What do you do with company vehicles coming off their leases? Many employers now sell them to employees, a move that’s trending upward thanks to some attractive...
Question: I have been employed in good standing with a great corporation for more than eight years.
Working in the administrative field has been my specialty for...
Question: On and off, stationery items like staplers,
calculators and such disappear from our office. Writing our names on
them seemed a good idea until someone said...
Question: I work in an office with 19 other people and I am in charge of turning on
the dishwasher each night before leaving. To some, this translates to
me also...
Question: I work in a small office with about 17 people. We have a kitchen in our
office with a microwave, refrigerator and toaster oven. It has come...
Should you contribute to a Roth IRA or a traditional IRA? You may be surprised to learn that the Roth IRA beats the traditional IRA almost all the time. Let's look at...
Q: I own real estate that I plan to sell to my son through an installment sale. My CPA says this can't be done because we're related parties. Is this true? D.R.T., St....
Close relationships between your organization and its vendors or
partners probably are thought of as a good thing. But here are a couple
of pitfalls you should know...
Issue: Protect your right to keep communications between the organization and its attorney secret. Risk: By misdirecting e-mail messages meant for your attorney, you...
Do your aging parents live in a home that's soared in value? Chances are, they've paid off the house, so they're not claiming mortgage interest deductions anymore. Even...
Question: I would like to get feedback about a job description. The job is for a
secretary at a real estate office. The job has been open for several months.
A...
Question: Our problem is that, when various offices have items that need to be surplused,
many times, they end up in the basement entry-level alcove right in front of...
Question: Does anyone have an effective, politically correct method of getting people
to clear their own copier jams? Not a day goes by that I don't find someone...
Question: I work for a company that is owned by a very religious person. He has decided to
start a "chaplain's program," which consists of a minister coming into the...
Issue: How to stop employees from disclosing confidential data, or jumping to a competitor and stealing your employees. Benefit: You can stop defectors from raiding...
Q: My daughter is switching jobs in a few weeks. She's accumulated about $20,000 in her 401(k) plan. Does her employer have to automatically roll the money into a Roth...
Do you run a business through two or more related companies? These days, it's not unusual for people to own multiple operations. But you could be inadvertently paying...
Sooner or later, you may decide to sell off your S corporation and retire. If you run a family shop, you may plan to sell your stock to younger family members who are...
Question: I'm an executive assistant to the president & CEO
who, in his 23 years of business, never really had an assistant before. He's
mentioned once or twice that...
Question: I work in an office where traditionally worker birthdays have been celebrated
with a potluck lunch. My position is responsible for organizing the...
