If your firm is tagged as a “personal service corporation” (PSC), it must pay tax at a flat rate of 35% (the current highest average tax rate for C corps)....
Tricks with tables to save you some cutting and pasting when your data doesn't come in the way you expect it. Data to tables, tables to text and sorting data NOT in a...
It’s difficult to predict which employee will be the next to sue. That’s why your best defense is to treat every major employment-related decision as a...
Are you tired of paying tax twice on income as a C corporation owner? First, income is taxed to the corporation as it is earned and then again to you personally when...
Imagine typing only about half of what you do now. Keyboard shortcuts may seem like more trouble than they’re worth. But once discovered and practiced, shortcuts...
During my video training last week, I explained the basics of PowerPoint, including how to import your content quickly and easily. This week, we're going to get a bit...
Can you guess what the most common online password is? Actually, you probably can. Find out what passwords not to use, and how to create one that's easy for you to...
The IRS recently provided data about itemized tax deductions claimed on 2008 returns in the Winter 2010 Statistics of Income (SOI) Bulletin. The SOI Bulletin may be...
Q. We have an employee whose company-provided laptop fell and broke while he was working from home. Can we deduct the cost of the computer from the employee’s...
Sam is a sales person for the ABC widget company. He is presenting to Bob - owner of the Acme Tool Company. Sam says, "Bob, these widgets are proven to be the best...
Social media is on the rise, creating many questions for employers. Should we use social media to develop business or recruit new talent? Should we let employees use...
Large or small, projects need to be managed. Or, quickly, we will find them managing us. Many of us can’t afford or choose not to use robust project management...
Vertical look-ups or the VLookUp function in Excel has eluded many formula writers. See how a VLookUp works exactly the same way your brain does when you have to look...
Current and former drivers of Bimbo Bakeries USA who sued the company for allegedly breaking California’s meal and rest break laws are now offering to settle for...
A legal secretary for a Chicago law firm has been charged with paying herself almost $900,000, using checks drawn against her boss’s money market account. She...
All the talk about health care reform may have you thinking: How can you pay for ever-rising medical expenses when you’re no longer working? Even a sizable...
Are you maximizing all that your BlackBerry offers to simplify your life? Here are 10 shortcuts: 1. Create the @ symbol and the dot when typing e-mail addresses by...
We’ve taken that old, ugly PowerPoint presentation and whipped into shape with respect to content and consistency. The layouts all look good. And, we’ve...
In my previous two posts, we explored the best way to transform an old, ugly PowerPoint presentation with a Word outline, and how to overcome one of the hurdles of...
