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Legal & Taxes

Facebook Settles FTC Charges That It Deceived Consumers By Failing To Keep Privacy Promises

By admin | November 29, 2011
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Facebook has agreed to settle FTC charges that it deceived users by telling them they could keep their information private & then repeatedly allowing it to be made public.

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Companies Suffer Massive Competitive Disadvantage Due to Software Theft

By admin | November 27, 2011
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Microsoft’s global Play Fair Day spotlights more than $1.6 billion in competitive harm to manufacturers in BRIC countries annually.

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Software-as-a-Service adoption by largest CPA firms in the US

By | February 27, 2011

CPAs in the nation’s largest firms agree that adopting Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), portable document scanners and workflow management technologies provides a competitive edge over low-performing firms. However, the top firms also agree they need to adapt to these solutions at a faster rate to provide even greater client service and maintain a more productive staff. “Smaller [...]

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Online Advertising

By milica | July 6, 2010

Advertising and Marketing on the Internet: Rules of the Road The Internet is connecting advertisers and marketers to customers from Boston to Bali with text, interactive graphics, video, and audio. If you’re thinking about advertising on the Internet, remember that many of the same rules that apply to other forms of advertising apply to electronic [...]

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How to Register Your Business

By emma | May 21, 2010

Registering a business is a step one when starting a new business. It is necessary for legal business operations. Registering a company involves filing paperwork with the government to obtain certificates, licenses and permits for work. Business registration encompasses everything from obtaining a tax ID and naming your business to applying for local business licenses. Business [...]

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Wall Street, Lobbyists and Their Influence on Ordinary Citizens

By jovana | May 12, 2010
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Wall Street Reform and army of lobbyists seem to be far from everyday life of ordinary people and even from their finances. But it isn’t really so. One area of reform where it is easier to see the connection and direct impact on lives of American citizens is the consumer financial protection agency. This agency’s [...]

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Independent Contractor or Employee?

By emma | May 10, 2010
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Hiring the independent contractor is one of the most accepted business practices all around the world. This kind of contract provides many advantages for companies since it is much cheaper. This way Employers can save as much as 30% on wages by avoiding payroll taxes, unemployment insurance, worker’s compensation coverage, and benefits they provide for regular employees. [...]

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Finance Reform in Congress

By jovana | May 4, 2010
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In the wake of a recent Supreme Court ruling, which gives special interests, corporations – and potentially foreign nationals – the power to spend unlimited money to influence the outcome of elections, President Barack Obama called on Congress to enact reforms to limit this power and protect the integrity of American democracy.  With these reforms, campaign [...]

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Health Care Reform-Great News for Small Businesses

By jovana | March 24, 2010

“After almost a century of trying; over a year of debate; after all the votes have been tallied –health insurance reform becomes law in the United States of America”, said the President Obama yesterday, after signing the health reform into law. Things are finally going to change quite a bit between Americans and their health insurance companies. [...]

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Congress Offers Companies a Tax Break for Hiring the Unemployed

By jovana | March 19, 2010

Latest news coming from Washington is that the U.S. Congress has given final approval to an $18 billion jobs bill offering companies a tax break for hiring the unemployed. This is a part of this year’s lawmakers’ initial effort to boost the economy before November elections. “It is the first of what I hope will [...]

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Health Care Reform By The Numbers: 9

By admin | March 17, 2010

Why health care reform is needed in America: 9 — that’s  number of states and the District of Columbia where there is still no specific law that makes it illegal for insurers to reject applicants who are survivors of domestic violence by citing the history of domestic violence as a pre-existing condition.1 Unfortunately, the gender [...]

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Tax Benefits of Home Based Businesses

By jovana | March 16, 2010

Nowadays many small businesses are home based.  There are several benefits of this kind of business organization and some of the most important ones are tax advantages of running your firm from your home. Using your home as a place of work allows you to deduct a part of the operating and depreciation expenses. If you are starting your [...]

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5 Steps to Protect Your Intellectual Property

By jovana | March 9, 2010

The term Intellectual Property or the acronym IP means (and provides) protection for creations of the mind. More specifically, they grant the creators/owners exclusive rights to these creations. IP is divided into two categories: artistic and industrial. • Artistic Intellectual Property rights are protected by Copyrights. • Industrial Intellectual Property rights are protected by Patents [...]

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