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Payroll management – 4 fundamental ways to lower your risk
April / May 2015
Newsletter: Trendlines
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 1053
Abstract: The challenges of payroll management expand exponentially as a company grows and its workforce expands. Even if a business downsizes and turns to independent contractors, there are still considerable payroll-related issues to consider. This article addresses four fundamentals of payroll management that can help business owners head off mistakes or oversights before they turn into major crises. A sidebar explains how serious the DOL is about enforcing proper employee classification.
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Make your own luck – Good business loans should be no accident
Year End 2014
Newsletter: Trendlines
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 1053
Abstract: The success or failure of a business loan should be no accident. Rather, every financing arrangement needs to be a carefully planned strategic move with reasonably predictable results. This article explains how to approach business financing as a partnership rather than a provider-customer relationship. While a lender must be picky about its borrowers, the same holds true for borrowers choosing a lender. The key is to find the right fit so that external financing can serve a strategic purpose. A sidebar discusses revenue-based financing — and its pros and cons — as one approach.
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Special financing Q & A – Primer on subprime loans addresses pluses, minuses
Winter 2008
Newsletter: Auto Focus
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 1053
Abstract: Here’s what you need to know about subprime auto loans in sum. This article discusses the subprime loan customer, the dealership as lender, outside lenders, risks and more. A sidebar addresses how the risks of subprime auto lending are different from those of subprime mortgage lending. (Updated 11/30/12)
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Are taxes lowering your investment returns?
July / August 2012
Newsletter: Planning for Prosperity / Wealth Management Advisor
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 1053
Abstract: When it comes to investments, it’s after-tax returns that really count, not what’s earned before taxes. This is an even more critical issue for higher-income taxpayers, now that they face higher income tax rates (up to 39.6% on interest and short-term capital gains and 20% on qualified dividends and long-term capital gains) plus the 3.8% Medicare contribution tax on net investment income to the extent their modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) exceeds certain levels. This article takes a look at a few strategies to boost posttax results: contributing to tax-advantaged accounts, investing in municipal bond funds or in tax-efficient (as opposed to tax-free) investments, and considering timing when selling an investment. It also includes a chart showing how the 2014 tax increases are triggered based on varying factors.
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Who’s watching the watcher? Discrimination suit puts EEOC under scrutiny
September / October 2009
Newsletter: Employment Law Briefing
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 1053
Abstract: Like other litigants, federal, state and local governmental agencies sometimes act inappropriately in pursuing legal cases against those they accuse of having violated the law. When a truck driver claimed his employer had failed to accommodate his medical condition, an overzealous investigator rendered a conclusion that was ultimately refuted by both a district court and an appellate court. A sidebar discusses the damages award. This case reminds us that governmental agencies can be held accountable for their inappropriate conduct by the courts. EEOC v. Agro Distrib. LLC, 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 959 (5th Cir. Miss. 2009)
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Building a dream team – How to manage the board selection process
Spring 2009
Newsletter: Profitable Solutions for Nonprofits
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 1053
Abstract: Having a leadership team that can drive your nonprofit through hard economic times is more important than ever. Combine that large order with another important factor — transparency — and you have your work cut out for you. So how can you put together a board of directors that can nimbly pick up the ball while satisfying the community your nonprofit serves?