Legal Updates

Free IRS Small Business and Individual Tax Help

For those of us who are tax do-it-yourselfers, here is some good news from the IRS. It was announced yesterday that the IRS will be hosting a national Open House with the purpose of providing help to individuals as well as small businesses to solve their tax problems. The first of three scheduled Open Houses [...]

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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

There has been a lot of chatter on the news about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) and COBRA premium reductions. The Act was amended and now provides for premium reductions for health benefits covered by the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA). COBRA allows workers who lose their health benefits after [...]

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Department of Labor Training Grants

The Department of Labor announced the release of some new grant dollars that have been made available for Community Based Job Training Grants (CBJTG). There is approximately $125 million dollars available for these grants. The goal of these grant dollars is to develop and support training programs for high-demand and high growth industries. Grants are [...]

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Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act Payroll Tax Exemption Form Now Available

The new Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act was signed into law by President Obama last month. This new law allows for a payroll tax exemption for businesses that hire unemployed or underemployed workers during 2010. This new act provides two new tax benefits for employers who hire and retain unemployed workers. Employers who [...]

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Department of Labor Wage and Hour “We Can Help” Campaign

I don’t think it’s a surprise to anyone that the new administration supports workers and worker rights.  The Secretary of Labor has launched a new campaign called “We Can Help”.  This campaign was initiated to provide a resource for workers on their rights in the workplace and to give them information on how to submit [...]

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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

We have all been attentive and possibly emotionally involved in the health care reform debate.  This has been an issue that has created much controversy and division amongst our nation.  However, now that it has been signed into law, there comes some possible help for small business owners. Part of the new health care reform [...]

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IRS Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP)

For anyone who has opinions and thoughts about our tax system and the IRS, here is a chance to voice your opinion! The IRS is looking for volunteers to serve on the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP).  The panel will be an advisory committee made up of taxpayers who help identify issues and offer ideas to [...]

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Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act (HIRE)

Many organizations have been in a “wait and see” mode for hiring employees since the economic downturn of late 2008. For those businesses who think it might be time to open the doors for hiring new employees, this is good news! According to the IRS, a new tax benefit went into effect March 18, 2010 [...]

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