In June 2009, IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman called for a comprehensive review of the paid tax return preparer industry, drawing on all relevant data and input from interested parties.
Based on this review, the IRS has announced a number of steps that it plans to implement for future filing seasons. These steps will not be in effect for the current 2010 filing season.
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Jan 08, 2010
I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to leave 2009 behind. It was a tumultuous year, and not an easy one for most micro-business owners.
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Jan 06, 2010
Selling products and services to today’s budget-conscious customers isn’t easy.
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Jan 06, 2010
Thousands of micro-business owners and self-employed professionals rely on contracts with government entities for a significant portion of their annual revenue.
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Jan 06, 2010
Many of us spend more time in our home offices than any other area in the house, so it seems strange that these workspaces are often neglected. How many stay-at-home workers dragged a desk into some unused corner when they started their business and never looked back?
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Jan 06, 2010
In the not so distant past, a business needed only a few basics to ensure success. A good location, decent customer service and an advertisement in the local newspaper was just about all a micro-business really needed to attract customers and keep sales coming.
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Jan 06, 2010
Micro-business owners everywhere are relying more than ever on freelance workers.
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Jan 06, 2010
The appearance of a baby bump in the office is cause for joy. But when you’re the business owner, it can also induce anxiety.
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Jan 06, 2010
Jessica Scheitler has been an NASE Member for about four years. She owns Financial Groove, with offices in Las Vegas and New York City. Her Web site is www.financialgroove.com.
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Jan 06, 2010
The National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE) awarded $95,243 in business grants to its members in 2009. Twenty NASE Members, ranging from a gymnastics center to an environmental consulting firm, received a grant from the association.
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Jan 06, 2010