their product or service – but, do unusual promotional products work better than the average item?
There are a certain set of promotional items tha...
07th June 2007
We have all seen the little things that some companies give out to their customers and prospective customers – pens, and other small items – but what is a promotional item and what can it do?
To answer the question, what is a promotional item, you ...
07th June 2007
Promotional products are a good way to get customers to notice you – and can be as simple as a piece of candy or other small object – but here's why custom promotional products are best.
Not all promo items are personalized. Some companies, particu...
