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Why is a Budget important - 12/08/09 10:48 PM
Why is a budget Important Are you running your business without a budget? If so, what are you doing to manage and control cash flow? A well defined budget is an excellent tool for the financial planning and control of a business.
Planning aspect Nearly every business activity has a cost. A company looking to increase their marketing efforts will be spending more time and money on this activity. A business looking to grow will have many cost areas and expenses that will increase. Is your company hiring or laying off employees or contractors this will impact your financial … (23 comments)
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More than ever 1099s should be filed timely - 12/06/09 10:23 PM
With a large deficit the government will be looking for ways to collect additional taxes and penalties. The due date for 1099s was changed in 2008 to February 15th. The minimum amount hasn’t changed,
1099 filing requirements If you company has paid any individuals or businesses more than $600 for rent or services, a 1099 must be filed with the IRS. This includes attorneys, contractors, printing, repairs and other services. When parts are included with a service, these parts must be included in the amount reported on form 1099.
The deadline for filing 1099s is February 15th.
Exemptions:
Payments made … (8 comments)
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202 Billion Photos on Google Labeled img~ The Importance of Labeling Your Photos for Google Image Search - 12/06/09 12:26 PM
Jeremy tells us why labeling images is so important for better google rankings. Jeremy often has excellant articles for getting more out of blogging and SEO.
Via Jeremy Blanton ActiveRain Corp. (ActiveRain Corp.):
Last week I did a simple test on an old post that I wrote titled: My 4th of July Festivities in Myrtle Beach, SC. What are you doing?!? In the article, I shared a few photos that I took of me grilling out some steaks to celebrate the holiday with the in-laws. For fun, I edited this post & decided I would label my photos "Best Steaks in Myrtle Beach" … (7 comments)
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Christmas Ship comes to Seattle Again - 12/04/09 10:56 PM
Seattle will once again be hosting the Christmas ship cruises of the Seattle Waterfront. Cruises will be offered from December 1st thru December 23rd. Special discount tickets are available on some cruises from December 2nd thru December 16th.
There will be Christmas music, bonfires on shore, Santa and other activities to entertain the whole family. We have personally taken the tour in years past and enjoyed it a lot.
For more information and pictures visit their website.
http://www.seattletours.us/tours/tourDetail.cfm?tour_id=7643
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You may want to review your employee vs. contractor relationships - 12/04/09 09:45 PM
You may want to review your employee vs. contractor relationships
There has been growing concern over the years that some businesses are inappropriately classifying employees and independent contractors. This is a concern to government for several reasons.
Some businesses fail to send out 1099s and some contractors fail to report their income. There are Cash flow concerns. Employment taxes are required to be paid much sooner than estimated tax payments required of contractors. Tax rules are different for each type of income and the IRS may collect less than the required amount.
Beginning February 2010, … (5 comments)
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While Exploring Active Rain - I found a Great Resource - 12/03/09 03:55 PM
While Exploring Active Rain – I Found a Great Resource
Today I discovered a great group designed to answer all questions related to Active Rain. I have been exploring the Active Rain for several months now and just stumbled upon this group. Currently there are 227 posts packed with useful information on how to make better use of the Active Rain tools and resources.
This group can be especially useful for anyone new to Active Rain and anyone trying to make better use of the tools available here at Active Rain.
The Group http://activerain.com/groups/helpfaq
Frequent Bloggers here … (12 comments)
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The MOLD THAT EATS HOUSES: MERULIPORIA INCRASSATA - 12/03/09 02:30 AM
Lesley Burton is our resident mold expert and she shares some amazing facts about mold. I was reading several posts and this post caught my eye.
Add mold, lots of water and time then watch your wooden home disappear.
See Lesley's profile:
http://activerain.com/missmold
Via Lesley Burton-Dallas (Turtle Clan Environment Testing, Inc.):
There truly is a MOLD THAT EATS HOUSES!
The mold is called Meruliporia Incrassata.
Sounds pretty gross and scary?? Worse than termites? I thought so too.
That's why I'm sharing what I know about MOLD with all of you, so you'll be informed and empowered!
Had a client call … (3 comments)
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Banks are holding onto their cash reserves and lending less - 12/03/09 12:21 AM
Two articles recently caught my eye. The first was an article by the Washington Post dated November 25th titled “2.8% drop in lending is largest since 1984.” Apparently U.S. banks reduced their lending by 2.8% in the third quarter of this year this represents a reduction of 210 Billion dollars less money available for lending. Not a shock of and by itself though it has implications on the general ability for home owners and businesses to borrow money. It also may slow the country’s economic recovery.
The Wall street Journal on November 30th had another article titled, “The U.S. … (14 comments)
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