Archive for the 'Government' Category

Check this out at The Washington Post: The IRS Wants A Cut Of Your Online Sales The IRS has plans to tax all that money you’re making online! Of course. This was prompted by an IRS agent who got caught selling designer accessories on ebay and failing to report tens of thousands of dollars in [...]

In some ways work at home businesses face this issue… people tell them all the time they are not “zoned” for their business… even if there is no significant impact on anyone else. What if you’re a small business and you can make a profit in your current situation. Your only other alternative is to [...]

Have any of you read ‘Red Tory: How Left and Right have Broken Britain and How we can Fix It?’ – recommendations? Here are excerpts from a review of the book at Amazon.com that sum it up well: Red Tory takes what’s best of both the Left and Right. Blond calls it a “red Tory” [...]

According to Federal Computer Week: Telework improvements bill falls short in House vote The bill aimed to increasingly allow Federal government workers to work at home (telework) and require agencies to name parties responsible for implementing the policy. During this last winter when Washington DC was covered by snow for long periods of time, the [...]

Since tax day was just last week, it’s always ironic to see headlines like this, especially when it has a “work at home” angle: IRS Agent Fails To Report $41,842 In Ebay Sales An Internal Revenue Service agent was found liable for back taxes and penalties for not reporting income on nearly 2,000 transactions on [...]

Are local governments shutting down home based Independent Contractor positions? Government entities (state and Federal) have a vested interest in making sure as many people as possible are classified as “employees”.  That makes sure 1) Withholding taxes are collected for state and federal income taxes “off the top” from the employer. 2) Social Security and [...]

A Ventura County hardware store thought putting out a box of donuts and a pot of coffee for their customers was just good business – and it was for 15 years. For the most part customers welcomed it for what it was – a kind hearted gesture of good will. It was an easy way [...]

Of interest to those whose home business relates to family farming… From the ChristianObserver.org: The National Independent Consumers and Farmers Association reports that agents of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) at 9:40 a.m. on 4 February 2010, ignored “No Trespassing” signs, and drove up to a barn on Amish farmer Dan Allgyer’s property in Kinzers, Pennsylvania, near Lancaster, [...]

As noted in the South Florida Business Journal when unemployment rates spiked to 11.2%, they triggered automatic increases in the unemployment taxes  paid by employers. How much did they grow up? From $8.40 per employee to over $100 per employee with so little fanfare that employers who’ll have to pay the bill didn’t even know [...]

Responsible affiliate companies are contacting their people to advise them about how the new FTC guidelines may affect their business. Here is a recent communication from Azoogleads.com that should be read by any blogger of affiliate marketer. The following is a list of the most important revisions made in the Guides: Endorsements must reflect the [...]