This excerpt comes from a MIT Sloan Management Review article titled “Is It Time to Rethink Your Pricing Strategy?” Renowned investor Warren Buffett has said, “The single most important decision in evaluating a business is pricing power. If you’ve got the power to raise prices without losing business to a competitor, you’ve got a very […]
Following is an unformatted dump of research notes. For a few complete articles see www.tonynovak.com/articles IRS code: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/412 http://zingleandassociates.com/papers/412i/shutdown.pdf links to applicable Revenue Rulings http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-tege/db_lrm.pdf 1_412e3 – Beyond the Basics.ppt https://www.allegisadvisorgroup.com/Content/Content/63/Documents/1_412e3%20-%20Beyond%20the%20Basics.ppt downloaded MassMutual powerpoint presentation Requirements for “Separate Agreements” for §412(i) Pension Plans This article discusses the information that must be included in the “separate agreements” […]
How to write good By Frank Visco Avoid Alliteration. Always. Prepositions are not words to end sentences with. Avoid cliches like the plague. (They’re old hat.) Employ the vernacular. Eschew ampersands & abbreviations, etc. Parenthetical remarks (however relevant) are unnecessary. It is wrong to ever split an infinitive. Contractions aren’t necessary. Foreign words and […]
Medicare premiums are officially tax-deductible. Portions are highlighted for implication in tax planning. (The grammatical error in the final paragraph is reproduced as found). This excerpt comes from Journal of Accountancy: “Explaining a recent reversal of a long-held IRS stance, the Office of Chief Counsel advised IRS attorneys on Friday that self-employed individuals may deduct […]
A standards book for the financial planning industry is 25 years overdue but will finally be issued next spring by Wiley Publishers, a well-known company that we rely on for other important industry information. This excerpt comes from a press release issued today by the CFP Board. July 10, 2012 – Certified Financial Planner Board […]
Now is the time for Penn State to eliminate hazing from its campus. Earlier this year A Penn State employee resigned and students were held from spring graduation in the wake of investigations into alleged hazing on campus. The University confirmed that criminal charges were filed and that the University would continue to investigate. The […]
All of my online businesses are based on the “primitive” HTML5 platform. Hearing that Windows 8 would use HTML5 and JavaScript for its new immersive applications was, therefore, more than a little disturbing to Windows developers. Such a switch means discarding two decades of knowledge and expertise of Windows development—and countless hours spent learning Microsoft’s […]
Made in America is an interesting story of the history of the English language in America. Anyone with an interest in language, writing or US history would enjoy it. I read the book in May/June 2012. This is a printout of my reading notes that contains new terms and ideas. Made in America By Bill […]
Back in 1980 in my Junior ear of college I had a 1972 Porsche 914, canary yellow and black, mid engine and a removable roof panel. Lots of fun but also lots of work. It cost $2,500 which was a lot of money then.
Small businesses with more than 20 employees that offer employee health benefits should be aware of IRS’s revised 2-step audit procedure to ensure compliance with COBRA law. The first step of the audit checks five key documentation issues: The employer’s COBRA procedure manual (or its equivalent); Form letters used in COBRA administration; The underlying […]