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Deadlines Approaching For Filing 1099s For Independent
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 | Business |
While the middle of January may seem a bit early to begin thinking about taxes, 1099-MISC filing deadlines are looming for businesses. Generally speaking, IRS 1099-MISC is the form used to report miscellaneous income that you paid to persons during 2004 in the course of your trade or business. Does This Apply To My Business? The 1099-MISC forms must be issued to any person that you have paid at least $600 in rents, services or other income payments. Typically, you should issue the form to ...› Continue reading
Store and Maintain your Business Tools and Equipment with Self
Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 | Business |
For the small business owner, particularly for businesses which require access to tools and heavy equipment, self storage can be a real boon. If you're a landscaper, carpenter, plumber, or electrician, you need easy access to the tools of your trade. You've probably sacrificed to scrape together the money to buy all the equipment you need to start your own business. But once you buy it, where are you going to put it? Maybe you live in a tiny apartment with no storage space. Or you may rent a ...› Continue reading
Filing for a patent
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009 | Business |
How many times does this scenario happen: You have a great idea. You think you can make millions. You tell all your family and friends about it. The next thing you know, your great idea is being broadcasted on infomercials and some other guy is making millions off of your idea. In order to prevent this all-too-common situation, the answer is to obtain a patent immediately for your brilliant brain child. A patent is the right to an invention that prevents others from inventing, copying, ...› Continue reading
Files vs Piles
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009 | Business |
I recently read an article that had some interesting but not surprising statistics. Harte-Hanks published a survey in December, 2001 which reported that 96% of businesspeople interviewed were frustrated by their companies' information management. It's no wonder. An IDC white paper published in August, 2001 told us employees can spend up to two and half hours a day looking for information. It's about retrieval The truth of the matter is that information in large organizations is stored in huge ...› Continue reading