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...
Last week you learned about the best way to compose a PowerPoint presentation. I promised that we would troubleshoot a few of the common mishaps with that method. The...
Attention 2003 PowerPoint Users! Last week we covered slide design and layout elements in 2007. This week, it's all about PowerPoint 2003. Learn how to take a...
To help an audience tune in to your PowerPoint presentation instead of zoning out, stick to these four cardinal rules from communications coach Carmine Gallo when...
A woman on a talk radio show admitted to stealing sugar packets from her local Starbucks. But she expressed no shame. Indeed,
she felt the theft was justified by the...
A family limited partnership (FLP) may be used to protect business interests from creditors. Assuming no ready market for the shares transferred to the FLP, the value...
My late friend, the accomplished Michigan ad man James Alexander, once
told me: “I can work with a client who is ignorant. I can work with a
client who is...
