by admin | Oct 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
I’m live blogging the Democratic debate from the Sahara Restaurant on Highland St in Worcester. I arrived early and snagged a table with an electric outlet. As of 6:30 (Db – 2) there are about eight people at the bar. I ordered the Port Said chicken...
by admin | Sep 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
The other day I included in a tax post on the IRS and church endorsements of political candidates, the fantasy that Pope Francis might endorse his biggest fan among the candidates – Bernie Sanders The point was that he actually could do that without jeopardizing...
by admin | Aug 26, 2015 | Kent Hovind, Uncategorized
Abigal Meggisnson, with support from Interlock Media was on the scene last Friday when Kent Hovind’s co-defendant Paul Hansen was sentenced for contempt of court. In Abigal’s report we get a rich picture of the scene that day that I have designated the...
by admin | Aug 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
These being the times they are, you may be tapped for loans by relatives or friends who are unable to come up with the down payment for a home or who wants to start a business or keep it afloat. What if a loan goes sour, as so often happens? The tax rules on...
by admin | Aug 6, 2015 | Uncategorized
Generally, clothing costs aren’t allowable as “ordinary and necessary” business expenses. They’re nondeductible personal expenses. The IRS prohibits write-offs for clothing that’s adaptable to general wear off the job. It makes no difference that your work...
by admin | Aug 5, 2015 | Uncategorized
Lu Gauthier has given me permission to publish his email blasts. This one is particularly important. Many business owners are not aware of how many vendors they need to be sendng 1099s to. The stakes just got higher. On 06/29/15, the President signed the Trade...