| Greetings! This ASAP Accounting & Payroll e-Newsletter Contains Great Tips And Information For Businesses and Organizations In Southwestern Colorado. |
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| ASAP's Fall Business Educational Series |
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 Business Educational Series
Join business owners and professionals to learn what every business owner should know about Corporate Structure, Liability, Accounting, and Payroll.
When: THIS WEDNESDAY, September 19th
Where: Montrose Library Community Room
320 S 2nd Street, Montrose, CO 81401
Choose to attend either the Breakfast Session (8-9am) or Lunch Session (12-1pm)
Click "Full Article" to learn more about this event.
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| New Tax Law: Who Wins and Who Loses? |
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| A new law, signed by President Bush on May 25, increases the minimum wage and provides businesses some important tax breaks to help offset the cost. That's the good news. The bad news is that the legislation includes a number of revenue raisers to finance the tax breaks. Unfortunately, some families saving money in the names of their children will pay the price. Click "Full Article" for details of what the changes could mean for your business and personal finances. |
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| Employee or Independent Contractor? |
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 Employee or Independent Contractor?
The IRS has developed a set of 20 factors to use as a guideline for determining employee status. The degree of importance of each factor varies depending on the occupation and the factual context in which the services are performed.
REMEMBER, If you are self-employed, you do not have tax withheld from each paycheck! Your estimated quarterly tax payment is due to the IRS September 15th.
To learn more about the differences between hiring employees or independent contractors, be sure to review the set of 20 factors included, click "Full Article".
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| Court: CEO Personally Liable in Wage Case |
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Workplace leaders (from supervisors to executives and business owners) often are unaware that their employment-related decisions and actions expose them to personal legal liabilities. A federal appeals court decision is costing a CEO big bucks...and reminding supervisors, managers, execs and owners that their employment-related decisions and actions can get them into personal legal perils. For details of the court decision, click "Full Article."
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| Handling Pension Plans for National Guard Members and Reservists |
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Hundreds of thousands of National Guard and Reserve personnel have been called up to serve in Iraq and Afghanistan. If your staff includes service members who must leave temporarily to serve in the military, you need to be aware of the special rights they have by law. This article explains the pension provisions of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, as well as the top 10 reasons companies should hire and support military employees.
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| Employee Ideas & Involvement |
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| Problems? Tap Your Genius |
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Before you hire pricey consultants, consult your own inner genius. For brainstorming techniques to help you and your employees approach problems from new perspectives…click “Full Article.”
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| Job Offer Interview Checklist |
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There's danger in casual job offers. Supervisors can leave important issues unsaid. Or they can cover topics they shouldn't. Instead, use a uniform Job Offer Interview Checklist. Click "Full Article."
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