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41 states see job gains in Oct., most in 5 months http://www.comcast.net/articles/finance/20101123/US.State.Unemployment/ So, job gains in 41 states which is great news for the economy and not to mention the holidays. Happy news all around. 151,000 jobs were added in October. I believe some o...
11/23/2010
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If you're like most Americans, you don't have a secret bank account in Swtzerland where you stash your money. Being out of the foreign tax-shelter loop isn't such a bad thing. Uncle Sam recently signed a new tax treaty with that Alpine nation that should help U.S. collectors crack down on tax-e...
11/22/2010
What Fast Food Really Looks Like As big and delicious as that Whopper or Big Mac always appears in the commercials you see on TV, it's usually not that way when you sit down to unwrap the actual sandwich at places like Burger King, McDonald's and Taco Bell. http://alphaila.com/articles/?p=452 I t...
11/21/2010
2010 IRSAC Report Made Available Washington - The Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council (IRSAC) issued its annual report today during a public meeting held in Washington, DC, delivering a report with a series of recommendations on a wide range of tax administration issues. IRSAC made several...
11/20/2010
IRS e-signature Policy Change for the use of the electronic signature pad for Form 8879 and Form 8878 The IRS has approved the use of an electronic signature pad by Electronic Return Originators (EROs) to have taxpayers sign Forms 8879 and 8878. Taxpayers must be present in the ERO's office whe...
11/20/2010
Tango Launches Free Mobile Video Calling Wherever You Are Droid Incredible. Yet another application. Download this application to your Droid and you will be hooked. It is so awesome. Imagine, video calling right from your mobile phone. It is absolutely incredible. Imagine viewing a home for a cli...
11/20/2010
HAMP's Progress Remains Sluggish, Officials See Other Gains in Housing Fewer than 500,000 homeowners have received loan modifications through the federal government's headline foreclosure prevention program and are current on their new mortgage payments since the initiative was launched in March...
11/20/2010
IRS Seeks to Return $164.6 Million in Undelivered Checks to Taxpayers; Recommends E-file and Direct Deposit to Eliminate Future Delivery Problems WASHINGTON - The Internal Revenue Service is looking to return $164.6 million in undelivered refund checks. A total of 111,893 taxpayers are due one or...
11/17/2010
Obama to Nominate New Overseer for Fannie and Freddie President Obama said Friday that he intends to nominate North Carolina Banking Commissioner Joseph A. Smith, Jr. to head the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), which oversees mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.If confirmed by the ...
11/15/2010
Social Security judges facing more violent threats http://www.comcast.net/articles/news-politics/20101114/US.Judges.Threats/ WOW! apparently some people have to wait more than 2 years to see their first check. They also placed security guards, at least one, at every social security office becau...
11/15/2010