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Doing Business in the United States
Doing Business in the United States By Alan Olsen, CPA 67 Pages $24.95 + $2.00 S/H Alan L. Olsen, CPA, MBA (tax) Foreign Corporations, Individuals and Trusts The booklet can be purchased vis this “link“. It discusses the basic issues of foreign corporations and individuals wishing to do business in America. This booklet contains detailed…
The Wash Sale Rule of Capital Gains Tax
The Wash Sale Rule of Capital Gains Tax Awash sale is a trading activity in which shares of a security are sold at a loss and substantially identical security is purchased within 30 days. The subsequent purchase could occur before or after the security is sold, creating a 61-day window that must be monitored to…
Employers linking employee premiums to health screen programs
Employers linking employee premiums to health screen programs As more employers require employees to take greater financial responsibility for their own health care as part of the consumerism movement, some employers are going even further, tying employees’ premium contributions to their participation in health risk appraisals and, in some cases, to improvements in health status.…
Persistence – Use Good Judgment
Persistence – Use Good Judgment Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan “Press…
Feeding a Dream
Feeding a Dream Taking Tex-Mex to Bangalore by Elizabeth Bowden-David Christopher Columbus, as the story goes, pursued a dream of India and landed on American shores. I, too, set out on a journey to India, but my dream was launched from American shores. Eight years ago, I moved with my Indian-born husband from California to…
Increase Employee Compensation for Work-Related Expenses
Increase Employee Compensation for Work-Related Expenses The California Supreme Court recently tested the boundaries of Labor Code section 2802, ruling that employers may increase employee compensation by a fixed amount instead of reimbursing employees for work-related expenses. California Labor Code section 2802 requires employers to indemnify (reimburse) employees for all necessary expenses incurred as a…
Motivating Employees Through Today’s Economic Crisis – Executive Strategies
Are you motivating employees through today’s economic crisis, you will find some executive strategies below helpful. Tough Times Call for Tough Measures, Rallying the Troops, Circling the Wagons, Bunkering Down may all seem like maxed-out maxims in today’s ailing economy, but what other rallying cries can today’s executives call on? As layoffs and cutbacks ravage…
Are You Looking for a Tropical Tax Haven?
Are You Looking for a Tropical Tax Haven? Tax Haven The idea of moving overseas in an effort to escape the high price of taxes is not a new one for rich Americans. Many ultra-wealthy Americans have looked at all kinds of different options in hopes of lowering their tax bill. As the federal government,…