When you can’t get through the evening news without hearing another commentator asking another expert if we are in a recession you can assume we are heading into, in the midst of, or on the way out of the dreaded abyss. So what does it all mean for your business…
Business owners are very careful about managing their reputation but for some reason they have not come to realize the risks involved in the Internet or more specifically what is called social media. I would like to tell you the story of Kevin, and trust me there is a business…
The Internal Revenue Service has recently been focusing their attentions on the taxation of business and personal use of cellular telephones to employees, resulting in additional taxable compensation to employees for income and payroll tax purposes. A summarized review of the substantiation requirements follows. Cell phones are identified by the…
U.S. financial markets are responding to growing concerns over financial sector losses due to write-offs in the sub-prime lending business, as well as a growing concern of a general economic recession. Financial sector losses primarily stem from defaults in the sub-prime mortgage market. In a process called securitization, mortgages are…
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California yesterday made its case to the Department of Insurance for a 5.2 percent pure premium rate increase. The Bureau’s revised filing is one percentage point more than its original submission in September, an increase necessitated by Governor Schwarzenegger’s endorsement of AB 338.…
As we approach the end of the calendar year, many businesses are taking stock of 2007 – their successes, their failures, their strengths, and where they need to grow – so that they can prepare for 2008. Just as many other businesses are engaged in the day-to-day details of running…
