by Leif Jensen | Oct 16, 2011 | General |
It is becoming even harder for people to land a new job. Even if they are lucky enough to do so people are not as mobile as they once were. The sluggishness in the housing market makes it hard to sell and move to an area with stronger job prospects or after the job...
by Leif Jensen | Oct 16, 2011 | General |
FY2009 data is finally in! FY2010 can’t be final since the due date is tomorrow for personal extensions. Starting with the bottom 50% of federal tax filers! They paid in 2.25% of the total federal income tax bill. This is the group that gets the EIC. Their average...
by Leif Jensen | Oct 16, 2011 | General |
Last year there were some problems with this issue, and I would expect more this year as well. Unenrolled preparers can’t yet say they are “registered tax return preparers,” the designation IRS adopted for preparers who aren’t lawyers, CPAs or enrolled agents. The...
by Leif Jensen | Oct 16, 2011 | General |
Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this: The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing. The fifth would pay $1. The sixth would pay...
by Leif Jensen | Oct 11, 2011 | General |
This holiday season there will be a new mouse on the market, the Penclic Mouse. This is a Swedish design and is now in use in Europe. It is a cross between a pen and a joystick. It moves like a pen, which makers say is more natural than rolling a regular mouse. Now...
by Leif Jensen | Oct 11, 2011 | General |
Thinks are looking up??? Private sector hiring is picking up. Things are projected to have slightly better growth ahead. It is expected businesses to add 100,000-150,000 jobs a month during 2012, then subtract 20,000 or so a month as government agencies continue to...
