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The United States’s 10 Oldest Companies

Below is a listing of the 10 oldest companies in the United States: King Arthur Flour Company, Founded in 1790 Norwich, Vermont 2010 Revenue: $81.1 million Flour Company Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle Founded in 1831 New York 2010 Revenue: $140 million Law...

IRS interest rates will be changing

Some good news, for those whom owe the IRS money for back taxes.  Interest rates will decline by a percentage point after Sept. 30, 2011. On overdue taxes, the new rate the IRS will charge is 3%. The rate will be 5% on corporations that owe over $100,000. On refunds,...

Losing Ground

Does it seem harder and harder to cover those monthly bills?  Are you still looking at ways to reduce spending in spite of cutting out most excess spending a couple of years ago? You are not alone.  In my analysis of clients and their budgets things are getting a bit...

Roth 2011

If you are considering a Roth conversion from a Traditional IRA for 2011, a strategy that has been employed in the past by financial advisors is to have multiple Roth’s.  Each Roth will be a separate asset class.  This way if there is a decrease in valuation the...

Undo 2010 Roth Conversion

October 17, 2011 is the deadline to undo a Roth conversion from a Traditional IRA executed from 2010.  This is a consideration if the valuation has fallen since the initial conversion.  With the decline in value and the reversal of the conversion will result in tax...

1099-K Update

The new forms are creating changes in all of the IRS business tax forms.  There will be separate lines added to record 1099-K’s on Schedule C, 1065, 1102 and the 1120S.  For those whom have already forgotten, the 1099-K is for reporting payments to merchants from...

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