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Home Purchase

How old were you when you purchased your first home?  We bought our first townhome when we were 25.  But we married early and wanted to own and not rent.  Which made us house poor much sooner than our friends and peers at the time. According to Zillow, the current age...

Small Businesses

The trend continues, small firms are expected to still provide about half of new jobs in coming months. This is defined by owners of companies, with 50 or fewer workers.  Reports show that they will create an uptick in openings. Overall, it expected that approximately...

Modern office requires investments

I was reading an article the other week that was showing the investment requirements for a modern office.  I must not have a modern office.  I do not have all of these items available nor budgeted at the current moment. How does your office fare? Mobile technology 37%...

Payroll Taxes

The IRS has a new program that will allow them to get a jump start on businesses that miss payroll tax deposits. Using this new payroll tax initiative, the Service will notify a business by mail when its records show that the firm’s payroll tax deposits have declined....

Law School

Have you ever thought of going to law school?  Well just remember that law school expenses are not deductible, even for foreign-trained attorneys. A U.S. citizen in Germany took courses and got a license to practice law there.  Later, he returned to the U.S. and...

Smartphone competition

Apple and Samsung will shortly have more competition from China. China has cheaper smartphones coming, courtesy of manufacturers: Huawei, Xiaomi and ZTE. These companies apparently can churn out high-quality models for $300 or less. By comparison, Apple’s latest...

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