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For retailers, tax evasion is business as usual

Vietnam Business Finance News | November 14th 2009 by Huge

VNBusinessNews.com - Many retailers in Ho Chi Minh City have been breaking the law for a long time by not writing invoices and evading value added tax, a local newspaper has reported after an in-depth investigation.Nguyen Kim Shopping Center, an elec read more

thesandiegocoast

More Growth And Expansion Next Year, Experts Say

The San Diego Real Estate Blog | November 14th 2009 by Gary Glaser

The real estate market will experience growth and expansion next year, according to projections from most major real estate organizations. The recession will be behind us. The National Association of Realtors, National Association of Home Builders, M read more

dearmansoor

Tax Advantages of Refinancing

Loan Mortgage Credit | November 13th 2009 by R.MAK

A mortgage refinance has some advantages of its own. One of these is the mortgage interest tax deduction. Saving On Taxes Being a mortgage borrower, you should already know that your mortgage interest is tax deductible. You will also have to pay m read more

thecynicaleconomis

White House Aims to Cut Deficit With TARP Cash

The Cynical Economist | November 13th 2009

This is another brilliant move. But why don’t they extend this to a logical conclusion. We use $12T of TARP money and pay off ALL the debt? This is so easy, I should be a politician.— Chuck Moreland From WSJ By DEBORAH SOLOMON and JONATHAN WE read more

stavgeor

Tips For Financial Trading

Online Money | Money blog for online money | November 12th 2009 by Stavros Georgiadis

With the world in recovery mode, many people still question, the markets were so out of control. They also questioned something a little closer to home, their own finances. Some people will look for more tax efficient investments. Others will want t read more

georgedonnelly

Would Wal-Mart be a Problem Without its Government Privileges?

George Donnelly: Arm your Mind for Liberty | November 12th 2009 by George Donnelly

Would Wal-Mart be so powerful, so destructive and so hated if not for the power granted it by governments? That’s the question that plagues me after watching Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price (2005). Wal-Mart gets government subsidies, a go read more

YourRealtor

More home buyers, not just first-timers, can get tax credit

The Success of Real Estate | November 12th 2009 by L.C. Real Estate

Source:USA Today Sandra BlockYour real estate agent isn't returning your calls, your bank wants your income tax returns for the last 15 years, and you're getting some weird vibes from the people who live next door to the house you're trying to buy.Th read more

solarstories

Azusa Light & Water Solar Partnership Program

Save Money with Solar Power | November 11th 2009 by Anna

Azusa Light & Water gives back to customers who have solar photovoltaic system installations through their Solar Partnership Program.  It’s the utility’s aim to help decrease the cost of installing a system in one’s residence.  Co read more

AllenDavis

Unconventional Real Estate Methods Pay Big Returns

Real Estate Search | November 11th 2009 by Allen Davis

The chief predictable way to pay money for real estate is through a real estate agent, who will give you an idea about a variety of properties that are based on your specific criteria. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full lin read more

markbaileyco

S Corporation Pitfalls – Part 1

Gray Matters | November 10th 2009 by Mark Bailey

S Corporations are a popular business entity - they allow for limitation of liability, may reduce self-employment taxes, and income is passed through to the owners, resulting in only one level of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my webs read more

ilovebenefits

What Failure to Buy Insurance Under the House Bill Would Mean

Healthcare how do we move forward | November 10th 2009 by lmbecker

Failure to buy health insurance in the just-passed health care bill could get you five years in jail with a $250,000 fine.  How can violating a law that’s unconstitutional be a felony, asks Investor’s Business Daily (IBD)? http://www.inv read more

waynekoh

Calculate your income tax online

Wayne's Invest-Insure Notes (W.I.I.N) | November 10th 2009 by waynekoh

Chance upon this link on IRAS's website today:-http://www.iras.gov.sg/Tax%20Calculators/IIT/IIT.htmlThis is an online version of the previous downloadable excel version IRAS had. It's time again to plan for taxes coming March2010 and more so if you a read more

Monevator

How UK dividends are taxed

Monevator | November 10th 2009 by Monevator

Income from ordinary dividends is taxed more favourably in the UK than interest on cash savings or fixed interest such as corporate bonds or gilts. However, working out the tax you’ll pay on your dividend income can be complicated. There are sever read more

5 Tactics for Required Minimum Distributions

Getting Your Financial Ducks in a Row | November 10th 2009

So – you’ve reached that magic age, 70½, and now (well not now, IRS granted a reprieve for 2009) you’ve got to begin taking the dreaded Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) from your various retirement accounts.  Listed below are a few tacti read more

ilovebenefits

How is Health Care Paid For

Healthcare how do we move forward | November 10th 2009 by lmbecker

Editor’s note: In the private insurance market insurance is paid for through three streams. There is the employer contribution, the employee premium (or payroll deduction) payment and the patient’s payments at the time of service. (Note: read more

ilovebenefits

Healthcare: The Facts Ma’am, Just the Facts

Healthcare how do we move forward | November 10th 2009 by lmbecker

Editor’s note: Being deficit neutral is not the same thing as cost neutral. In fact, the legislation is raising taxes to pay for the bill. When they say the bill as scored by CBO reduces the deficit approximately $80 billion over 10 years that read more

thesandiegocoast

Sales Of Existing Homes Increasing

The San Diego Real Estate Blog | November 10th 2009 by Gary Glaser

Existing home sales are on the increase, with first-time buyers driving the surge, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors. The sales volume in this housing sector has been growing substantially over the past six months. The i read more

enigmaunderground

Climate Change Treaty Looming Soon

Enigma Underground Radio's American Live Wire | November 9th 2009

Leaders of the world will meet next month at a global conference in Copenhagen to sign a treaty concerning the controversial climate change issue. Developing countries around the world are accusing the United States of not doing enough to prevent gre read more

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Strategies for Finding the Right Project : Big Four Alumni B… | November 9th 2009

Twitter just released its latest exciting functionality - Twitter Lists, and we think it’s awesome and very timely.It allows us to curate who we think are the most appropriate Tweeters to follow in our niche space of The Big Four Firms, accounting, read more

webaddict

Claiming A Tax Refund

WebAddict | November 9th 2009 by Varun Dave

Any foreign tourist from outside the EU is entitled to shop at Tax Free shops in London and UK. Generally the shops display the logos 'Tax free' and it is at these places that you are entitled for a refund of the value added tax that you have paid on read more

katharinec

"My tax dollars still go to fund [the army even though I thi…

kath.A.rine | November 9th 2009

“My tax dollars still go to fund [the army even though I think killing is wrong,] (in fact... read more

rrogers

Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009

Mother Lode Tax Tips | November 9th 2009 by Richard Rogers, EA

President Obama signed into law on November 6th the Worker, Homeownership and Business Assistance Act of 2009. The major thrust of the new bill was to extend Unemployment Compensation by up to an additional 14 weeks for jobless workers but the new l read more

btownblog

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Transportation Benefit District Bill Failed…

The B-Town (Burien) Blog | November 9th 2009 by Scott Schaefer

Burien’s proposed vehicle license fee went down to a resounding defeat (75% voted no) NOT because voters don’t think sidewalks and bike routes are good things. It went down because it was wrong-headed. Regardless of the resounding defeat, read more

terryweaver

Losing money in 2009? Plan to Lose a Lot!

Chief Executive Boards | November 9th 2009 by Terry Weaver

In a remarkably business-friendly bit of legislation passed on Nov. 6, 2009, Congress extended the window for carrying back Net Operating Losses for 2009. The prior limit was a carryback of 2 years (2007 & 2008). For some businesses, 2007 & 2 read more

mayin

IRS Tax Debt Help – Taxation is Voluntary So Learn Your Rights…

Your Tax Relief Blog | November 9th 2009 by Denise Chan

Get freedom from IRS Tax Debt forever! Taxation is Voluntary, not Mandatory! “Like it or not, you are a slave. You admit you are a slave every April 15th. That’s when you sign forms that ‘voluntarily’ lay bare to the governmen read more

asav4u

How to Apply for Lost PAN Card?

My Journey To Billionaire Club | November 9th 2009 by Asav Patel

How to Apply for Lost PAN Card? PAN (Personal Account Number) Card is a MUST for every individual in India. Here is the reader’s query about the lost PAN Card. “I have lost my PAN Card but I still have a photo copy of it. What is the procedure read more

asav4u

Property Gift Tax

My Journey To Billionaire Club | November 9th 2009 by Asav Patel

“My Daughter is getting married. I want to give her a property. Right now the property ownership is in my name. I want to give this property to her as a marriage gift. My friend has told me that the property would be taxable in the hands of my daug read more

noloCONtendere

A Taxing Bar

Twisted | November 9th 2009 by con almonte

Second Sunday's finish. But I am still here feeling down.What went wrong?>>>Sleepless read more

desaevergunther

Starting an “agriturismo” .

Living in Tuscany | November 8th 2009 by desaever gunther

  A lot of foreigners dream of starting a new life. They are tired of their busy life, the bad climate and they dream of starting of a new life in a quiet place, in the country, preferable where the sun shines 300 days on 365.   One of the possibil read more

Flash! Extension for First-Time Homebuyer’s Credit

Getting Your Financial Ducks in a Row | November 8th 2009

I wrote about this credit’s expiration some time ago, (you can see this post for the original article) – and as anticipated, this past week Congress has opted to stretch out the expiration date for 7 months, through June 30, 2010.  Briefly, thi read more