Hi, Website Visitor. Here are your Articles for June 25, 2008.
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NY Energy Smart Loan Fund Program Offers Subsidized Loans to Residential and Commercial Owners
As you already know, the cost of energy has escalated dramatically during the past few months and should continue-with no end in sight. New York State has a loan program that will allow consumers to combat the rising cost of energy. Click the full article link below to read more about how you can benefit from this program...
SOX 404 - Non-Accelerated Filers Receive Another Year of Reprieve
Last Friday, the Securities and Exchange Commission granted small companies a one-year reprieve to comply with the auditor-attestation requirements of Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.The SEC is hoping this additional year will provide the necessary time required to study the cost burden of compliance on small companies.Click the full article link below to read more about what this means...
This week's spotlight is on Federal Shield Consulting, a security consulting firm. We spoke with Dennis Farrell, President and CEO of the firm. Mr. Farrell is a former commanding officer of the elite Homicide Squad of the Nassau County Police Department. Click the full article link below to read more about this rapidly growing firm...
Merger and Acquisition Considerations for Design Professionals
Architects, engineers and other design professionals sell or merge their design firms for many reasons.Sometimes it can be an exit strategy for the firm's retiring principals. Other times it's a means to enhance the scope and level of services for clients. Click the full article link below to read more from our guest author Jane M. Myers, Esq...
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Architects, engineers and other design professionals sell or merge their design firms for many reasons.
An expensive tax penalty can be personally imposed on any person responsible for collecting, accounting for, or turning over taxes to the federal government that are withheld from employees' paychecks. There is often more than one person in a firm who can be hit with the "100 Percent Penalty," also called the Trust Fund Recovery Penalty. Take a look at three cases that illustrate who can be liable.
The sale of a home is a common occurrence in a divorce. If you are going through a marital break-up, depending on how you divide your property and how the divorce papers are worded, you could end up paying taxes on a home sale gain that would otherwise be tax-free. Read the "Full Article" to find out what you need to do to plan ahead and pocket your share of the profits.