Demystifying SharePoint permissions

  • January 11, 2016

Permissions can become confusing in SharePoint. A few basic principles help clear the mist a little. The more complex you allow your permissions structure to become, the...

How to recoup FICA tax overpayments

  • December 26, 2015

Common occurrence: A worker overpays FICA tax due to a change in jobs or other circumstances. It could easily happen to you or someone else in your family. Depending...

Turn on the HEET for education

  • December 15, 2015

With the onset of cold weather in many parts of the country, grandparents of college-bound children may seek some warmth in a smart tax-saving device. Investigate the...

Is PowerPoint still relevant?

  • November 08, 2015

Q. Everybody seems to be denigrating the use of PowerPoint presentations. Is PowerPoint still a relevant application?

Lower tax through salary reduction plan

  • September 25, 2015

Suppose your employees regularly incur business expenses that aren’t reimbursed by your company. For example, they might personally pay for business travel or...

Clean up SharePoint’s Quick Launch tool

  • September 21, 2015

In SharePoint 2013, the Quick Launch navigation tool (links to pages and objects on the left), automatically creates a Recent category with links to all of the most...

Creating slide subsections in PowerPoint

  • August 26, 2015

One of the best new features introduced in PowerPoint 2010 (and also included with PowerPoint 2013) is the ability to group presentation slides into sections.

When is alimony deductible?

  • August 02, 2015

Alimony paid by a taxpayer is deductible while child support is not. Conversely, alimony payments are taxable to the recipient, while amounts paid for child support...

Designate yourself as a 529 beneficiary

  • July 22, 2015

The Section 529 plan is a popular way for parents and grandparents to provide college funding for the younger generation. But suppose you’re the one thinking...